Experience

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  University of Maryland Baltimore County

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Associate Athletic Director of Facilities & Events

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Manage facilities and events for all 17 varsity sports teams at UMBC. Manage a facility event team consisting of 5 managers/coordinators. Responsible for game operations, capital projects and financial planning, venue repairs and upgrades, coordination all aspects for athletic events. Liasion with OVG for CEI Arena varsity athletic events and championship production. Oversee implentation of emergency activation plans, orientation for work study and interns, and event production management including security staff. Additionally, sport supervise Men's Lacrosse and Women's Volleyball Varsity.

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  John Taylor Babbitt Foundation

  • New Jersey, United States

  • Event Coordinator

    • Sep 2010 - Present
    • New Jersey, United States

    The John Taylor Babbitt Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing sudden cardiac death, headquartered in Northern New Jersey. • Serves on the Babbitt Ball event committee, annually held at the New York Athletic Club. Also assisted with donations for auction and raffle items. Managed sponsorship marketing, event advertising, donation entry and receipt, as well as assisted in overall event management for the annual Walk With Heart fundraising event, which has raised over $400K for the foundation. • Cultivate and develop donor relationships, including providing weekly reporting to the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

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  CUNY Bronx Community College

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director of Athletics

    • Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

    Oversee all Athletics Operations, staff, and compliance. Liaison with all other departments on campus support campus mission, new initiatives, retention, and development.

  • Associate Athletic Director/ Aquatics Director

    • Feb 2018 - Feb 2023

    Lead on compliance for all varsity sports. Assist with venue and game management for all host competitions as well as athletic events. Assists with department budgets, purchasing, and seasonal planning. Provide mentorship and guidance for student-athletes as they navigate their path to success. Manage course volunteers for the college’s largest annual fundraiser, Run the Bronx.Responsible for the grand reopening, preparation, and staff of the 25-yard swimming pool in July 2019. Hires and manages the aquatics staff. Coordinates with HYPER department for the scheduling and supervision of all academic courses held in the pool.

  • Interim Athletic Director

    • Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

    Overall all aspects of Athletics and Aquatics operations. Lead on compliance for all varsity sports. Organize and liaison with the development department on events and fundraising. Manage all athletic staff, College Assistants, work study, coaching staff, and aquatic staff.

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  Asphalt Green

  • New York, NY

  • Aquatics Administrator & AGUA Age Group and Senior Development Coach

    • Jan 2012 - Apr 2019
    • New York, NY

    AGUA is Manhattan’s premier competitive swimming team; one of the top teams in the Northeast and most diverse teams in the USA. The program is offered and operated by Asphalt Green, a non-profit organization in New York City dedicated to promoting a lifestyle of sports and fitness.• Responsible for coaching needs of 3 age groups on AGUA and assist with AGUA Masters, including designing practice sets, conducting strength training programs, private lesson instruction and developing mentoring relationships to all athletes. • Responsible for all administrative needs to support the AGUA team and staff, including team practice and private lesson scheduling; management and planning of swim meet logistics, lodging, transportation and communications. • Help manage all team communications including the weekly e-newsletter, team website updates and e-mail communications. • Work closely with the Development department to produce the two largest annual fundraising events at Asphalt Green that support the aquatics programs, Swim for the Future and the Big Swim, which involve a donors reception, Olympic swimmer workshop and VIP reception for premium donors, and a comprehensive swim meet for swimmers of all ages. • Collaborate with the Development department in processing all “Swim for the Future” scholarship applications, and develop relationships with all previous and current scholarship recipients. • Served as AGUA team sponsorship representative. TYR Sport is our official sponsor of Asphalt Green swim teams and tri-club. Required to make decisions on selection and branding of team and staff apparel; ensuring all sponsored events are in compliance of TYR Sport branding and sponsorship guidelines; and providing essential product feedback on a regular basis in order for TYR Sport to continue creating better products.

