Staff

Dwight Vick
Director of Student Development
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10432 Balls Ford Road, Suite 300
Manassas, VA 20109
Ph: 703-856-0534
Fax: 202-654-4277

Dwight Vick was born in Durham, North Carolina and was raised in Hampton, Virginia. He is the son of Reverend Norman and Mary Vick. While living in Hampton Virginia, Dwight played for the legendary Coach Mike Smith at Hampton High School. During his senior year, Dwight was selected Pre-Season Blue Chip All American, 1st team All District, All Region, and All State as an offensive tackle. Dwight also lettered in track and basketball. Dwight has been married to Chanise C. Vick for 10 years and together they have two children. Dwight is a proud graduate of Virginia Tech. While at Virginia Tech, Dwight played as an offensive lineman from 1994-1999 and led the Virginia Tech Hokies to five consecutive bowl game appearances and two consecutive Big East conference championships. Bowl games include the Gator (twice), Sugar, Orange, and Music City Bowl. As a senior in 1998, Dwight was selected All Big East and served as team captain. Dwight was also a three year letterman and received numerous athletic team and individual awards. In May 1999, he earned a B.S. in Sociology and a B.S. in Family and Child Development. Upon graduation, he attended the Baltimore Ravens mini-camp as a free agent before returning to Virginia Tech as a Strength and Conditioning Coach for the football team.

In the year 2000, Dwight played in the Arena Football League and started as a lineman with the Norfolk Nighthawks. Later in the year 2000, Dwight worked as a group home counselor and developed a therapeutic recreational program for at risk youth in Prince William County. As a result Dwight was a recipient of the Innovative Thinker Award issued by the Prince William County Molinari Juvenile Shelter. Dwight’s past employment includes working as a Social Worker for Prince William County - where he evaluated the needs of families, provided families with resources, expedited adolescent recovery and provided crisis intervention. In October 2005, Dwight received C.A.S.A’s Outstanding Social Worker of the Year award. He has also worked as high school football coach, case manager, behavior specialist and mental health and substance abuse therapist. His trainings and specializations include Legal Principles in Child Welfare, Structured Decision Making, Group Facilitation Skills, Concurrent Planning and he is a certified medication aide.

In August 2010, Dwight graduated from Liberty University with two Master’s degrees: M.A. -Marriage and Family; M.A. – Human Services with a Specialization in Family Therapy. Dwight is now working on dual licensure. In addition to working on dual licensure, Dwight is a columnist for Rivals.com (Hokiehaven.com), where he writes a weekly column covering the Virginia Tech football team. Dwight also cohosts a weekly radio segment on Kyle Bailey’s Clubhouse on Supersports 101.7. Over the last 15 years, Dwight has conducted motivational presentations and workshops focused on empowering youth and their families to become successful in all their endeavors. Dwight is committed to assisting with the educational, spiritual, mental, and physical development of all young people. In an effort to help youth achieve their dreams of becoming successful he joined College Prep World in 2007 as the Director of Student Development. In this role, he advises as well as teaches students and their families on college eligibility requirements, career development, goal setting and life skills.

Mr. Eric Thompson has been active as a volunteer in the Woodbridge community since 1988 where he collected for the Leukemia Society for 7 years and worked for 3 years with the Salvation Army. In addition to his philanthropic efforts, Mr. Thompson began coaching several athletic teams on both the local and national levels in 2001. In 2005, he coached an American Youth Football League Senior Midget team to a 3rd Place National Finish.

In 2007, Mr. Thompson co-founded Collegeprepworld, an organization founded to educate both parents and their children about what it takes to realize the dream of attending college. As a student athlete himself at Virginia Tech (c/o 1992), Mr. Thompson was a trailblazer in the sport of swimming as he was one of few African American swimmers to compete collegiately on the Division I level. Mr. Thompson wants to ensure that every parent and child has full knowledge about college and the college process. His motto of “Fully Determined, Fully Prepared, and Fully Committed” is the mantra for the organization. Mr. Thompson feels that this mantra applies not only to sports but to life.

Mr. Thompson strongly believes that “everyone can go to college somewhere”.

Mr. James Wieger has been active in the charitable community since 1975 when he collected for the American Cancer Society raising the most for a bike-a-thon in Lake County, Illinois. He also worked for years assembling donations for the Salvation Army. In 1989 he served in the Bush Administration. During that time, he was also active in the White House Community Service Organization. After leaving the Bush Administration, Mr. Wieger graduated from the George Washington University Law Center, during which time he formed numerous government contracting entities. His entrepreneurial drive continues today, and he applies the lessons learned in sports and academics to the real world in terms of a team approach and exceeding client expectations.

