April 25, 2008

Education
St. John's University, Peter J. Tobin College of Business,
Queens, New York May 2008
Masters in Business Administration; Executive Management

Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York May 2006
Bachelor of Arts in Communication;
Concentrations in Public Relations and Communication Studies Minor in Psychology
*Cum Laude graduate honors *Dean's List honors

Experience
St. John's University Athletic Marketing, Graduate Assistant June 2006-Present
Interim Director of Red Storm Athletic Marketing during the summer of 2007, unofficial.
Acquired approximately $300k in radio and $30k in newspaper advertisements annually via corporate trade.
Sold at least $4,000 in group ticket sales for Men's and Women's Soccer events.
Assisted in $25,000 grant contract fulfillment for KeySpan Foundation Middle school incentive program, annually Managed more than 23 interns, student-workers, and volunteers in an office setting and throughout athletic events.
Developed and implemented marketing plans and initiatives for all 17 athletic programs.

Taylor Global, Inc., Internship Dec 2005-May 2006
Formerly known as Alan Taylor Communications, and sister company of Pennsylvania Plaza, New York City corporation; Catalyst Public Relations.
Contacted and scheduled media for clientele and promotional events.
Composed press releases and compiled daily news clippings concerning all current clients.

Madison Square Garden Network and Sports Properties
Public Relations, Internship Aug 2005-Dec 2005

Assisted in managing and carrying out all operational responsibilities for college basketball, boxing, charity concerts & events, and other sports occurring at MSG; as well as, worked in conjunction with several other departments within MSG.
Responsible for compiling all daily news clippings having to do with MSG, accountable for composing a weekly synopsis of events that occurred at the arena for distribution, and served as customer service liaison for the venue.
Staffed and managed events under the NCAA, NIT, ShowTime and HBO Boxing.

Marist College Athletics' Department of Sports Information,
Athletic Communication Assistant Aug 2002-May 2006
Set-up, conducted, staffed, and executed athletic event operational responsibilities for all 21 athletic teams and programs.
Wrote scripts, speeches, and press releases for all athletic events and ceremonies.
Operated computerized marketing tools, and taught others in technical operations.

Additional
Assistant in several events for CBS, NBC, SNY, FOX Sports, NBA, WNBA, WBC, etc. This includes traveling more than ten hours for certain nationally televised events.

Skills
Experienced in Adobe Photoshop, Frontpage, Microsoft software, Quark, website design.