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Eugene, Or, Us

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Appleton, Wi

Led the redevelopment and management of a nationally recognized youth sports program, offering a diverse selection of introductory and developmental level youth sports camps, leagues and events for children ages 3 through 14. Responsible for the development, delivery, and communication of a set of core program values to define and guide all of our current and future program offerings (Inclusion, Skill Development, Family Balance, Lifelong Enjoyment of the Game). Facilitate all program related details and logistics. Responsibilities included program marketing, messaging and advertising, social media engagement, public and media relations, age appropriate curriculum development, roster building, scheduling, purchasing, coach recruitment and training, staff hiring, mentoring & development, facility management, registration management, website management, budget development & management, and high-level customer service. Position Highlights:- Through our program redevelopment effort, increased participation in our 4 primary sports leagues (baseball / softball, soccer, basketball and flag football) by 75% from 2014 to 2020, from 1600 participants to over 2800 participants.- Program named a 2018 National Project Play Champion by the Aspen Institute, recognizing organizations who have provided leadership and shown commitment to increasing access to high quality youth sports experiences. - Program work featured in 2018 by Changing the Game Project, a nationally renowned youth sports advocacy organization. A January 2018 article, and an October 2018 feature on their podcast “Way of Champions” gained international recognition, and led to several consulting opportunities with youth sports leaders from around the globe. - Developed a formal partnerships with the Milwaukee Bucks Basketball Club and Chicago Fire FC to bring annual summer youth basketball and soccer camps to Appleton. In 2018, became the Bucks highest attended camp in the state of Wisconsin.

Baraboo, Wi

* Creation, development and management of a grassroots youth sports organization, specializing in providing introductory and developmental sports leagues and camps to local children ages 3 to 9. Programs included soccer, basketball, flag football, baseball and golf. * Developed and advocated for our organizational core values which drove our program identity and direction (Inclusion, progressive skill development, quality coaching & love for the game). * Complete responsibility for league planning, coordination, and day to day business operations (registration, scheduling, facility reservations, customer service, staffing, training, website management, marketing and advertising).* Provided annual event support, marketing, advising for the Superhero Run in Madison, WI, to support the Badger Childhood Cancer Network, a fundraising event that hosts several hundred runners, walkers and spectators each year. HIGHLIGHTS* In 2 years, promoted and built the program from 0 participants to 300 annual participants, despite a small overall city population (12,000) and competition that included several well established recreational and club level programs.*Developed a library of lesson plan and coach training materials for use in a variety of introductory level youth sports programs.*Served as a speaker and content source for topically relevant opportunities with local media, including WRPQ Radio and the Baraboo News Republic.*Upon relocation for a new opportunity, transitioned our youth golf program to a local golf course to serve as the foundation of their youth golf programming. Also transitioned our youth basketball program to the Baraboo High School hoops club to serve as the foundation of their introductory youth basketball programming.

Denver, Co

* Creation, development and management of one of the largest "Social Sports" organizations in Colorado, specializing in hosting year round recreational leagues for adults (kickball, dodgeball, flag football), major public and private events, and major charity events. * Creation and development of an innovative, secondary program for youth, ages 8-14, utilizing activities and games that encourage participation, teamwork, and inclusion. Program was specifically designed to appeal to children who had minimal athletic outlets in their life, or who had drifted away from traditional organized sports. * Complete responsibility for league planning, coordination, and day to day league operations (registration, scheduling, facility reservations, customer service, staffing, training, rules development, etc).* Managed all business related management responsibilities, including public relations & social media strategy, mass media relations, marketing & advertising, professional networking, sponsorship proposal and negotiation, financial management and tracking, and business strategy development.* Managed all technical business responsibilities, including website development and management, registration system implementation and management, and social media management.HIGHLIGHTS* Built organization from a single league, 4 teams and 60 participants in 2003 to an organization that hosted over 20 leagues, 3 major events, 350 teams and over 5000 league participants in 2011.* Provided primary event management, logistical, and technical support, along with secondary marketing and fund-raising support for annual charity event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado, Thanks in part to our involvement, event proceeds grew from $12K in 2005 to over $100K in 2011.* Organization was featured in a variety of local and national media, including all major Denver TV stations & publications, the Sports Business Journal, and on the Discovery Channel.

Highlands Ranch, Co

* Supervised several adult recreational sport leagues, and acted as the primary instructor and supervisor for a variety of youth programs, camps & lessons. * Served as a program lead in the design & delivery of a dramatically successful "Kinder Sports" program, an innovative introductory level sports program for children ages 3-5, focusing on progressive skill development, parent involvement, fun, and enjoyment of the game. * Maintained a high level of knowledge of a variety of indoor sports, including basketball, soccer, inline hockey and volleyball, and confidently delivered proper instruction to a wide range of child ages (3 through 14 years old), while making classes fun and interactive for the children. * Provided comprehensive information and service to members and parents, and provided rapid intervention in conflict situations, and in injury/first aid scenarios.

* Managed the day to day product management responsibilities for the Wholesale Dial product suite.* Responsibilities included technical, sales, marketing and pricing strategy for the product.* Was actively involved in supporting the network build out that helped enable the surge in popularity of the Redbox movie rental service.

Provided advanced technical support and sales guidance to a 25 member telecommunications services sales team. Provided employee training, high profile / complex client consultation, and client order logistics support.

Supported and sold additional services into a base of roughly 300 current Global Crossing business customers in the Pacific Northwest. Exhibited a strong understanding of the Global Crossing service portfolio and made product recommendations based on customer needs, and successfully closed deals and hit sales targets during my 3 year tenure.