In addition to his philanthropic efforts, Mr. Wieger played on many softball teams before and during the Bush years on the Congressional level, on the Campaign level and then on the Administration level from the 1970’s and into the early 1990’s. He was an MVP on a number of those softball teams.

Mr. Wieger has been a sports fanatic for years, following the Chicago Bears during training, regular seasons and playoffs. While attending the University of Michigan, he followed the basketball team through their regular season to the National Championship (Final Four), where they were victorious in Seattle, Washington. He was also lucky enough to cheer the Wolverines on to victory in the same year at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Mr. Wieger is an avid Miami Heat fan and supports the organization in the team building efforts.

In 2007, he co-founded CollegePrepWorld to educate families about academics. As a student athlete fan at the University of Michigan, Mr. Wieger always encouraged athletes to pursue the duel goal of academics with a focus on business. He works to ensure that each and every parent and child gains knowledge beyond academics where the ivory tower gets applied to the real world. His motto of “Exceed Expectations” applies to life and all academic and sports pursuits.

He is happy to assist with strategic planning for CollegePrepWorld.

Upon graduating High School, Raymond Washington was accepted to The University of Central Oklahoma due to his academic accomplishments and also received a partial track scholarship. In the Fall of 1999, Mr. Washington received his certification with the FPA (Fitness Professional Association) and became an independent contractor with local gyms, in-house training, and worked with middle & high school children.

In 2002, Mr. Washington began working at Flex Gym (Oklahoma City), where he headed up the kickboxing and aerobics classes, group training, personal training sessions, as well as diet & nutrition planning. A year later he started his own business, Raymond’s Elite Speed and Strength Training, for youth that had a desire to reach the next level in athletics.

In 2005, the Head Trainer from Southern Athletic Club, the largest gym in Oklahoma City came to Flex Gym and requested Mr. Washington’s leadership to become the Coordinator of Athletic Development. Upon accepting the position, Mr. Washington continued his education and received the following certifications: AED, CPR & First Aid, ISSA (International Sports Science Association), Group Fitness Training, Speed & Conditioning Certification. While running the top speed training program in Oklahoma , the Program Manager for personal fitness training at Heritage College came to Southern Athletic Club to gauge Mr. Washington’s interest in teaching PFT classes at Heritage.

Upon deciding to accept the position, Mr. Washington became the first instructor at Heritage PFT in Oklahoma City. Along with the backing and assistance of the Program Manager, Mr. Washington built the program from the ground up by starting a private school gym, networking with local gyms, and any other health locations. Due to the success of the program in Oklahoma, the director of the school requested Mr. Washington’s assistance in creating the program in other locations.

Mr. Washington’s initial task with this was to train an existing instructor, in Manassas, Virginia, they proper teaching techniques as well as design a strong student/instructor report. Due to the success of Mr. Washington’s methods, the director requested that Raymond stay on board and become the Program Manager. In early 2007, Mr. Washington showed that he was not complacent with his knowledge and received his ACE (American Counsel of Exercise) Certification.

In July of 2007, while at Heritage of Virginia, Mr. Washington met Eric Thompson, the Owner and Co-Founder of CollegePrepWorld. Due to Mr. Washington’s qualifications working with middle and high school student-athletes, Mr. Thompson requested Raymond’s expertise as an independent contractor to work with CollegePrepWorld. Since that time, this fast growing company has become Mr. Washington’s full-time career as he continues to change the lives of young men and women.

Reginald Walker Jr. was born in San Diego, CA and had the opportunity to see many different parts of the country due to his father’s Navy career. Reginald was always into sports, having played soccer, basketball, and ran track throughout his adolescent years. Once reaching high school, Reginald decided to add to his repertoire and began his football career. Reginald was always a very strong student having received multiple “Student of the Year” awards at Woodbridge Senior High School and, upon graduation in 2000, Reginald decided to attend The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).

During his time at Penn State, Reginald was walk-on member of the Penn State Football Team including participating in the 2003 Capital One Bowl. In addition to his time with the football team, Reginald participated in multiple internships including MSNBC’s Alan Keyes Show in the summer of 2002, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the summer of 2003, as well as Dame Broadcasting (State College, PA) as a Marketing/Promotions intern in the spring of 2004. In addition to his internships, Reginald also worked part-time for Dame Broadcasting in the fall of 2003 as a high school football analyst for Bellefonte high school football radio broadcasts and as a sideline reporter for State College high school football playoff broadcasts. Reginald graduated from Penn State in 2004 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Telecommunications.

