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EDUCATION
Masters in Education, Sports Administration -- The University of Georgia, December 2000
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism -- The University of Georgia, May 1999
EXPERIENCE
University of Georgia Athletic Association, March 2015-November 2015
Director of Development- The Georgia Bulldog Club
University of Georgia Athletic Association, August 2012-February 2015
Associate Director - The Georgia Bulldog Club
University of Georgia Athletic Association, February 2008-July 2012
Major Gifts Officer - The Georgia Bulldog Club
Miami University Athletic Development, February 1007-February 2008
Assistant Director of Athletic Development
Vanderbilt University Athletic Department, November 2003-January 2007
Director of Operations and Facilities
Northern Illinois University Athletic Department, August 2002-November 2003
Event Manager
Wake Forest University Athletic Department, July 2000-June 2002
Athletic Operations Assistant
2000 Men's NCAA College Cup, December 8-10, 2000
Event Manager Assistant
The University of Georgia Athletic Association, 1999-2000
Graduate Assistant for Event Management
The NFL Experience for Super Bowl XXXIV, January 25-30
Area Manager
The Collegiate Licensing Company, Summer 1999
Intern for Non-Apparel Products
The Atlanta Braves Baseball Organization, Summer 1999
Public Relations/Hospitality Staff
The University of Georgia Athletic Association, December 1996-May 1999
Student Assistant, Sports Communications Department
The University of North Carolina Sports Information Department, June 1998-August 1998
Student Assistant, Sports Communications Department
Davis Cup by NEC, USA vs. Russia, April 1998
The Red & Black Newspaper, January 1996-December 1996
Activities
Masters in Education, Sports Administration -- The University of Georgia, December 2000
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism -- The University of Georgia, May 1999
EXPERIENCE
University of Georgia Athletic Association, March 2015-November 2015
Director of Development- The Georgia Bulldog Club
- Cultivate and solicit leadership gifts for UGA Athletics
- Manage leadership giving staff
University of Georgia Athletic Association, August 2012-February 2015
Associate Director - The Georgia Bulldog Club
- Oversight of the William C. Hartman Jr. Fund
University of Georgia Athletic Association, February 2008-July 2012
Major Gifts Officer - The Georgia Bulldog Club
- Responsible for prospect management
- Assist in oversight of major gift strategies
Miami University Athletic Development, February 1007-February 2008
Assistant Director of Athletic Development
- Responsible for prospect management
- Directly oversee major gift strategies
- Coordinate Sport Directors with their respective sport specific alumni boards
Vanderbilt University Athletic Department, November 2003-January 2007
Director of Operations and Facilities
- Director of event operations for football, men's and women's basketball and baseball
- Oversight of facilities and operations budget totaling $4.2 million
- Championship Director for 2004 Men's and Women's SEC Tennis Championships
- Championship Director for 2005 SEC Track and Field Championship
- Facility Coordinator for 2006 NCAA Women's Basketball 1st and 2nd Rounds
- Championship Director for 2006 SEC Women's Golf Championship
- Championship Director for 2004 Men's and Women's SEC Tennis Championships
- Oversee direction of all Olympic sports game day operations and facility needs
- Oversee direction of Operations and Facilities staf
Northern Illinois University Athletic Department, August 2002-November 2003
Event Manager
- Director of event operations for men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, wrestling and baseball
- Championship Director for 2003 MAC Men's Tennis Championship
- Assistant director for NIU Football event operations
- Football travel coordinator
- Assistant coordinator of NIU Huskie Sports Camps
- Responsible for individual game-day contracts and officials contracts for all home NIU athletic events
- Created customer services areas at home football games; designed and implemented new parking plan for 2003 season; hired, organized and managed all game-day staff for football, including ushers, ticket takers, security and parking workers; designed "NIU GAMEDAY 2003," web page, comprised of patron information for all NIU home football games
- Served as the liaison to officials and assisted the director of championships for the 2003 MAC Women's Basketball Championship
- Contributing writer for "Huskie Tracks," the NIU Huskie Club newsletter
Wake Forest University Athletic Department, July 2000-June 2002
Athletic Operations Assistant
- Director of Operations for men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis and baseball
- Championship Director for the 2002 NCAA Women's Tennis Regional, 2001 NCAA Men's Soccer Regional, 2001 ACC Women's Soccer Championships, 2000 NCAA Women's Soccer Regional and the 2000 ACC Men's Soccer Championship, all hosted by Wake Forest
