Meghan Hunter Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

•Plan, coordinate and implement daily operations and management of women’s national programs camps and events including staff and player travel; equipment; apparel; meals; accommodations; ground transportation; ice times; daily schedules; conduct technical and performance knowledge sessions; travel/daily itineraries for camps, events and Olympic competitions in North America, Europe and Asia. •Supervises program coordinators providing daily tasks, overall direction and performance reviews.•Manage 25-200 athletes, staff and volunteers at various National Women’s Program camps, events and functions. •Develop, plan, forecast and implement National Women’s Team Program budgets related to camps, Olympics, events, team coaching/training, sporting centre costs and overall operations.•Lead, primary contact, technical representative/advisor supporting other Canadian sporting events and organizations:- Canadian Olympic Committee, 2018 and 2014- Canada Winter Games (devising tournament schedule, technical package, sport regulations, team services requirements, facility and high performance standards).- Canadian Sports Institute (negotiated and finalized joint working documents)- Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). Developed, organized and managed the CIS Women’s Hockey Coaching seminar- Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS) •Communicate effectively with players, staff, parents, tournament host officials, various teams/leagues, dignitaries, and media during planning stages and execution of all events.•Create, develop, implement and manage Women’s National Team Programs High Performance website.•Key leader in creating, developing, planning and managing the friends and family program for all National Women’s Team Programs and 2014 and 2018 Olympic Games including event management, ticket and apparel ordering, allocation, distribution and budgeting. •Create and execute large scale Emergency Action Plans for all events.

London, Ontario, Ca

•Key member of the London Knights management team. Routinely engaged in player and business discussions establishing best practices and generating new ideas, long-term business strategies and training and development programs. Assisted with the growth and branding of one of Canada’s best known Canadian Junior Hockey teams. •Developed group sales systems and processes for the initial London Knights Group Sales Department. Maintained a group-sale customer database in order to ensure maximum ticket sales and sell-out crowds.•Promoted the Ontario Hockey League and Knights branding when generating new business through utilization of best sales practices, and by continuously developing relationships with business, educational and community contacts. •Developed concepts for production of group sales materials including brochures, fliers and the team’s website.•Initiated e marketing and grass-roots marketing campaign for group sales programs to maximize sales. Created and executed a social media strategy. •Promoted and maintained technological advances to market the team and maximize sales.•Created and executed event opportunities at or around the arena with ticket tie-ins to continually increase game-day sales and attendance.•Attended all Knights’ home games to oversee group events with a goal of providing exceptional customer service and build or maintain relationships with sponsors and fans.•Supervised a team of interns on a daily basis and coordinated their roles supporting game-day events.•Organized community events and school visits for players, providing coaching and support to ensure they effectively represented themselves and the organization.

•Proactively developed new customer contacts, reviewed leads, and participated in customers' business communication planning. Delivered IKON Solutions' proposals as prescribed by sales management, while working within an assigned territory (and amongst a team-based work environment).•Organized and implemented post-sale delivery and implementation of IKON solutions at customer locations. •Provided product demonstrations.

Orono, Me, Us

•Professionally represented universities in recruiting student athletes in North America and Europe as director of recruitment. Conducted home visits with student-athletes and their families, profiling the universities, communities, staff and myself (as a coach, mentor and team business administrator). •Taught individual and team strategies and methods; conducted and monitored daily strength and conditioning sessions; mentored student athletes through daily contact, provided counseling and supervision as required; monitored study hall attendance and academic progress at universities.•Created, organized, managed, marketed, and promoted summer hockey schools.•Conducted daily communications with current and prospective student-athletes and their families, as well as community businesses.•Worked as a team member with coaching staff to devise coaching, player development and business strategies.•Networked with peer NCAA coaches and attended developmental training conferences, 2004-2007. •Analyzed game recordings, extracting player strengths and weaknesses, to continuously develop coaching skills and ultimately, create learning and training opportunities for player development in team and one-on-one learning sessions.•Identified gaps related to player performance and continually modified my recruitment strategy accordingly.•Planned/forecasted, reconciled, analyzed and reported hockey team’s limited expense budgets.

Niagara University, Ny, Us

•Professionally represented universities in recruiting student athletes in North America and Europe as director of recruitment. Conducted home visits with student-athletes and their families, profiling the universities, communities, staff and myself (as a coach, mentor and team business administrator). •Taught individual and team strategies and methods; conducted and monitored daily strength and conditioning sessions; mentored student athletes through daily contact, provided counseling and supervision as required; monitored study hall attendance and academic progress at universities.•Created, organized, managed, marketed, and promoted summer hockey schools.•Conducted daily communications with current and prospective student-athletes and their families, as well as community businesses.•Worked as a team member with coaching staff to devise coaching, player development and business strategies.•Networked with peer NCAA coaches and attended developmental training conferences, 2004-2007. •Analyzed game recordings, extracting player strengths and weaknesses, to continuously develop coaching skills and ultimately, create learning and training opportunities for player development in team and one-on-one learning sessions.•Identified gaps related to player performance and continually modified my recruitment strategy accordingly.•Planned/forecasted, reconciled, analyzed and reported hockey team’s limited expense budgets.