Experience

Sheila Walker Consulting

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • Oct 2009 - Present

  Sheila Walker Consulting is a sole proprietorship that provides services to non-profit sports organizations with emphasis on, though not exclusively, those within the Olympic Movement. The scope of services includes executive management, governance support, strategic planning, and event development and management oversight.



USA Taekwondo

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Controller

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2014

  Provide accounting services to the National Governing Body for the Olympic sport of Taekwondo.with special expertise in the area of event financial controls.



USA Field Hockey

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2003 - Aug 2009

  Provided executive leadership to non-profit sport governing body that included management of a $7 M annual budget, all staff functions, program oversight for membership of 20,000, and support to all governance functions.



US Olympic Committee

• Sr Director of Sport Development

  • 1997 - 2000

• Dir of Events and Conferences

  • Oct 1983 - Aug 1997

  Developed, negotiated, and managed compliance of event contract valued at $15+ M annually. Controlled $4.2 M internal budget and provided oversight of LOC with budget of $12+ M. Oversaw event preparation and execution of 10 Olympic Festivals (1983 - 1995) with professional staffs of 70+ and 10,000+ volunteers.Designed and implemented annual national convention for US Olympic Movement (1991 - 1997) including strategies for funding, sponsorship, marketing, speaker program, trade show, and hospitality.

• Assist Dir of Operations

  • Jan 1982 - Oct 1982

  Administered $6 million in annual grant programs. Second-in-command for Olympic and Pan American Team selection and administration, training centers, and sports medicine and science Reported to Director of Operations