- Assistant Championship Director for 2001 and 2000 NCAA Field Hockey Regionals and 2000 ACC Volleyball Championships
- Planned, developed and implemented the Wake Forest - High Point University Intern Program
- Designed all signage for Groves Football Stadium, Spry Soccer Stadium and Hooks Baseball Stadium
- Developed new court designs for Wake Forest Basketball and Volleyball
- Traffic Coordinator and West Concourse Supervisor for Wake Forest Football
- Director of merchandise/concession sales for all Olympic Sports, NCAA Field Hockey, NCAA Soccer, ACC Soccer and ACC Volleyball, drawing gross profits of $36,435.72
- Assistant Game manager for 10 other varsity sports
- Tournament Assistant for 2001 Men's NCAA Tennis Championships, Athens, GA
2000 Men's NCAA College Cup, December 8-10, 2000
Event Manager Assistant
- Coordinated substitutions with scorer's table, PA announcers, ESPN Television and official scorer for College Cup
- Assisted in the distribution of College Cup statistical information to world-wide media
The University of Georgia Athletic Association, 1999-2000
Graduate Assistant for Event Management
- Direct all game-day operations for the nationally ranked soccer program; worked in cluster meetings with promotions and media relations, to generate ideas for a more appealing atmosphere to soccer fans; work with all phases of game-day duties for the nationally ranked football program, as well as men's and women's basketball, men's tennis and softball
- Assistant Tournament Director for the 2000 Men's NCAA Tennis Championships, Athens, GA
The NFL Experience for Super Bowl XXXIV, January 25-30
Area Manager
- Direct a staff of volunteers on daily duties for the NFL Experience, the NFL's fan fest area; assist groups in all areas of risk management and promotion
The Collegiate Licensing Company, Summer 1999
Intern for Non-Apparel Products
- Maintained licensee contracts; communicated with licensees by supplying them with approval and disapproval forms for each of the over 180 entities represented by CLC; compiled resource booklet listing all schools fight songs for use by national top-selling licensees
The Atlanta Braves Baseball Organization, Summer 1999
Public Relations/Hospitality Staff
- Coordinated Braves player appearances; facilitated daily pre-game social functions with various Atlanta-area corporations, planned and supervised game-time social functions
The University of Georgia Athletic Association, December 1996-May 1999
Student Assistant, Sports Communications Department
- 1999 Track and Field Sports Information contact; head media coordinator for the 1999 Southeastern Conference Track and Field Championships; facilitated media for 1996 Olympian, and international track star, Debbie Ferguson; designed, laid out and edited the 1999 track media guide and the cross-country media brochure; media coordinator for all home track meets
- Game day duties and day-to-day media relations; assisted in publication of media guides and game-day programs, wrote post-practice notes, updated UGA sports web site, assisted in game-day operations for 19 sports; contributing writer for The Georgia Bulldog
- Assisted in game-day operations for the 1996 SEC Soccer Championships, 1997 NCAA W. Basketball Sub-Regional, 1997 SEC Gymnastics Championships, 1997 SEC W. Tennis Championships, 1997 SEC Volleyball Championships, 1998 NCAA Gymnastics Regionals, 1998 NCAA M. Tennis Championships, 1999 NCAA W. Swimming and Diving, 1999 SEC Track and Field Championships
The University of North Carolina Sports Information Department, June 1998-August 1998
Student Assistant, Sports Communications Department
- Primary sports information contact for volleyball during the summer months; designed, laid out and edited the 1998 UNC volleyball media guide
Davis Cup by NEC, USA vs. Russia, April 1998
- Media Assistant for global media, concerning statistics, interviews, Davis Cup news and historical research; assisted in publication of daily press releases
The Red & Black Newspaper, January 1996-December 1996
- Reported on Georgia track in Spring, wrote 17 stories comprising meet previews, post-meet stories; reported on Georgia soccer in Fall, wrote 35 stories, comprised of match previews and analysis, player profiles and SEC Championship coverage
Activities
- Member of Pi Lambda Theta, professional education society
- Held key positions in Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; member of Order of Omega, a Greek honor society
- Named 1999/2000 Phi Kappa Psi Alumni of the Year, Georgia Alpha Chapter
- Coordinator and executive producer of "On the Horizon" CD, benefiting three national charities
- Pandora - 1998 University of Georgia Yearbook: layout and designed 15 pages in "feature" section
- Worked with Athens Area Homeless Shelter and Athens Boys and Girls Club for four years
- Participated in intramural sports, football, basketball and softball, four years