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Passionate, dedicated and driven individual with over ten years experience in directing, organizing and executing athletic camps, clubs and events; on-camera sports analyst, published sports journalist and competitive athlete.

Volleyball and Southern California Sports Writer/Reporter for Fox Sports West.com
•	Worked as On-Air Volleyball Analyst for CIF Southern Section Girls and Boys Volleyball Finals for Fox Sports Net’s Prep zone
o	CIF Southern Section Boys Volleyball Finals				
•	Weekly On-line Writer for Southern California Sports 
o	CIF-SS Volleyball Scouting Report
o	Crabbs Talent Shine at LBSU
o	44 Year-old Mom Plays JC Soccer

•	Supervise National Network of 50 Lacrosse Club Directors and Affiliates 
o	Club budgets
o	Weekly Clubs and events update, monthly club newsletter content
o	Execution of contractual deliverables
•	Management of all operational and programming for 20 Elite and Regional Adrenaline Lacrosse Clubs
o	Budgets and club event payables
o	Design and procurement of uniforms
o	Booking of facilities for practices and tryouts 
o	Oversaw tournament schedules and event registration of teams
o	Procured club insurance policies and Certificates of Insurance
o	Oversaw all website registration and programming content
o	Timeline management of all seasonal tasks
o	Hiring and oversight of coaches and onsite staff
o	Development and implementation of Run of Show/Schedule for Elite Travel teams

Program Director

•	Supervision of over 50 Adrenaline Lacrosse Events and LXM Professional Lacrosse Tour Operations
o	Managed staff of four operational specialists, timeline and event calendars
o	Oversaw all website registration and programming content
o	Oversaw all geo-targeted marketing materials, communications and event registrant distribution lists per event
o	Negotiated all contracts for event facilities and oversight of state and city required event permits
o	Established and maintained working relationships with event facility contacts
o	Procured insurance policies and Certificates of Insurance
o	Managed all event staff, vendors, ticketing, signage and printed marketing materials 
o	Management of collections process 
o	Revised all training and education procedures 
o	Identified target retail, wholesale, team sales and promotional campaign opportunities
o	Implemented and executed LXM PRO athlete communication, schedule and gear 
o	Worked with sponsors to execute event deliverables-Champion, Maverick, STX, Knockaround and Gatorade.

Director of Operations

•	Volleyball sport expert, writer and member of editorial team in support of ESPN HS events
o	Responsible for the authenticity of volleyball across platforms (e.g. events, digital, print, sales, TV). Helped digital platform grow from 210,616 to over 480,136 (July 2012).
o	Digital content writer for volleyball and Jimmy V Week 
•	Perseverance Served in Cincinnati
o	Volleyball Athlete Database - Responsible for creating and maintaining content and events
o	Digital (Events) Assist - Ensured ESPNHS events were  properly represented digitally across ESPN platforms
•	Management and support of ESPN HS events
o	Social/Mobile Team - Ideation and implementation of social/mobile initiatives
o	Management – Responsible for growth and development of direct report
o	Non-ESPN Event Database Lead 
o	Event Operations - Coordinating all aspects of pre-event preparation and on-site execution for the following clients: NIKE, Warrior, New Balance, Gatorade, ARMY, POWERADE, NCSA
•	NIKE Football SPARQ Combines (Assist); NIKE Football Training Camps (Assist); Warrior 40 Final (Lead/Co-Lead); Warrior 40 Regionals (Lead); Elite 24 (Assist): and PowerAde FAB 50 Banner Presentations (Assist) 
•	Client Co-Lead - Worked directly clients (Warrior) and managed pre-event planning, on-site activation and post event recapping
•	ESPNHS POWERADE FAB 50, 2010-12 - Spoke at ceremonies/rallies, interviewed athletes and coaches.
?	Powerade Fab 50 Presentation
o	PR Lead – developed and implemented PR processes and protocols for events

Associate Manager

•	Volleyball Editor - Managed and created content for Volleyball Website on Rivals.com Platform
•	Boxing Initiative Coordinator - Researched and managed athletes for boxing project; coordinated athletes’ travel and schedule. 
•	Event Coordinator for clients: NIKE, Powerbar, AM/PM, Cytomax, National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA)
o	NIKE’s High School Revolution for Softball - Organized and coordinated schedules at events and SPARQ Tested over 1000 softball players 
o	Powerbar - Organized and researched events and sampling at events for Powerbar account, including all on-site product testing, and carried out client initiatives 
o	NIKE Elite Lacrosse Camps - Managed, organized and ran 20 NIKE Elite Lacrosse events of 10 coaches/staff and 100 athletes per camp

Volleyball Editor/Event Coordinator

•	Assistant Producer for Fox Sports Net’s coverage of the 2004, 2005 and 2006 AVP Tournament Finals in California, Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, Nevada and Illinois.
•	Stage Manager for Fox Sports Net for 2006 AVP tournaments. Coordinated TV talent for producer.

Assistant Producer/Stage Manager

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