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Brooklyn, New York, United States

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Portland, Oregon

Planned and executed events at all Rose Quarter facilities through collaboration with clients, facility users, and organization. Served as event lead for assigned events, enforcing facility policies and procedures, as well as liaison between client and arena staff. Coordinated with internal & external contractors and vendors and working closely with promoters to determine event needs from start to finish.

Portland, Oregon

Rotated between the following departments; Event Management, Parking, Security, Guest Services, Production, Housekeeping, Concessions, Entertainment Booking, Box Office, among others, learning about the operational aspects of running two multi-purpose facilities. Worked closely with supervisors in a wide range of daily activities, while independently managing daily and long term projects.

Performed game day management with regards to set-up, promotions, and staffing, while being responsible for scheduling all competitions through the online program, EMS. Oversaw 10 work study student workers and provided schedules based on coverage requirements for different athletic events, among other tasks and duties.

Intern For The University Of New Haven Athletic Department

Worked for the Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations at the University of New Haven; actively learned about event management, operations, facility management, marketing, and promotions.

Worked with the Assistant Athletic Director for Operations during game day events, and completed administrative duties such as paying officials, away team contracts, staffing sheets. Assisted with basketball games on ESPN as well as conference championship games, as well as successfully managed two varsity events, Women's Lacrosse and Baseball, on my own as Site Supervisor.

A member of the Bryant University Athletic Department Event Staff, assisting with game day activities such as ticket sales, scoreboard operator, foul ball retriever, usher, and arena maintenance.

Bridgeport, Ct

Worked with the Director of Operations, learning the ins and outs of what it is like to work at an arena. I assisted with the setup and operations for Cirque Du Soleil which ran for six days and assist in day-to-day activities getting the arena prepared up for upcoming events in the fall and winter.

There is a College Ambassador at many colleges across the country who are employed to promote the Monster Energy brand and spread awareness about the different flavors and types of drinks they produce. To accomplish this, I attend many different sporting event and school functions to reach the largest population of students, faculty, and staff at one time. I also distribute the product throughout the different residence halls and the library during midterm and finals week.

Bridgeport, Ct

This is the securities brokerage dealer of People's United Bank. I worked with the VP of marketing, assisting with editing the intranet site and day-to-day activities. I also evaluated and analyzed financial data to help prepare financial statements.

Shelton, Ct

Panera Bread was my first job in high school, where I learned the core values of my work ethic, such as time management, teamwork, and leadership. At Panera, I worked all over the restaurant, prepping food and orders for customers, also assisted as cashier, dishwasher, and dining room attendant. After my hard work and dedication to the company in my first two years, I was promoted to a certified associate trainer, where I trained two new employees per month for the next two years.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Sport Management, 3.64

University of New Haven 300 Boston Post Road West Haven, CT 06516 August 2016 graduate of the University of New Haven, earning a master's.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Management, Sports Studies, Communication, 3.19

Activities and Societies: 4-year member of the Division 1 Women's Basketball Team, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Student Programming.

Diploma

Activities and Societies: Varsity Cross Country Runner, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Track and Field, Varsity Lacrosse Player, Senior.