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Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Greater St. Louis Area

Columbia, Missouri

• Responsible for the development, management and coordination of an NAIA athletics program with eight varsity sports, 13 staff members and 85 student-athletes• Articulated athletics department’s vision and strategy with an emphasis on academics, growth and leadership development – e.g. athletics department GPA of 3.40• Established procedures to ensure compliance with the NAIA, American Midwest Conference and institutional policies – e.g. overhauling student-athlete handbook, creating best practices manual for coaches and staff, drug & alcohol testing procedures• Demonstrated fiscal responsibility and led initiatives that reduced athletics operating expenses by more than 15 percent for 2016-17• Recruited and hired qualified head coaches for soccer, softball, competitive dance and JV volleyball as well as a sports information director in summer 2016• Collaborated across campus on new initiatives and existing programming such as retention and persistence, diversity and inclusion, accepted student days, new-student orientation, alumnae relations

Columbia, Missouri

• Promoted from Sports Information Director to Assistant Athletics Director for External Relations• Assumed role of NAIA Champions of Character liaison for Stephens College• Serve as the webmaster for StephensStars.com, while producing game recaps, press releases, video content and feature stories for the website• Oversee and direct the communication efforts for all eight intercollegiate sports including but not limited to sports information, media relations, social media & live streaming• Ensure correct usage of Stephens Stars, American Midwest Conference and NAIA logos and branding• Work closely with Faculty Athletics Representative and NAIA to assure eligibility of incoming student-athletes• Serve as staff adviser for the Stars' Association of Student-Athletes (ASA)• Oversee scheduling of all intercollegiate contests• Arrange for photography of all team photos and select home contests; also serve as a secondary photographer• Nominate student-athletes for conference and national awards and honors• Recruit, support and mentor student volunteers, work-study students and graduate assistants

Columbia, Missouri

• Led charge in developing an athletics brand and creating an athletics logo • Launched first official athletics website for Stephens College (www.stephensstars.com)• Ensured proper IT infrastructure and implemented live statistics and live video streaming for the first time• Garnered national attention for the athletics program with successful campaigns for Capital One Academic All-America® for softball standout Jessica McConnell and the NAIA Emil S. Liston Award for Dana Heggemann.

Springfield, Missouri

• Primary contact for men’s soccer, cross country and men’s and women’s swimming & diving; secondary contact for football, men’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf• Nominated student-athletes for weekly/yearly conference and national awards• Increased media coverage for men’s soccer and swimming & diving from local TV stations (KY3,KOLR10, KOZL); generated national coverage via sport specific outlets such as TopDrawerSoccer.com and CollegeSwimming.com• Built and maintained NCAA Cross Country Midwest Regional website; served as on-site mediacoordinator• Administered live video stream for home events and press conferences• Managed Missouri State Bears social media accounts for Twitter and Facebook• Served as editor for all office publications and promotional materials

Kansas City, Mo.

Processed a high volume of requests for eligibility determinations of first-time NAIA (freshman and transfer) student-athletes, reviewed individual students’ academic and athletics records and conducted research to maintain up-to-date records of NAIA-level competition in the US and internationally.

Primary contact for volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving and men’s and women’s tennis, assisted in the production of seasonal and championship media guides, web content and press releases, worked closely with NAIA championship sport managers with national/conference rating process, worked extensively archiving historical records.

Oversaw lifeguards, maintained clean & safe facility, provided care and treatment as required, Red Cross swim instruction

Attended press conferences, gathered coach and player quotes, wrote feature stories, gathered video, performed various duties on football/basketball game days and developed content for KU Athletics Web site.

Handled incoming calls, met and exceeded sales goals, assisted customers with reservation/inquiry transactions, and projected a professional image of the Carlson hotels.

Master'S, Administrative Studies W/ Sport Management Emphasis

Bachelor Of Science, Journalism