Staff
Staff

Jeremy Jayaweera
Jeremy graduated from the Nationals program in 2008. He went to school in Illinois and Iowa and graduated with a BA in Accounting. This is Jeremy's 7th year as President and 13th year with the Nationals. Former LA Angels scout.

Chris Iltshishin
This is Chris' 10th year on staff with the Nationals. Chris attended Frontier Community College, an NJCAA D1 program before transferring to Tusculum University to finish his US playing career. Returning to Canada, he played at the University of Waterloo where he earned his Bachelor's Degree with Honours in Sport Business. Chris now owns a facility in Kitchener; Seams Performance.
This is Chris' 10th year on staff with the Nationals. Chris attended Frontier Community College, an NJCAA D1 program before transferring to Tusculum University to finish his US playing career. Returning to Canada, he played at the University of Waterloo where he earned his Bachelor's Degree with Honours in Sport Business. Chris now owns a facility in Kitchener; Seams Performance.

Liam Wilson
Wilson played one season at NJCAA D1 Northeastern Junior College (Sterling, Colorado) recording a .410 average and a 1.089 OPS on way to a 1st team All-Conference selection. He then transferred to NCAA Division 1 Canisius College (Buffalo, New York) where he was a staple in the heart of the order for the Golden Griffins across three seasons recording a career average of .337, 120 RBI, 219 hits, 133 runs, 41 hit by pitches and a 57 game on base streak split between the 2017 (16) and 2018 season (41). Wilson now plays for the IBL Panthers as a 1st Team All Star. Wilson enters his 4th year with the program.

Andy Leader
Andy enters his 8th season coaching with the Nationals. He graduated from the program and saw 2 years at Colby CC before transferring to NCAA D1 Canisius College where he led the team in every offensive category. He is currently playing for the IBL Kitchener Panthers collecting back to back 2nd team allstar selections. Andy is a staple and proud of example of what every Nationals player should drive to be.

Aaron McKay
Aaron graduated from the Nationals in 2015. He graduated from the University of Guelph and runs his farm Kaymanor in Stratford, Ontario. This will be his 10th season coaching with the Nationals.

Brady Schnarr
Brady attended Frontier Community College and then transferred to University of Montevallo. Brady works with our pitchers which has now led him to his new role as Co-Pitching Coordinator. Brady enters his 6th season with the Nationals.

Nathan Laird
Nate enters his 2nd season with the Nationals. After playing many years with the IBL panthers and professional baseball, Nate has carried his knowledge and work ethic into our program. He currently owns a business in Kitchener, Ontario.

Chad Dube
Chad was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1993. He played D1 baseball at Troy State from 1994-1997 as both a catcher and outfielder. He is currently a teacher in the WRDSB with 23 years experience. Chad comes to us from the Cambridge Cubs organization where he just finished coaching and leading their 2006 age group for 10 seasons, winning 3 AAA OBA titles and the 13u National Championships. This is Chad's 4th year with the Ontario Nationals organization.
Chad was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1993. He played D1 baseball at Troy State from 1994-1997 as both a catcher and outfielder. He is currently a teacher in the WRDSB with 23 years experience. Chad comes to us from the Cambridge Cubs organization where he just finished coaching and leading their 2006 age group for 10 seasons, winning 3 AAA OBA titles and the 13u National Championships. This is Chad's 4th year with the Ontario Nationals organization.
What do you enjoy most about baseball?
"Watching players develop and achieve levels of performance they didn't know they were capable of...and the ol' "strike em out, throw em out" double play!"

Kyle Kush
Kyle played for the Nationals for two seasons before signing with Canisius College in New York (NCAA D1). Since then he has coached professional baseball overseas and now works with KR3 Baseball. Kyle enters his 2nd season with the Nationals.

Jeff Shapton
Jeff has been around the game of baseball for over 25 years. He has led many of his teams to National Championships. Jeff resides from Ingersoll, Ontario and owns JMS Printing. Jeff enters his 5th year with the Nationals.

Ted Salhani
Ted brings a wealth of experience with him to the Nationals staff. Ted played for a number of organizations throughout his career including the IBL London Majors, the National Baseball Institute in British Columbia and Oklahoma State University (NCAA D1). Ted was also selected to the Canada National Team, representing Canada in the 1998 World Cup Qualifier in Nicaragua, then the World Cup in Italy. Prior to his career in baseball, Ted was drafted to the Ontario Hockey League by the Sudbury Wolves. This is Ted's 4th year coaching with the Nationals.

Kyle Frey
Kyle is a backbone of the organization. He specializes in physiotherapy, return to play and helps our athletes in the weight-room each season. Kyle also runs Resilient Training out of Stratford, Ontario. He enters his 5th season with the Nationals.

Will Brooks
Will is a long-time Nationals ambassador. With a Masters in Communications, Will provides that in-depth knowledge to help our families navigate the ins and outs of elite baseball. He also helps train our catchers in the offseason and enters his 6th season with the program.

Michael Stavraky
Mike is a true advocate and student of the game. Having worked for PBR, PG, CPBL and now the Ontario Nationals; Mike brings his wealth of knowledge through data collection to help our athletes continue to grow. Mike enters his 2nd year with the program.

Gavin McLean
Gavin played for the Nationals for 4 years before signing with Graceland University in Iowa. He is now at Laurier University finishing up his studies. He is an integral part of our pitching program and enters his 3rd year coaching with us.

Yunior Ibarra
Yunior has had a storied career in the game. He had two stints at the WBC with Team Cuba and has played professional baseball for over 10 years. He is currently with the CBL Kitchener Panthers. Yunior is a standout behind the plate and carries that on with him while he trains our catchers in the off-season. Yunior enters his 3rd year coaching with the Nationals.

Jack Rankin
Jack graduated from Durham College where he played baseball for three seasons. Jack joins our staff after coaching in the IBL for the Brantford Red Sox. This will be Jack's 6th season with the Ontario Nationals.

Sebastien LaFontaine
Sebastien played for the Nationals for two seasons before signing at Sumter College in South Carolina. A career that ended due to a shoulder injury; he now enters his 2nd season with the program and mainly supports our pitchers and 15U team.

Jon Brooks
Jon has been a staple as a coach within our program, residing from London, ON. He enters his 5th year with the program.

Logan Duarte
Logan enters his 3rd year with the program as a coach. Logan specializes in our outfield training program.

Kyle Shantz
Kyle enters his 2nd year as a coach with the program. Kyle was a part of winning 2 OBA championships and the 13U National Championship before playing for Team Ontario in the CPBL. He attended College of the Canyons in Los Angeles to hone his skills before needing shoulder surgery. Kyle has instructed for the Baseball Zone, run High Performance camps with the Terriers and as well as coached in the OBA for many years.

Alex Camilo
Alex played for the Nationals for 4 years before spending parts of his college journey in California, New York and New Jersey. He has since graduated from University and enters his 2nd year coaching with our program.

Logan Castro
Logan played for the Nationals for 2 years before signing to a Junior College in Baltimore. He has now transferred to a top 10 NAIA program in the country. Logan enters his 2nd year coaching with the program.

Aaron Mander
Aaron played for the Nationals for 3 years before signing a scholarship to Cleary University. Aaron enters his 2nd year coaching with the program.


