Associate Professor of Sport & Recreation Management and the Academic Director of the Master's of Science in Sport Business (MSSB) in the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) at Temple University.

I own and manage multiple residential properties in both Pennsylvania and Michigan with my husband. We pride ourselves on maintaining high quality properties in great neighborhoods. We are long-term owners and have rehabilitated each of our Philadelphia properties ourselves.

As the Director of the Sport Coaching Leadership Programs at Drexel University, I had the unique opportunity to create and grow the undergraduate and graduate programs in Sport Coaching Leadership and build community partnerships for coach education and athlete leadership development via the Sports Leadership Academy at Drexel University.

• Organize biweekly meetings of the entire committee, consisting of representatives from every School and College with Drexel University and Drexel University College of Medicine• Liaison between the Committee and the Faculty Senate.• Primary contact for all Drexel University Schools and Colleges regarding proposals for new courses, new programs, and changes to existing courses and programs.

I had the fantastic opportunity to cover a maternity leave for the Head Coach of Temple University's Women's Rowing program. Not only was I able to support a colleague, but I was gifted with spending time with an amazing group of athletes.

• Provided a variety of camps and instructional programs for community and competitive rowing• Responsible for all accounting and bookkeeping functions• Designed, set-up, and implemented corporate teambuilding programs• Hired all necessary contractors to sustain the operation• Supervised and scheduled all coaches, assistant coaches, and apprentices• Networked and encouraged political support for a community boathouse• Fundraised for the Philadelphia Community Boathouse Initiative in an effort to secure grants and other donations for programming and future boathouse capital

• Recruited, taught, and trained all male and female first year rowers• Prepared all rowers for racing against other schools• Created and maintained an intense level of discipline and commitment among the rowers• Created opportunities for character development and improved decision making skills• Taught teambuilding through a set of planned interventions• Advised rowers on nutrition, sport psychology, and physiological development• Designed a comprehensive curriculum to educate all novice rowers in reference to the sport, the specialized equipment, equipment handling and usage policies.• Monitored physiological development and progress in all athletes• Prepared athletes to become contributors to the team in subsequent years

• Planned and organized all recreation for the Tyler campus of Temple University• Coordinated all recreation events including logistics and staffing• Designed and raised funds for an on-site fitness room• Recruited, hired and supervised all contractors and student employees• Managed and allocated all aspects of the operating budget• Designed innovative/alternative recreation programming to encourage participation among the artists’ community• Researched and created strategic plans for Recreation Services• Purchased and maintained equipment and storage space• Secured additional funding for expanded programming

• Responsible for teaching THM 350-Management in Sport and Recreation• Advised undergraduate students in Tourism and Hospitality Management and Sport and Recreation Management including course selection, career planning, transfer into or out of the programs, and personal counseling• Made decisions regarding Intra-University transfer applicants• Created web page materials for student use• Designed PowerPoint presentations for advising specific to each target audience (transfer student, freshman student, continuing student, etc.)• Maintained, updated, and assessed student academic records • Assisted with community college and high school recruitment events• Assisted with job and internship placement• Supervised and evaluated junior interns

• Taught English language skills to Italian speakers• Provided conversational exercises for those with a preexisting knowledge of English• Organized interactive activities to facilitate the learning process

• Served as Olympic Family Bus Coordinator for the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center• Implemented all systems, routes, and schedules exiting and entering the facility• Managed and scheduled over 150 people, including volunteers and paid staff• Maintained constant communication with venue staff to ensure adequate transportation• Designed operations manual for the Aquatic Center Olympic Family Bus Systems