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KU Sport Management Professional Society
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Department of Health, Sport, and Exercise Sciences
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Sport Management Program Info: hses.ku.edu and medium.com/sportmgmtku
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*Email Jordan Bass at jrbass@ku.edu to update position
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*Includes non-HSES KU graduates who work in the sport industry
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Professional Athletics
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First nameLast nameGraduation YearCurrent OrganizationPosition Past Organizations
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BillyBarnesUG 2016San Francisco 49ersManager, Entertainment and Live Event OperationsCollege Football Playoff
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ShelbyBlakenbakerUG 2016Kansas City ChiefsSuite Services Coordinator
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JasonBookerUG 1999Kansas City RoyalsSenior Director of Corporate Sponsorship and Broadcast SalesUniversity of Kansas Athletics
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ChrisBoyajianUG 2015Sporting Kansas CityDirector, Youth Business Development
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MattCarrilloUG 2015Atlanta HawksTicket Sales Manager
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CaliCoxG 2019Phoenix Rising FCService and Ticket Sales Coordinator
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GarrettCruceUG 2019Sporting Kansas CityFacilities Operations Specialist
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AdamDawsonG 2015Dallas CowboysFacility Coordinator - The StarUniversity of Minnesota Athletics, Nagurski Athletic Complex
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JacksonDelayUG 2014Kansas City ChiefsMarketing Manager
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ThomasEarleUG 2013Sporting Kansas CityRetail Operations ManagerUniversity of Alabama - Birmingham
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WesElliottUG 2010Panini America, Inc.NFL Brand ManagerTexas Brahmas Hockey Club, Kansas City T-Bones Baseball Club
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CassieEnriquezUG 2018, G 2020Oklahoma City ThunderSenior Ticket Account ManagerDallas Mavericks
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TylerEppG 2003Kansas City ChiefsVice President of Business DevelopmentChip Ganassi Racing, Sport Management Network, ProTrade, Hall of Fame Racing, San Diego Padres
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SteveFanelliUG 1995Oakland AthleticsVice President, Ticket Sales and AnalyticsSan Francisco Giants, Oakland Football Marketing Association
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JonathanFarrellG 2012Sporting Kansas CityDirector Team Administrator
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MattGardnerUG 2001St. Louis BluesSenior Director, Promotions & StrategyKansas City Royals, ATP World Tour, Orlando Magic
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SamGehlingG 2014Kansas City ChiefsInside Sales Manager
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AlyssaHenkeUG 2018Minnesota VikingsYouth Marketing Coordinator
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DavidHoltzmanG 2003Fox Sports MidwestAssociate ProducerSan Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals
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DakotaJacobsUG 2015Oklahoma City DodgersSr. Inside Sales Rep
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DanielKeiferUG 2017San Jose SharksAccount ExecutiveSan Francisco Giants
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JamesKocenUG 2016Lakeshore Chinooks BaseballCorporate Accounts ManagerNashville Predators
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KirstenKrugUG 1989Kansas City ChiefsVice President of AdministrationAmarr Garage Doors, KU Credit Union
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JackieLaBargeUG 2016, G 2018Kansas City ChiefsEvent Coordinator
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HunterLochmannUG 1995Monumental SportsChief Marketing OfficerPhoenix Suns, University of Michigan Athletics, New York Knicks, NBA, Kansas City Sport Marketing Agency
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MeganMackeyUG 2009Kansas City RoyalsSenior Manager, Corporate PartnershipsUniversity of Texas (IMG College)
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JohnMalloryUG 2002Seattle SeahawksAssistant Director of VideoKansas City Chiefs
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BlakeMcFarlandUG 2017Sporting Kansas CitySenior Manager, Match Presentation and eSports
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RobertOelschlaegerUG 2011Inventory Control ManagerWalmartKansas City Chiefs
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BetsyPollard MaxfieldUG 2000Sporting Kansas CityVice President, Youth SoccerUS Soccer Federation, The David Beckham Academy
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JackPorterUG 2016Batavia MuckdogsClubhouse Manager
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LibbyQueenG 2013Golf Course Superintendents Association of AmericaManager of Conference Events and Meeting PlanningEnvironmental Institute for Golf
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MattRichardsonUG 2011LA Kings/AEGDirector of Global PartnershipsHouston Astros
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ChadReynoldsSporting Kansas CityCreative Director
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IsaacRiffelUG 2007Kansas City RoyalsDirector of Event Operations
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AustinRyanUG 2016Oklahoma City ThunderAccount Executive, Development Team Sales
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JimSmallUG 1985Major League BaseballSenior Vice President, InternationalKansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Nike
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GarySobbaUG 1986, G 1988Wells Fargo Golf ChampionshipTournament DirectorUniversity of North Carolina, University of Houston, Wichita State University
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PatrickStacyUG 2011Kansas City RoyalsCorporate Partnerships & Client ServiceKansas City Chiefs, Jayhawk IMG Sport Marketing
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KatieStuckyUG 2009Dallas CowboysDirector of Corporate Partnership Marketing
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JustinStuckyUG 2009Dallas CowboysCollege Area ScoutNFS Scout
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ConnorTerryUG 2014Dallas MavericksCorporate Account Executive of PartnershipsSaint Louis University Athletics
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AllisonThomasUG 2018Colorado RapidsInside Sales