In October 2005, Reginald relocated to Connecticut to work in Studio Production at ESPN, Inc. During the 2006 NFL season, Reginald was tasked with producing analytical highlights and breakdown tapes for ESPN’s NFL Primetime. In addition to his work on NFL Primetime, Reginald was also a part of ESPN’s coverage of Super Bowl XLI, on location in Miami, FL. In the fall of 2007, Reginald was selected to work on College Gameday (Football) team at ESPN. In his three seasons working with College Gameday, Reginald was charged with producing analytical breakdown tapes, vignettes, as well as producing informative graphics. His work on College Gameday, as the show garnered both the 2007 and 2009 Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show – Weekly, earned Reginald two Emmy Awards as an Associate Producer.

In January 2011, Reginald relocated to Charlotte, NC and began working at ESPN U and ESPN Regional Television. Since his relocation, Reginald has been a part of the weekly production of The Experts (college basketball edition), 2011 National Signing Day coverage (10 straight hours of live coverage), 2011 NCAA Tournament Countdown, as well as field producer for the announcement of the #1 high school football player in the country (Jadeveon Clowney) live on SportsCenter from South Pointe high school in Rock Hill, SC. Clowney announced he would attend the University of South Carolina in the fall of 2011.

Aside from his responsibilities in ESPN’s Studio Production department, Mr. Walker worked as a contributing college football analyst for ESPN Radio 1340 – Pittsburgh, KS and is currently a contributing analyst for HokieHaven.com. Reginald enjoys participating in athletics, working with young students and student-athletes, and traveling. He attributes his success to the encouragement and support of his parents and sister. He currently resides in Charlotte, NC.

Kyle Bailey joined College Prep World in February 2012 as a Resource Specialist. He is tasked with spreading the message and helping to provide the services that CPW offers across Southwest Virginia.

Like Dwight and Eric, Kyle is a graduate of Virginia Tech. He majored in Communication, and has worked almost exclusively in media. He has worked for the local ESPN Radio affiliate while in college and for 1400 WZFN in Pensacola, Florida after graduation. He is now the Host of “The Clubhouse with Kyle Bailey” on Fox Sports Radio (Super Sports) 101.7 FM in Blacksburg and the rest of SWVA. Kyle also hosts “The Virginia Tech Basketball Tailgate Show” on 105.3 The Bear which is the flagship station of Virginia Tech Sports.

Kyle has served on grant writing teams that have written proposals and sought money for the rebuilding of New Orleans in the post-Katrina era. In college, Kyle worked as part of a PR team for the “FIJI Football Run Across Virginia.” It’s a collaborative effort between the Virginia Tech and University of Virginia chapters of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) to raise money for the “Jimmy V Foundation.” The Phi Gam brothers run the actual game ball of the Commonwealth Cup over 185 miles from Blacksburg to Charlottesville (or vice versa) and into the stadium just prior to kickoff each year. The annual event has raised over $250,000 for cancer research.

Kyle was born and raised in SWVA attending Christiansburg High School where he lettered in football, baseball, and track & field. His younger brother, Drew, is a pitcher in the Oakland Athletics’ farm system. Kyle plays a lot of slow pitch softball and maintains that he can still “take his brother deep.”

John Harris comes to College Prep World from Highland Springs, Virginia where he lettered in football and baseball for three years at Highland Springs High School. After graduation Harris attended Virginia State University where he majored in Physical Education and played outside linbacker for the Trojans. John knew that coaching and helping kids was his passion at an early age and began to coach girls softball during the off season of his Junior and Senior years at Virginia State University.

His First job out of college was at Huguenot High School where he was able to learn from the legendary Coach Richard McFee. John learned not only how to run a successful football program but also how to use athletics to get students into a position where they could attend college. When Coach McFee retired John began to work at Cosby High School where he was able to create a name for himself by working numerous camps across the country. During his tenure at Cosby high school, he was also able to assist numerous student athletes during their recruiting process. In 2011 John moved to Woodbridge, Virginia and began working as an assistant coach for Woodbridge High School.

Mr Harris will be a resource specialist for the company representing the Northern Virginia area.