SPORT INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
Being involved in recreational and competitive sport from my childhood until graduating high school, I decided to attend the University of South Carolina for their Sport and Entertainment Management program. The Sport and Entertainment Management program provided undergraduates with the opportunity to learn about all facets of the sport industry including: event management, finance, sport administration, sport business, ethics, Excel management, marketing, human resources, employee management, and hands-on internship experience. My humble beginnings within the sport industry started with a multitude of internships focused on operations and marketing within organizations. The following experiences were integral in molding my event based mindset.
BETHESDA BIG TRAIN
As a marketing/on-field events intern for the summer collegiate baseball team located in Bethesda, MD, I experienced all the work included within a grassroots, non-profit organization. Some of my duties included: signage logistics, customer service, on-field entertainment during live games, group event experience coordination, facilitating as an emcee during live events, and sponsor activation. Overall, this first experience taught me the roll up your sleeves attitude that is required for game/event management within the sport industry.
US CLUB SOCCER
US Club Soccer is a youth soccer tournament organization that activates and produces tournaments and events all over the country. As an events intern for the summer of 2015, I traveled to different cities across the US to facilitate the operations of these soccer tournaments. My duties included: registration operations, asset inventory and shipping logistics, event set-up and break-down, award ceremony production, game operation management, and customer service. Over the course of this summer internship, I honed my skills in the production and operation of traveling events.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
From August to November of the 2017 MLB season, I was the events team for the Washington Nationals. A broad variety of events are held at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. We produced everything from pre-game tailgates to three-day conferences for local corporations. My responsibilities were focused on the execution of the events, such as: oversight of guest services employees, management of the Nationals birthday party program, set up of A/V equipment and techs for events, engaged with clients, and miscellaneous cross-functional team duties such as sales, catering, and sponsorship activation. As a professional who started their career in sport management, working for the Washington Nationals was a dream.
ROC VENTURES
ROC Ventures is a sport-based organization in Milwaukee, WI. ROC stands for Return on Community, as we partnered with local organizations. As the Activation Manager of Corporate Partnerships, I acted as the liaison between our corporate account executives and the partnerships that were created with community partners. My responsibilities included fulfilling contractual assets such as: live marketing events, signage, social campaigns, and website maintenance.