Jennifer Sparrow Email & Phone Number

College Park, Maryland

College Park, Md

Owings Mills, Maryland

Berea, Ohio

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

- Reported to Director of Public and Media relations on daily issues.- Researched and respond to daily media inquiries.- Drafted press releases and media advisories. - Planned out of state staff development trips for the public & media relations department. - Facilitated interviews between media and NCAA subject matter experts.- Assisted media members on site for high profile NCAA press conferences and committee meetings. - Wrote stories featured on NCAA.org and Champion Magazine. - Assisted with media planning for 2015 NCAA Convention. - Served on NCAA & Department of Defense Mind Matters Grand Challenge internal review team.

- Reported to Senior Associate Athletic DIrector on sporting events and student-athlete activities.- Acted as head Sports Information Director on site for five sporting events per semester.- Accommodated requests media at all sporting events. - Facilitated media interviews of student-athletes and athletic executives.- Drafted and uploaded pre and post-game/match stories. - Created/edited four sports media guides per season.- Assisted with hosting NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship (Round 2).- Managed and Updated the Temple Athletics website daily.- Facilitated post game interviews for all men's basketball home games.

The Philadelphia Navy Yard

-Assisted with drafting press releases and media advisories for use in promoting various events -Assisted with providing statistical information, credentials, etc., for visiting teams’ public relations staff -Assembled media kits and copy points for radio and television promotion of events, including opportunities to distribute those media kits with supervisor-Brainstormed publicity opportunities with the PR team -Tracked media coverage on a daily and game-by-game basis-Participated in the creation of game-day and seasonal publications-Observed how an NBA PR staff functions during home games-Performed all other objectives and projects as assigned

- Create materials for Jumpstart session implementations.- Prepare materials bins for Jumpstart Philadelphia teams.- Assist with Corp Member training.

Greater Philadelphia Area

- Attended weekly planning meetings with Volunteer Coordinator and Site Manager.- Planed and executed events for Jumpstart Philadelphia students, families and corps members.- Solicited monetary donations from local businesses for Jumpstart Philadelphia.- Seek and acquire corporate sponsors for Jumpstart Philadelphia events and upkeep.- Office duties

Greater Philadelphia Area

- Met with students twice a week for two hours in an after-school supplementary education program.- Assisted pre-kindergarten students with reading and writing skills. - Created enriching programs for a better learning environment.- Held team meetings to share ideas and discuss new session plan implementations.

Hunt Valley, Maryland

- Cut, packaged and priced foreign and domestic cheeses.- Provided knowledge and customer service to new and returning customers- Increased revenue of the cheese shop by 20% during summer and holiday employment- Trained new employees in proper safety procedures and catering order fulfillment

Master'S Degree, Legal Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Strategic Communication-Public Relations

Activities and Societies: The National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi), Temple University's Black Public Relations.