Katie Cavender Email & Phone Number

Irving, Texas

Seattle, Wash.

• Assisted with the planning and implementation of coursework for EDLPS 598: Events & Facilities / Marketing & Communications within the M.Ed., Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership program at the University of Washington.• Prepared course materials and content; instruct communications portion of the course that focuses on social media, media relations and communications techniques for administrators and coaches.• Participated in mentorship program for students currently enrolled in the program.

Colorado Springs, Colo.

• Responsible for strategic vision, execution and analysis of the Mountain West (MW) brand presence across its digital platforms, including social, web and mobile channels.• Founded the MW’s social media presence, including verified channels on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube. • Promoted and distributed content for the three-time Emmy award-winning Mountain West Network on Stadium (formerly Campus Insiders), including a 24/7 over-the-air (OTA) broadcast network, over-the-top (OTT) connected devices, Facebook Watch and Twitter. Between its launch in October 2012 and June 2018, over 7,400 live broadcasts and 3,600 on-demand videos accumulated over 65 million unique viewers from 179 countries. Led the promotion and social content strategy for the first football and basketball games ever to be broadcast live on Twitter, as well as the first bowl game live streamed on Twitter and Facebook.• Developed and initiated new brand campaign for the conference in 2011 and oversaw implementation of MW branding and positioning among its member institutions.• Served as department head and directly managed annual budget. Provided day-to-day supervision to the Manager, Digital and Social Media, as well as select championships volunteer staff. • Served as a media relations contact for MW football, golf, softball and swimming & diving, and provided support for the league’s remaining 15 sports.• Responsible for the overall design, layout, maintenance and content for the Conference’s official website, TheMW.com. • Provided promotions, programming and digital and social media support to The Mtn.-MountainWest Sports Network, the first national broadcast network dedicated to a single conference. • Compiled and evaluated analytics to showcase performance of digital and social efforts and ensured highest overall reach and engagement were achieved on each platform.

Boise, Idaho

• Provided day-to-day facilities, game operations and planning support for Bronco Athletics.• Served as an assistant media coordinator for the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl.• Assisted in the travel planning for the 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Basketball Tournament and NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Duties included maintaining official travel manifests, bus and shuttle coordination, and rooming lists.• Contributed to event operations for 2007 WAC indoor track & field and men’s and women’s tennis championships and banquets.• Served as point of contact for Boise State athletic facilities when used for special events.• Provided planning and execution support for groundbreaking ceremony of Stueckle Sky Center, 2007.

Walnut Creek, Calif.

• Served as the primary media contact for Pac-10 baseball, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, and men’s and women’s tennis.• Wrote weekly and championship press releases for sports as assigned.• Compiled statistics for men’s basketball, women’s volleyball, men’s soccer and baseball.• Designed and edited Pac-10 media guides, records books, directories, schedule cards, and other publications for various Pac-10 sports.• Assisted in the design and maintenance of Conference website, Pac-10.org.• Participated in the public relations activities for football and men’s and women’s basketball, including media days.• Assisted with media and game operations for 2006 Rose Bowl Game, 2006 State Farm Pac-10 Women’s Basketball Tournament, and 2006 Pacific Life Pac-10 Men’s Basketball Tournament and the 106th Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament, including the Pac-10 Men’s and Women’s Individual Tennis Championships.

Reno, Nev.

• Assisted in publicizing promotional events to help raise financial contributions for Wolf Pack Athletics.• Contributed with outreach programs to local community members, including Football for Families, Computers for Kids, and National Girls and Women in Sports Day.• Provided assistance to Athletic Association of the University of Nevada (AAUN) by maintaining donor records, distributing collateral material and ticketing information, and planning and executing monthly AAUN board meetings and fundraising special events.• Provided game-day operations support, including regular season for various sports, as well as preseason and postseason tournaments.• Wrote press releases, feature articles and biographies of athletes. Layout and design of various media guides, game programs and handbooks.• Maintained historical archive for Wolf Pack Athletics.• Established and maintained an equipment inventory system that encompassed all sports, all athletes and all staff members.

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership

• Coursework focused on leadership in higher education, human resources, information management and technology, financial management.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) In Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising And Print Media

Activities and Societies: Account executive for 2005 team in American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition.