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"Champions Start Here"

Celebrating "40" Years of Youth Development
Est. 1984 

Club Records

2025 OUTDOOR Track & Field Season

Student Athletes

Trust the Process

Everyone talks about being a champion until it's time to work and sacrifice like a champion. Words are empty without the appropriate action.

Success Record

Coaching Staff

Ron Williams - Director of Track & Field

Elizabeth "Liz" White -Consultant - Jumps/Sprints

Elizabeth "Liz" White -Consultant - Jumps/Sprints

USA Track & Field - Level II Certified Coach – Sprints/Hurdles/Relays

Georgia High School Association - Certified Community Coach

Member - American Sport Education Program (ASEP)

American Heart Association CPR AED Certified

USATF Background Screened

USATF SafeSport Program


2023 - Men's Head Manager - NACAC Under 23 Championships ( San Jose, Costa Rica) 

2021 - Event Manager - NACAC U23 Championships (Costa Rica)

2020 - Men’s Head Manager - NACAC Senior Championships -  San José, Costa Rica (Canceled COVID-19)

Alternate Women’s Head Coach for the 2020 World Athletics Under 20 Championships -  Nairobi, Kenya (Canceled COVID-19)

2018 Team USA IAAF World Indoor Championships (Birmingham, UK) Men’s Event Manager

2016 Team USA NACAC U23 Championships (Salvador, El Salvador) – Head Men’s Manager

2014 USA Youth Summer Olympic Team (Nanjing, China) - Head Coach

2009 IAAF World Youth USA Team (Bessanone, Italy) - Assistant Manager/Relay Coach

2001 IAAF World Youth USA Team (Debrecen, Hungary) - Head Coach

Elizabeth "Liz" White -Consultant - Jumps/Sprints

Elizabeth "Liz" White -Consultant - Jumps/Sprints

Elizabeth "Liz" White -Consultant - Jumps/Sprints

USA Track & Field - Certified Coach

 RN BSN BSED 

American Heart Association CPR AED Certified

USATF background screened and completed USATF's SafeSport Program

Produced Numerous National Level Jumpers 

  

Elizabeth, known to her friends and family as Liz, was born in Atlanta and raised in Decatur Georgia. She discovered her love for running at an early age watching her brother run track and cross-country. During her high school years at Southwest DeKalb, she participated in several sports but excelled in the long jump.


Upon graduating high school, she went on to attend the University of Georgia on academic scholarships. Realizing that she missed track and field, she sought out the head coach of the women’s track team and began to compete as a walk on. She continued to do well in class and on the track, earning Deans List, All Academic SEC, and Academic Roundtable honors. She transitioned from the long jump and began to triple jump, placing third in the SEC Conference the first time she ever competed in the event. Within a year, her performance earned her a partial track scholarship.


Liz, a former athlete of D.C Express, now coaches young athletes in the long and triple jump.

Bianca Browne - Consultant - Shorts Sprints

Bianca Browne - Consultant - Shorts Sprints

Bianca Browne - Consultant - Shorts Sprints

Bianca Browne  

D.C. Express Alum, graduated from Mercer University with a Bachelor’s in Psychology.  She completed her last year of eligibility at Austin Peay State University. Bianca is currently perusing my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Austin Peay University

Vernika Reeves - Consultant - Long Sprints

Bianca Browne - Consultant - Shorts Sprints

Bianca Browne - Consultant - Shorts Sprints

Vernika Reeves is a Level 2 USATF certified coach with extensive experience in track and field coaching. She has coached with D.C. Express for over three years, served as the head track and field coach at Lithonia High School for three years, and spent two years as the women's assistant track coach at Clayton State University. 


Born in Atlanta and raised in Decatur, GA, Vernika began her track career in high school at Columbia in 1995, initially focusing on sprints. After high school, she transitioned to middle-distance running. 


Vernika earned a scholarship to Fort Valley State University, where she competed in cross country and track. In her freshman year (2000), she won the SIAC Cross Country Championship and set a record in the 800m with a time of 2:12.


With over nine years of experience as an educator, Vernika enjoys spending her free time with family, playing kickball and coaching track.

