Alison Foster Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Manage all aspects of Leafs Development and Argos Development programs (Leafs Hockey School, Leafs Clinic Series, Leafs and Argos Coaches Open House, etc.)- Create and manage six-figure budgets- Hire and maintain relationships with a part-time staff of 25 employees- Build, design and update leafsdevelopment.com and argosdevelopment.com- Build, design and update @leafsdevelopment and @argosdevelopment on Instagram- Create graphics for websites, social media and newsletters- Build and maintain relationships with internal teams and external partners

- Provided excellent services to members, guests, and program participants in person and on the phone, contributing to member retention- Gave tours to prospective members; sell memberships- Built relationships with members; handle and resolve membership concerns

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

- Lead, organized and implemented all program aspects of the organization such asrecreational and provincial basketball programs and the officiating program for 500+ athletes- Maintained and updated website and social media platforms- Managed 75+ volunteer coaches and 1 part-time staff- Liaised with partner organizations, coaches and parents- Maintained stock, equip gyms/teams/coaches with all necessary equipment for operation- Organized special events- Completed grant applications on behalf of MBA

Toronto, Canada Area

- Successfully prepared for and executed the Raptors Clinic Series sessions andseveral other community and partner youth basketball clinics- Professionally facilitated game day experiences and activations for season ticketmembers, partners, community and other VIP groups- Created, facilitated and executed the Black History Month activation for a TorontoRaptors home game- Created and revised operations manuals for Toronto Raptors community events.For example: Toronto Raptors Coaches Open House, Raptors Clinic Series andHolland Bloorview Hospital Visit- Completed administrative tasks on behalf of MLSE community department

Canada

- Effectively created the outline for the new, league-wide mental health program- Created a league digital media strategy- Completed research on all past players for the purpose of the NBLC AlumniProject

- Coordinated production of home games by directing audio and visuals onjumbotron, on-court activities, and in-crowd promotions- Organized and executed team and player camps and youth clinics- Managed a team of twenty game day volunteers and two interns- Produced the game day script for 20-home games per season- Successfully planned and facilitated community appearances and events- Designed press releases that communicated team updates- Doubled social media following in one year while managing all team social mediapages- Assisted with day-to-day operations of the team

- Assisted with day-to-day operations of the team including managing player personnel, keeping game-by-game records of comp tickets, taking office phone calls, and running errands on behalf of the General Manager.- Coordinated transportation for players including to and from appointments, appearances, practices, as well as airport and bus station when necessary.- Communicated with other teams in the league on a regular basis for roster confirmation and ticket requests.- Acted as the go-to liaison for players by communicating appearance and appointment schedules, transportation information, and any other questions and concerns they had.- Organized aspects of game day operations by setting up sponsor signs and banners, visiting team’s locker room supplies, and game day programs on court side seats. Chose kids for “High Five Line” and contests that ran during games. Purchased all game day supplies and ensured they were at the arena. Assisted with any groups present including, birthday parties and halftime entertainment. Tear down of all supplies post-game.