Professor Alan Y. Medvin
Head Coach
Alan, a life-long resident of Princeton, retired in 2013 after a successful 41 year career as a New Jersey trial lawyer in private practice during which time he tried approximately 150 cases to verdict. In addition to trying cases in New Jersey, he tried cases to verdict in New York, Ohio and Wisconsin. In 1984 he was elected President of the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and in 2008 he was awarded its Gold Medal for Distinguished Service. He taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark and for six years sat on the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, where he served as the Chair of the Professional Negligence Section, Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Discipline and Vice-Chair of the Torts Section. In New Jersey, Alan was appointed to ten consecutive two year terms on the Civil Practice Committee by the Chief Justice of the NJ Supreme Court.
After his retirement in 2013, Alan became the volunteer head coach of Princeton University Mock Trial until the Princeton administration eliminated the service of all volunteer staff positions in the summer of 2020. In addition to volunteering in the mock trial world, he volunteers as a Case Developer at Centurion, located in Princeton, the world’s first organization devoted to freeing men and women serving life in prison for crimes they did not commit, and also volunteers as a Wish Grantor at Make-A-Wish NJ.
Professor Charles E. Ray
Assistant Coach
Professor Ray joined Rider University in the Fall of 2019. He teaches courses in Legal Ethics and Sports Law in the Legal Studies & Sports Management Department. Prior to joining Rider University, he taught courses in Sports Law, Risk Management, as well as Fitness & Wellness at Raritan Valley Community College. He has also taught online courses in Environmental Law, Policy, and Ethics for Fairleigh Dickinson University.
As an attorney, Professor Ray’s legal experience includes practicing in the areas of criminal defense, worker’s compensation, contract law, family law, small-business legal issues, and real estate.
In addition to his litigation and teaching experience, Professor Ray also has over 15 years’ experience working in the fitness industry as a fitness trainer as well as in managerial positions.
Professor Micah Rasmussen
Faculty Advisor
Micah Rasmussen is the director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics. He has contributed to the public affairs of the state for more than two decades, and has more than 15 years of experience as an adjunct professor of political science.
As Governor James E. McGreevey’s press secretary, he handled crisis communications during the Governor’s historic resignation. He has served as communications director for the New Jersey Department of Transportation, worked in the New Jersey General Assembly, and managed several political campaigns.
Most recently, Rasmussen served as vice president for executive communications at Chubb, where he wrote speeches for audiences throughout the world. He previously served as director of corporate communications for New Jersey Resources and its primary subsidiary, New Jersey Natural Gas. He led the crisis communications that kept affected customers, public officials and the media informed throughout widespread system damages in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
During his undergraduate studies at Rider, Dr. Rebovich was his professor and mentor. He earned his Master of Arts in Political Science from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
Rasmussen runs the New Jersey Model Congress, a civics education program he founded. He lives with his wife and three daughters in Upper Freehold Township, where he advocates for the preservation of farmland and open space.
Professor Miriam Mills
Acting Adviser
Professor Mills holds a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Ms. Mills teaches acting, directing, acting for the camera and advanced performance classes in auditioning. She has directed more than 100 shows nationally, including productions of Extremities, The Pillowman, Rent and Sweet Charity. Ms. Mills has also taught at Mason Gross, The College of New Jersey and Mercer County Community College. In 2009 she received the Kennedy Center ACTF Meritorious Directing award for excellence in directing for her production of The Pillowman. She is active in the Association for Theater in Higher Education and has professionally stage-managed for many well-known celebrities. Her New York acting credits include leads in such productions as Romeo and Juliet, Hot’l Baltimore and Company.