Board of Directors

Sinclair Bowdre - Chair

Ron Williams - President/CEO

Eric O'Brien - Vice Chair

Sinclair is an IT professional at Ernst & Young for the past seven years. She is an associate director and leads a team of business analysts. She received her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina and her master's degree from Strayer University. Sinclair is a D.C. Express alumni who ran for D.C. Express 1995 - 1997. While running for D.C. Express, she was a two-time region champion and eight-time national champion (400m/200m/4x400) and holds club record in the 400m (52.74). Sinclair was ranked #2 in the United States her senior year in high school.

 At the University of Texas, she made the Commissioner's Honor Roll twice, Big XII All-Academic Team, and All-American distinction. Sinclair would later transfer to University of South Carolina where she earned All-American honors and assisted her team in breaking the NCAA indoor 4x400 record as well as earning SEC honor roll each year.

 Sinclair has served on the D.C. Express board since 2006. She coached for D.C. Express 2005 - 2008. She helped Loganville Christian Academy (LCA) start a track team in 2017 and was their head coach for two years. Her son was a member of the LCA track and field team. She resigned from coaching at LCA to take care of her mother.

Sinclair believes in giving back to the community, family, and friends. She serves on the Collins Hill Cross Country and Track & Field board. She and her family volunteered with Open Hands Atlanta. During her free time, Sinclair learns to play the piano, builds Lego sets, and enjoys obstacle course challenges.  

Sinclair lives in north of Atlanta with her husband and three children (1 son and 2 daughters). Her son and daughter are middle distance runners. She looks forward to her children following in her footsteps…no pressure.

Eric O'Brien - Vice Chair

Ron Williams - President/CEO

Eric O'Brien - Vice Chair

Eric is a partner at Jackson Spalding, an Atlanta-based public relations and marketing agency. He currently serves as the board chairman of the DeKalb County Express Youth Track Club, where he competed in middle-distance events, winning multiple national championships and setting a national record in the youth 3000m. As a native Atlantan with a well-stamped passport, Eric is also proud to serve on the board of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau and the board of advisers with the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He’s also a proud graduate of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2018.

A cum laude graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Sociology. As a volunteer alumni interviewer, he assists the Georgetown Admissions program in selecting incoming students. While at Georgetown, Eric was a five-time All American in cross-country, indoor and outdoor track, and was named to the prestigious GTE Academic All-American team. He was an eleven-time Georgia High School Association state champion in track and cross-country while a student at The Westminster Schools. Running the 1,500 meters, he was the 1993 Pan American Junior Athletics champion and competed in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Eric claims to be one of the few people to have ever run the equivalent of a sub four-minute mile, made a hole-in-one and bowled a score over 200. 

Eric lives in Morningside neighborhood of Atlanta with his wife and their three children. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, running, movies and history.

Ron Williams - President/CEO

Ron Williams - President/CEO

Ron Williams - President/CEO

Ron Williams has devoted countless hours over the past 40 years to the development of youth in the sport of Track and Field. His mission has always been to provide youth student-athletes the opportunity to maximize their individual talent in the area of track and field while preparing themselves to succeed in life through acquiring higher education. In 1984, Ron founded the D.C. Express Track Club program which continues to promote his vision to this day.

Through his leadership as Director of Track & Field of D.C. Express Track Program over the past 40 years, D.C. Express has won an impressive number of Individual and Team Championships.

D.C. Express has developed and produced 55 National Champions, 17 National Championship Relay Teams and 3 Junior National Champions in sprints, hurdles, throws, distance, and jumps.

State level, D.C. Express has developed and produced 206 Individual Champions and 78 Relay Teams.

Regional level, D.C. Express has developed and produced 84 Individual Champions and 26 Relay Teams.

Invitational level, D.C. Express has developed and produced 53 Individual Champions and 12 Relay Teams.

1996 D.C. Express won the USA Track & Field Youth National Inaugural Club National Team Championship (Young Women Division)

2 Indoor National Champions (5) National Records

2 State Cross Country Champions

1 Cross Country National Champion 

  • Board Chair - Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance, Inc.
  • President - National Youth Track Coaches Association (USATF)
  • Retired from BellSouth Telecommunications in 2006

Zarinah Crowder - Secretary

Gloria J. Green - Board Member/Legal Counsel

Ron Williams - President/CEO

As a track and field veteran on both the state high school and national collegiate levels, Zarinah Crowder is seasoned in the art of competition.  Training under the incomparable Coach Patricia May at Lithonia High School, Zarinah ran varsity track for four years, qualifying for the upper levels of state competition each year in the hurdles and the relays. 


