Kent Hill
Kent Hill's spirit for coaching and helping youth programs has been a huge asset to our TPIC team. His background as an NFL Football player, athletic director, and business owner, have allowed him to flourish in coaching the youth, law enforcement, organizational leaders and more. His passion for the communities he serves does not go unnoticed.
Kent Hill is an educator and consultant based in Atlanta, Georgia for TPIC.
Kent started his career with a football scholarship to Georgia Tech he graduated in 1979 with a degree in Industrial Management.
After college Kent was a first-round draft choice for the Los Angeles Rams in 1979 and earned all-rookie honors and was the Rams’ Rookie of the Year. An All-NFL, All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl performer, Kent’s stellar NFL career spanned nine years and he has been named to the Rams’ All-Time Team.
One of Kent’s proudest moments was his induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, class of 2001.
Kent has always been interested in empowering youth and, starting in his hometown, he founded the Kent Hill Youth Development program during his professional football career that served the Americus community for many years. He has served on several boards over the years for organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House, NFLPA Scholarship Fund, Christmas in July and various school related boards.
After professional football, Kent’s career took him back to Georgia Tech as the Assistant Athletics Director for Student Athlete Development where he started the Georgia Tech Letterwinner’s Club to support and maintain connection for former student-athletes of all varsity sports.
With an entrepreneurial spirit, he became a multi-unit franchisee of Subway Sandwich Shops and founded Kent’s Country Cookies, a very successful all-natural gourmet cookie company.
Since 1998, Kent has been consulting and facilitating with organizational leaders, in diverse industries, sharing the concepts of applied cognitive psychology and principles of effective leadership to improve organizational performance. Kent and his wife, Camilla, have three grown children.
Experienced Educator for The Pacific Institute
Kent was a team member to implement A Better LA (https://www.abetterla.org) and he facilitated TPI education for law enforcement and youth. A Better LA was founded in 2003 by NFL coach Pete Carroll to support community-based solutions to restore peace, save lives, and link individuals in the inner city to resources they need in order to thrive.
Kent has extensive experience with government agencies, including
- County Departments, in areas of: Human Assistance, Child Support Services, Human Services, Agriculture, Development and Code Services, Voter Registration, Information Technology, and Public Works.
- State Government: Merit Systems, Juvenile Justice