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  Kinetic Sports Club

  • Pelham Manor, NY

  • Aquatics Director

    • Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Pelham Manor, NY

    Kinetic Sports Club is a luxury family fitness and recreation center located in Pelham Manor, NY. With 50,000 square feet, the facility includes: a state of the art fitness facility, full gym, Indoor Cycling, group fitness classes, serene yoga studio, personal training, small group training, juice bar, luxurious locker rooms with steam and sauna, lap pool, kids aquatic center, indoor soccer fields, basketball court, kids place room, and much more for members in Pelham, Pelham Manor, New Rochelle, and Mount Vernon to enjoy.• Responsible for managing all Aquatic Programs including: swim school, AQUA group fitness, private lessons, family swim, and water safety education. • Responsible for all Aquatic's administrative needs including budgeting, event planning, class enrollment, and scheduling logistics.

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  The Pingry School

  • Martinsville, NJ

  • Interim Assistant Athletic Director

    • Aug 2011 - Mar 2012
    • Martinsville, NJ

    The Pingry school is a premiere coeducational, independent college preparatory school in New Jersey, founded in 1861. • Managed scheduling, logistics, confirmation and communication for all athletic events.• Responsible for executing athletic events and games hosted at Pingry, including coordinating with facilities management.

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  Lifetime Athletic

  • Florham Park, NJ and Berkeley Heights, NJ

  • Head Aquatic Coach - Northern New Jersey

    • Apr 2011 - Mar 2012
    • Florham Park, NJ and Berkeley Heights, NJ

    Lifetime Fitness is a chain of reputable high-end mega-fitness centers operating in the USA and Canada. • Established Aquatics programs - age group swim classes, development and age group competitive youth teams and masters swimming programs, for two premiere fitness clubs in Northern New Jersey.• Created curriculum, program structure and operating procedures for all Aquatics programs. • Responsible for developing, recruiting and expanding Aquatics program membership by 100%

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  H2Os Foundation

  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  • Executive Director

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
    • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

    The H2Os Foundation is a non-profit organization founded to provide aquatic opportunities to underprivileged individuals, eradicate drowning in the South Florida Community, and promote an active and healthy lifestyle through aquatics. • Develop, identify and execute all fundraising event opportunities for the foundation. • Serve as foundation partner with the top swim schools in Miami, that receive allocated funds from the foundation’s initiatives.• Coordinate, execute and develop swim curriculum for program events, including partnering with top tier swim schools to structure classes.

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  Alonzo Mourning Charities, Inc.

  • Coral Gables, Florida, United States

  • Event Production Manager

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
    • Coral Gables, Florida, United States

    The Alonzo Mourning Charities, Inc. is a non-profit organization that allows donors with varied interests in children issues benefit to several charities from their one contribution. Primary Beneficiaries: Children’s Home Society, 100 Black Men of South Florida, Overtown Youth Center, Excellence Without Excuses, 33 Thanksgivings and the National Kidney Foundation • Served as the Production Manager, developing and managing all supporting events and activities for Zo’s Summer Groove, a fundraising weekend event designed to celebrate the spirit and culture of South Florida. • Managed all strategic communications for Zo’s Summer Groove, including solicitation materials for event and title sponsors, management and cultivation of celebrities, high profile guests and donors, and execution of marketing and PR campaigns pre and post event. • Researched and identified prospective donors, and prospective non-profit beneficiary organizations, including targeted donor research for the Alonzo Mourning’s Kidney Foundation.• Assisted in the planning and production of mentoring events for Honey Shine, a mentoring program for young women ages 8-18 founded by Tracy Wilson Mourning.

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  Swim Gym

  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  • Board-Up Miami Event Coordinator

    • Sep 2007 - Jun 2010
    • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

    Swim Gym offers swim instruction, competitive coaching for age group and Masters level swimmers, summer swim camps and online shopping for aquatics products, in the Miami Florida area. • Responsible for overall event management of the three-day USA Pro-Amateur, Swim Miami and Board-Up Miami events, including participant registration, coordination of timing, heat seating, and recording systems for all swim participants. • Managed all event volunteers, including volunteer recruitment through partnering with area schools.• Managed Public Relations initiatives, including all event marketing collateral materials, pre and post event publicity, and the negotiation of donated daily media broadcasts with local radio stations.