About Dr. Adam Ybarra

 Dr. Adam T. Ybarra, Chaplain of the Oakland Raiders. Growing up in a single parent home, welfare surrounded around by drugs and gangs, to a life of success and influence. Adam has Life-Coached over 500 professional athletes & coaches. The Tenacious Group, the organization he founded has impacted over 350,000 in United States and Africa. Ybarra created the innovative high quality Raising Expectations Standards and Honor 180 (RESH 180) curriculum & DVD designed to set in motion the notion of purpose.

Adam Ybarra has been featured in San Jose Mercury News, Bloomberg.com, Detroit Free Press, Pastors.com and New York Post. 

Personal Highlights

Founder of The Tenacious Group

Senior Pastor of Bridge Point Church in Alameda, CA

Spoken face to face to over 350,000 youth across the United States

1st Latino to serve as an NFL Chaplain

In 2008 awarded with an Honorable Doctorate from Latin University of Theology

Spearheaded Take A Stand an Urban Motivation event hosted in cities of NFL Super Bowl games along with All-Pro Tim Brown and Cleveland Brown Kenyon Coleman

Created Youth Motivation Curriculum - Raising Expectations Standards and Honor 180 (RESH 180) 

In 2010 appointed as Chief Advisor for Youth Education to the Honorary Consular of the Republic of Burundi.  

Collaborated with Klasky Csupo ( creators of Rugrats, Thornberry's Rocket Power) to create an interactive animation to educate students. 

Created marketing slogan that was accepted by Starbucks Coffee Company

Wife Anna and two daughters Chantel & Talia