Jennifer Adams

Name: Jen Adams
Student Status: 1st Year Dual Degree
Alma Mater: University of California, Irvine
Undergraduate Major: Economics
Previous Work Experience: UCI Athletics Department Intern for Sports Marketing and Promotions (2 Years); Retail in recreational sports industry (7 years)
Career aspirations: To work in an international sports organization doing community relations.
Dream job: VP Community Relations/Development for the Olympic Committee or World Cup
Why UMass?: Experienced faculty, strong international ties and a great reputation.
Person most admired in the sports industry and why: Tony Gwynn. He played his entire career in San Diego and was always a prominent figure that participated in and gave back to his community.
Last book read, non-textbook: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Volume I

Mark Bergeron

Name: Mark Bergeron
Student Status: 1st Year Dual Degree
Alma Mater: University of Maryland
Undergraduate Major: General Business
Previous Work Experience: Cincinnati Reds Florida Operations; Brooklyn Cyclones
Career aspirations: Baseball Operations
Dream job: General Manager of a World Series winner
Why UMass?: Top program of its kind and a great alumni network.
Person most admired in the sports industry and why: Bill James. He challenged a lot of accepted ideas about baseball as a complete outsider and changed the way the game is run. He is one of the most influential men in baseball of all time.
Last book read, non-textbook: Lords of the Realm by John Helyar

Alison Campbell

Name: Allison Campbell
Student Status: 1st Year Dual Degree
Alma Mater: Central Michigan University
Undergraduate Major: Sociology
Previous Work Experience: Football Operations & Fundraising – Central Michigan; Community Development Consultant – Wisconsin State Independent Living Council; Captioning Assistant and Monitor - Captel
Career aspirations: Professional or collegiate athletics operations
Dream job: General Manager for Detroit Tigers
Why UMass?: Strength and reputation of programs and faculty. It also afforded me the opportunity to obtain my MBA and MS in Sport Management at the same time.
Person most admired in the sports industry and why: Pat Summit for the way she carries herself and her university, but is always available and approachable for advice or anyone in need.
Last book read, non-textbook: Who’s Your Caddy? by Rick Reilly

Zhaoquan Ding

Name: Zhaoquan Ding
Student Status: 1st Year Dual Degree
Alma Mater: University of International and Business
Undergraduate Major: Finance
Previous Work Experience: 10 years experience in publishing; 6 years experience in amateurish martial arts promotion
Career aspirations: To become a professional martial arts/fight promoter
Dream job: To build my own fight promotion company
Why UMass?: Being able to get my MBA and MS in Sport Management in just 2 years
Person most admired in the sports industry and why: Dana White, the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship, because it is him who has brought Mixed Martial Arts from an underground industry to a semi-mainstream sport in America.
Last book read, non-textbook: The World is Flat

Yutao Lin

Name: Yutao Lin (Tracy)
Student Status: 1st Year Dual Degree
Alma Mater: Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Undergraduate Major: English for International Business Management
Previous Work Experience: Marketing Executive – Guangzhou Extending-service Sport Marketing Co.; Marketing Intern – Spalding China; Manager – Yushan Tennis Club
Career aspirations: To help American pro sport leagues to enter Chinese or Asian markets
Dream job: International marketing – related positions in pro sport leagues
Why UMass?: Good reputation; good alumni network; excellent faculty
Person most admired in the sports industry and why: Li Ning
Last book read, non-textbook: Cases Study of Sport Games Sponsorship

Livia Quintanilha

Name: Livia Quintanilha
Student Status: 1st Year Dual Degree
Alma Mater: University of Brasilia
Undergraduate Major: Advertising
Previous Work Experience: Sale of Tickets for F1 Brazil GP (LRC Events), Teacher (Wizard English School), and Copywriter (G3 Communication)
Career aspirations: Sport Sponsorship/Event Management
Dream job: Running my own sports agency
Why UMass?: The opportunity of receiving a dual degree was a perfect match with my professional goals. Also, the impressive background of faculty members and great support from staff members were crucial in my decision of coming to UMass.
Person most admired in the sports industry and why:
Last book read, non-textbook: Nietzche: A Philosophical Biography by Reudiger Safranski

Joseph Rosales

Name: Joe Rosales
Student Status: 1st Year Dual Degree
Alma Mater: Columbia University
Undergraduate Major: Civil Engineering
Previous Work Experience: Weidlinger Associates, structural engineering firm, 4 years
Career aspirations: To work in baseball operations for a professional baseball team
Dream job: GM Boston Red Sox
Why UMass?: Top sports management program, extensive network in baseball, close to my family and friends
Person most admired in the sports industry and why: Bill Belichick because of his shared ability with Scott Pioli to sustain an extremely successful team personnel-wise in a sport most difficult to do so, while also being the best in the coaching profession.
Last book read, non-textbook: Brooklyn Follies

Brian Sharkey

Name: Brian Sharkey
Student Status: 1st Year Dual Degree
Alma Mater: Carleton College
Undergraduate Major: English
Previous Work Experience: Played professional basketball for UCD Marian in Ireland
Career aspirations: A career in an NBA front office doing Basketball Operations and Player Personnel and Development
Dream job: General Manager of the Boston Celtics
Why UMass?: I picked UMass because of its excellent reputation, its small class sizes and its strong alumni network.
Person most admired in the sports industry and why: Jim Laranga, head men’s basketball coach at George Mason University, for his passion for basketball, his humore, and his respect for the game.
Last book read, non-textbook: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

Rachael Zilboorg

Name: Rachael Zilboorg
Student Status: 1st Year Dual Degree
Alma Mater: Wesleyan University
Undergraduate Major: History
Previous Work Experience: Intern, Vermont Lake Monsters; Intern, Sports Information; Columnist, Sportsblurb.com; freelance writer for Baseball America, Beyond Partisan, and The Fantasy Baseball Review
Career aspirations: To work in community relations for a professional sports team
Dream job: Director of Community Relations/Development for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, or New England Patriots
Why UMass?: Because of its academics, reputation, and realistic approach to graduate education
Person most admired in the sports industry and why: Frank Robinson, because of his integrity and his determination to keep baseball about hard work , talent, and passion as opposed to glitz, hype, and scandal.
Last book read, non-textbook: The End of Baseball As We Know It