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Burlington, Nc

Select Achievements• Partnered with institutions and conferences within all three divisions of the NCAA, as well as the NAIA• Led the development and launch of the NCAA campus activation kit in celebration of 75 Years of March Madness (impacting all 1,066 institutions as well as the conference offices) while overseeing all communications surrounding the kit• Managed the rebranding process, from start-to-finish, for the Crossroads League (NAIA), formerly known as the Mid-Central College Conference• Partnered with a Division I athletic director in his first year holding such a role, auditing the entire external relations operation of the department• Conducted a brand assessment project with the fledgling Great American Conference (NCAA DII) during its first year as a new league• Managed multiple sports events, working directly with the local organizing group to ensure execution of all corporate contracts, game operations, media obligations and staffing• Conceptualized, launched, and executed the “Mascot Stampede” for Steamboat Resort; an event that attracted 20 Division I college mascots to the mountain village

I am very fortunate to serve as the public address announcer for Duke football since 2009, men's and women's basketball starting in 2010. Below are two YouTube links from Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Leading the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators as President, having directed the programming for the first convention to return to New Orleans, post-Katrina.

Elon, Nc

Oversight of marketing and event management operations (and budgets), with responsibility for revenue generation through corporate partnerships and ticket sales, while concentrating on image strengthening and the building of fan affinity.Select Achievements• Planned for and activated programs which enhanced the brand of the Athletics Department, including participation on the organizing committee for a new moniker; led the department staff in the communication of a consistent message of the athletic brand and established a style guide for various groups both on and off campus• Led the research and development of the new athletics website, a process which required researching comparisons about hosting the site on-campus versus a third-party vendor; organized a committee for design concepts and end user expectations as well as development of a plan to communicate the existence of the new site• Developed and executed marketing plans to promote Elon Athletics through football, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball and men’s and women’s tennis• Developed and executed all athletics promotional activities as they pertained to media and product purchases, special home event activities and community relations• Co-produced a variety of marketing and promotional programs with administrators in the offices of the South Atlantic Conference, the Big South Conference and the Southern Conference• Launched a partnership with the School of Communications, ESPNU and Time Warner Cable and produced a student-run weekly sports magazine show, wrote scripts, planned advertising and developed program content

Winston-Salem, Nc

Impacted every aspect of the minor league affiliate for the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, with great attention given to game planning, operations and management.Select Achievements• Successfully and tactfully eliminated a “freebie” culture under the direction of a new ownership group, measured by increased corporate sales and per cap fan spending• Collaborated with the General Manager of the club, city personnel and contracted companies on a $1.2 million stadium renovation project• Hired and supervised all part-time personnel, including many high school and college students• Developed and executed all promotional concepts as they pertained to media and product purchases, special game event activities and public relations• Coordinated all marketing, communication, promotional and operational activities for the 1993 Carolina League All-Star Game (held in Winston-Salem)

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