Zarinah began her undergraduate studies at North Carolina A&T University, joining the track and field team on a full scholarship. She completed her college career at Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting. She retired after an illustrious 20-year career in accounting. 


Zarinah is a veteran member of D.C. Express and has been involved with the program for several years. Her dedication and love for track and field-and for D.C. Express specifically- goes beyond running and competing. Zarinah has also volunteered and served as the team photographer, lending her expertise to capture and promote the team’s many achievements. As a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., Zarinah selflessly serves others, donating her time to causes that encourage and uplift her community. 


Zarinah is a married mother of three and proud to have had her daughter follow her in her footsteps as a member of D.C. Express.

Wendy Collins - Treasurer/CFO

Gloria J. Green - Board Member/Legal Counsel

Gloria J. Green - Board Member/Legal Counsel

Since 1995, Wendy has been actively involved with D.C. Express, first as a parent volunteer and then as a board member. Her participation in Track and Field led her to become a USATF certified official.  


Wendy is currently the Director of Business Operations for Intent Solutions Inc.  She is an experienced business administrator and certified human resources professional having worked in multiple industries — technology, business services, nonprofits, and manufacturing.


Wendy holds a BS in Computer Systems from Bentley University, Waltham, MA.

Wendy was inducted into the D.C. Express Hall of Fame in 2014

Gloria J. Green - Board Member/Legal Counsel

Gloria J. Green - Board Member/Legal Counsel

Gloria J. Green - Board Member/Legal Counsel

Gloria J. Green received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.  Ms. Green is certified as a tax counselor and is trained as an arbitrator and mediator. During her legal career, Ms. Green held leadership roles at the highest levels. She served as General Counsel of The Atlanta Housing Authority for 13 years. 

She has been involved in D.C. Express and track and field for over 30 years serving in such capacities as Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, Director, Chaperone, track official and most importantly proud Parent. 

Ms. Green is honored to have been inducted into the D.C. Express Hall of Fame and to have received the President’s Award. 

Angelica Henderson - Board Member

Erin Taylor - Partnerships/Marketing Coordinator

Angelica Henderson - Board Member

Angelica was a member of DC Express and trained under Coach Williams running sprints.

 After graduating from Chamblee High School in Chamblee, Georgia, she attended Georgia Tech and was a member of the Georgia Tech track team. 

Angelica graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelors in Business Administration and a concentration in Information Technology. 

Angelica is currently working at HealthCare Program Advisors as an Associate. 

Pearl Bailey-Khan - Board Member

Erin Taylor - Partnerships/Marketing Coordinator

Angelica Henderson - Board Member

Pearl Bailey-Khan is one of the newest board members for D.C. Express. A Texas native, Pearl currently resides in the Atlanta Metro area with her husband of over 20 years, Darcy Khan. She is the mother of Darci Khan, a participant of D.C. Express for 5 years and competed at the Univ. Of Kentucky on a full track scholarship and is now a collegiate track athlete at Howard University. Pearl has actively participated in annual fundraisers for D.C. Express. 


Pearl is a former track athlete from the prestigious University of Oklahoma and attended on a full scholarship for Track and Field scholarship. Pearl earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1987. She has worked at American Airlines for 35 years. In her leisure time, Pearl enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and cheering her daughter on in track meets. Pearl also serves as a board member for The Bill Gary Foundation.

Erin Taylor - Partnerships/Marketing Coordinator

Erin Taylor - Partnerships/Marketing Coordinator

Erin Taylor - Partnerships/Marketing Coordinator

Erin's interest in Track & Field started when she was a student worker for the NC State Track Team in 2014-2015 and volunteered for Raleigh Relays. 


Since then, she has volunteered at  Junior Olympics in North Carolina and Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. 


Erin has an MBA with a concentration in Marketing from Georgia State and has interned with the Atlanta Falcons, Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Verizon. 


Erin in her free time runs with Atlanta Run Club (ARC). .

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