Meet Our Team
Get to know the passionate team driving our mission to inspire young athletes! From our visionary owner to our dedicated operations manager and creative marketing intern, we’re all about empowering the next generation of track and field stars.
Founder & CEO
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Shani Noel is the visionary founder of Little & Junior TrackStars, a program dedicated to inspiring children to embrace the joys of movement, teamwork, and personal growth through track and field. A former collegiate track athlete at Temple University, Shani brings her passion for athletics and firsthand knowledge of the transformative power of sports to every aspect of the program.
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With years of experience in youth programming and a strong commitment to promoting healthy, active lifestyles, Shani created Little & Junior TrackStars to provide children ages 3 to 15 with a fun, safe, and empowering environment to grow. Her curriculum combines age-appropriate drills, creative games, and inclusive team activities, helping kids develop essential skills like coordination, speed, and agility while fostering confidence and teamwork.
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Shani’s leadership and enthusiasm have made Little & Junior TrackStars a trusted program that families love. Beyond physical fitness, her approach emphasizes life skills such as perseverance, discipline, and collaboration—values she honed during her own athletic journey.
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Shani’s dedication to empowering young athletes and her belief in the positive impact of sports make her the heart and soul of Little & Junior TrackStars. Her mission is to inspire children to reach their full potential—on and off the track.
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Contact: info@littletrackstars.com
Community Outreach Coordinator
Jess Moskowitz is a community organizer driven by the desire for sport to be an agent of social change. Graduating Summa Cum Laude as a Park Scholar with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and a minor in Sociology from Ithaca College, their academic pursuits were underpinned by a dedication to social impact in sport and community initiatives such as advocacy for mental health, LGBTQ+ issues, and gun violence prevention. Jess worked with Gotham Football Club in the NWSL focused on fan engagement and community programs and on the program development team with RISE, a national nonprofit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations. In this role, they helped develop DEI programming for youth, collegiate, and professional sports teams. Moskowitz is a current Masters student at American University getting their Masters in Sociology with a focus on community development and sport equity.
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Contact: outreach@littletrackstars.com
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