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RobThomsonG 2003Sporting Kansas CityChief Communications OfficerCoach and Faculty Member
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DustinTrueUG 2013, G 2014Amarillo Sod PoodlesDirector of Group Sales
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KyleVenaUG 2002Kansas City RoyalsDirector of Baseball Administration
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EricZavillaUG 1999Chicago WolvesExecutive Director of Ticket Sales and RetentionMultiple positions with Chicago Wolves
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KendraGoodman (Zink)UG 2011Kansas City RoyalsMarketing ManagerMake a Wish Foundation
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BradleyZollarsUG 2004Kansas City RoyalsSenior Director of Advertising and MarketingVML
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Intercollegiate Athletics
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First nameLast nameGraduation YearCurrent SchoolPosition Past Organizations
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SethAlbergUG 2001K-State Sport Properties/LearfieldSenior Manager of Business DevelopmentTulsa Drillers, Live Nation, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City T-Bones
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NicAnguianoUG 2013, G 2016University of KansasAssistant Director- Academic & Career Counseling
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LaceyArndt WilliamsUG 2007, G 201012th Man FoundationAssistant Vice President of TicketingColorado State University, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Christian University, University of Kansas, University of Pittsburgh
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MitchBrowningUG 2017Air Force AcademyAssistant Director, Football Recruiting
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LaurenBrownriggUG 2005Pacific University (OR)Associate Athletic Director/Senior Women's Administrator
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EvanButterfieldUG 2016Music City BowlManager of Strategic PartnershipsDetroit Tiger, Seattle Mariners
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JamisonCarmichaelUG 2015University of Saint MaryAssistant Basketball CoachSMU, Hawaii Pacific University
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AngieCretorsG 2001University of KansasAssistant Athletics DirectorUniversity of Connecticut, NCAA
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JenniferDominguezG 2015Big Ten ConferenceAssistant Director for ComplianceTexas Tech University
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CalebFeistG 2018University of StanfordAssistant Director of Operations, Men's Basketball
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NickGingrichUG 2015University of ConnecticutAssistant Equipment ManagerFresno State Athletics
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TravisGoffUG 2002University of KansasDirector of AthleticsTulane University, University of Kansas
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HoldynHalperinUG 2016University of MiamiAssociate Athletics Director, Ticket OperationsUniversity of Alabama, Michigan State, University of Kansas
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MikeHarrityUG 1999, G 2002West Point AthleticsDeputy Athletics Director/Chief Operating OfficerUniversity of Notre Dame
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JedaHays LelandUG 2006University of KansasDirector of Marketing and AdvertisingUniversity of Louisana-Monroe, Florida Atlantic, Vanderbilt
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StephaniHeider BoydG 2009University of KansasExecutive Assistant To The Dean School of BusinessWilliams Fund
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ChrisHueyUG 2015St. John's UniversityDirector of Basketball Operations, Men's BasketballPhiladelphia 76ers, Santa Clara University
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RobbyJeffriesG 2019University of KansasOperations Coordinator
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GrantJonesUG 2013Learfield IMGHead of ContentConde Nast, The Onion
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JohnKellyUG 2018University of OklahomaFootball Video Graduate Assistant
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JohnLataG 1995Florida State UniversityAssistant Athletic Director for Student Services/Baseball Oversight
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RyanLearyUG 2016Arizona State UniversityDirector of Volleyball OperationsVirginia Commonwealth University
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DanielLeveyUG 2019NavyAssistant Director of Ticket Operations
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MikeMagnussonUG 2008, G 2010University of KansasSenior Account Executive, Jayhawk IMG Sport MarketingWilliams Education Fund
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JonathanMaysG 2014, G 2017University of New HavenAssociate Director of AthleticsIllinois Wesleyan University, Special Olympics Illinois
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MattMcDonoughUG 2013, G 2015Missouri State UniversityDirector of Development
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BernieMullinUG 74, G 76, 77Aspire GroupFounderAtlanta Spirit, NBA, University of Denver, Denver Grizzlies Hockey Club, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, Pittsburg Pirates
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BenMurrayUG 2002, G 2003West Virginia UniversityAssociate Athletics Director /Executive DirectorOld Dominion University, UNLV, James Madison
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TerryNooner Jr.G 2002University of KansasAssistant Women's Basketball CoachCleveland Cavaliers,University of Alabama, University of Kansas, Southern Illinois University
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NashO'FallonUG 2019Virginia Tech UniversityPlayer Personnel/Recruiting Graduate Football Assistant
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JakePettyUG 2015University of OklahomaAthletics Academic Advisor
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JoelPlummerUG 2012Murray State CollegeAssistant Men's Basketball Coach and Head Golf CoachKansas State University, University of Illinois-Springfield
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CollinPrentissG 2016Texas Tech UniversityAssociate Director, Athletic Equipment Operations
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CarlosRamirezUG 2012University of New MexicoAssistant Athletics Director, MarketingUniversity of Kansas
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RobRamseyerG 2010Friends UniversityAthletics DirectorMidAmerica Nazarene
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AbbeyRisenhooverUG 2015NAIAAssociate Director of Eligibility Services
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NikoRobertsUG 2014NCAACoordinator of Men's Basketball Championships
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LenaRoesnerG 2019Idaho State UniversityAthletics Advisor