McCormack Guest Speakers: Fall 2021

January 4, 2022

Thank you to all our guest speakers who have joined us in class – virtually & in person!   Steve McKelvey – Prof Dev Seminar (graduate class) Mike Lunardelli (Umass alum) – VP of Merchand

Thank you to all our guest speakers who have joined us in class – virtually & in person!
 

Steve McKelvey – Prof Dev Seminar (graduate class)

  • Mike Lunardelli (Umass alum) – VP of Merchandise, Spartan Races
  • Max Graf – Manager, Partner Services, IRONMAN
  • Neel Shah -- India on Track
  • Dan Iannetta (BS alum) -- Head of Product Marketing, DraftKings
  • Adina Erwin -- GM, Barclays Center
  • Danielle Byrd (MBA/MS alum) - Sr Vice President, MarketCast

Sport Leadership – Mark McDonald

  • Dennis Mannion (BS alum) – CEO, House of 7 LLC
  • Anita DeFrantz – International Olympic Committee (IOC) Board Member (EIR)

Will Norton - Sport & Digital Media (all BS alums)

  • Rob Hanlon – Client Account Manager, Twitter
  • Scott Savran – Sr. Manager, Property Consulting & Analytics, Scout 360
  • Jeremy Erber – Director, Partnership Development, CSM
  • Greg Guerman – Sr. Manager, Business Development, Kiswe

Brett Albert – Sport Economics

  • Evan Parker -- SVP and General Manager, The Athletic
  • Kurt Badenhausen -- Sports Valuation Reporter, Sportico

Emily Must – Intro to Sport Management

  • Jonathan Oustaev, Head of Social Media at Spartan | Content Strategist for Joe De Sena at Spartan
  •  Robert Hanlon, Client Account Manager at Twitter
  • Marcus Myrick, Sr. Director of Club Services at United Soccer Leagues LLC (USL); and
  • Madison Perlmutter, Inside Sales Representative at the New England Revolution
  • Steve Trachtenberg, Director of Hockey Operations at University of Massachusetts
  • Sam Rubinstein, Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Brandeis University
  • Tess Smichenko, Account Executive at Drumroll
  • Eric Hett, Associate Account Manager at Nielsen Sports
  • Kelsey Senecal, Membership Services Account Executive at Detroit Lions
  • Jack Nardi, Account Executive, Scout 360 - Property Consulting & Analytics
  • Scott Savran CPA, Senior Manager - Scout 360, Property Consulting & Analytics; and
  • Tanya Downey, Sports Marketing & Partnerships Consultant, MLS, SBJ New Voices Under 30 Recipient
  • Jake Aldrich, Sports Program Manager at Boston Ski & Sports Club
  • Liam Rose, Senior iGaming Marketing & Operations Associate at DraftKings Inc.
  • Brett Estrella, Brand Partnerships & Esports at Excel Sports Management
  • Patrick Muldoon, Manager, Brands at Wasserman
  • Kelsey Koswick, Account Manager at Digitas North America; and
  • Davonté Higginbottom, Sports Talent Assistant at WME (William Morris Endeavor)
  • Ariella Vaakil, Account Executive, Season Ticket Sales, and Service at the New York Yankees,
  • Sam Barlow, Director, Inside Sales at the Washington Football Team, 
  • Abby Higgins (Rice), Manager, Inside Sales at the New York Mets,
  • Matthew Donnelly, Account Executive, Business Development at the Detroit Pistons, and
  • Carly Salerno, Senior Director, Ticket Sales at Monumental Sports & Entertainment.
  • Brittany Green, Manager, Partnerships Solutions at Oak View Group
  • Joe Dolan, General Managers of the Webster Bank Arena, Oak View Group Facilities
  • Bill Hubbard, Chairman at Tokio Marine HCC
  • Robin Lang, Vice President at Tokio Marine HCC
  • Jeff Stanley, Senior Vice President at Tokio Marine HCC
  • Sydney Robinson, Product Innovation Specialist at Tokio Marine HCC
  • Christine Franklin -- Executive Vice President, Octagon
  • Jon Patricof -- CEO and Co-Founder, Athletes Unlimited

Will Norton - Sport Sponsorship Strategy

  • Scott Savran – Sr. Manager, Property Consulting & Analytics, Scout 360
  • Jeremy Erber – Director, Partnership Development, CSM
  • Cory Adelson – Global Fan Insights Analyst, NBA

Nicole Melton – Sport D&I

  • Terri Jackson – Executive Director, WNBPA
  • Trinity Montiero – Executive Coordinator, SEEN
  • Devin Ibanez – First openly gay Major League Rugby player
  • Jami Lopries – Executive Director, The Alliance Fastpitch (softball)
  • Alannah Scardino – Rising Phoenix
  • Reed Fox – Program Manager, Street Soccer USA
  • Bria Felicien – Founder, The Black Sportswoman
  • Sarah Axelson – VP Advocacy, Women’s Sports Foundation
  • Emet Marwell – Manager, Policy & Programs, Athlete Ally
  • Anthony Weems – Assistant Professor, Florida International University
  • Diego Zegarra – VP, Equity & Impact, Park Community Foundation