Virtual Sport and Fitness Showcase
Friday
February 17, 2023
Join us via Zoom!
Meeting ID: 879 0458 7662
Passcode: 830430
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Featuring Buffy Filippell, founder of Teamworkonline.com
On Friday, February 17 from 9:00-11:50 a.m., the Tiffin University Sports Management Program will host a virtual sport and fitness showcase, wherein TU students and community members are encouraged to engage with alumni and other seasoned professionals in the world of health and athletics.
The guest panelists will discuss and field inquiries on several pre-chosen topics, with each subject being given its own session. There will be twelve meetings in total, and each will be repeated once throughout the duration of the event. Breakout rooms via Zoom will be used to facilitate each individual conference, and attendees may attend up to four without being double-booked. The tentative topics of discussion include:
- Fan Engagement
- Fitness & Strength Training Certification
- Business Intelligence & Data in Sports
- College Athletics: Non-Coaching/Training
- Brand Sponsorships and Partnerships
- Starting a Club or Fitness Business
- Pro Sports: Agency Representation
- Social Media Marketing & Engagement
- Collegiate Sports Licensing & Name, Image, Likeness (NIL)
- Ticketing Marketplace
- Facility and Club Management
- Working in Pro Sports
General 12-topic Schedule
- 9:00 a.m. Main Room: Welcome,
- 9:20 a.m. Breakout Sessions 1-4
- 9:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions 1-4 Repeated
- 10:10 a.m. Breakout Sessions 5-8
- 10:35 a.m. Breakout Sessions 5-8 Repeated
- 11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions 9-12
- 11:25 a.m. Breakout Sessions 9-12 Repeated
Confirmed Featured Speakers
The lineup of panelists will include representative university professors, NFL and NBA agents and coaches, former Olympic athletes, renowned trainers and many others. They include:
| Dr. Lorenzo Guess, MSCC, CSCS, MBA* | Michigan State University – Director of Performance |
| Dr. Noemi Zaharia, Olympian | University of AL Huntsville – Clinical Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Cory Schierberl, CSCS, TSAC-F | Lionel University – Exercise Science Graduate Department Chair |
| Dr. Calvin Hunter | Wittenberg University – Program Director, Master of Arts Sports Administration |
| Courtney Funchess* | Pyramid Sports & Entertainment – NFL Agent |
| Brett Norton* | Sport Management Worldwide – NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor |
| Jim Convertino | Professional Athletes and Entertainers Insurance Solutions – Director |
| Amy Potter | BMO Financial Group – Director North American Sponsorships |
| Joe Lofton* | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers – Youth Football Coordinator |
| Ashley Madison* | MLB Cleveland Guardians – Senior Account Executive Group Ticket Sales |
| Mark Thomas* | Penn Fusion Soccer Academy – Executive Director |
| Sam Siebert* | Cleveland SC Corp – President |
| Melvin Moss* | Moss Therapy and Wellness, PLLC, Chief Operating Officer |
| Dylan Saunders* | Learfield Sports & Ohio State University Athletics – Account Executive |
| Hayley Coppola* | TikPik – Partnerships |
| Hayden Dotson | Illitch Sports & Entertainment (Tigers & Red Wings) – Director of Inside Sales |
| Alfreeda Goff | Horizon League – Retired Sr. Associate Commissioner & Chief of Staff |
| Scott Hughes* | University of Alabama – Assistant Athletic Director for Development |
| Justin Hairston* | University of Missouri Columbia – Director of Sport-Specific Giving |
| Alanna Widman* | University of North Carolina Chapel Hill – Assistant Equipment Manager |
| Morgan Adcock* | NCAA – Associate Director of NCAA Customer Service |
| Brian Perkins | Toledo Walleye & AAA Mud Hens – Director of Ticket Strategy & Analytics |
| Raquel Paso | Adidas Latin America – Sr Manager Range Architecture F-ball| Outdoor Specialty |
| Michael Virgin* | Sandusky Sports Force Park – General Manager |
| Derek Halbasch | Landmark Event Staffing Services Cleveland – Branch Manager |
| Chanel Murff | NFL – Senior Manager, Emerging Products & Strategy |
| Bruce Wimbash | Anomaly Sport Group – Athlete Development and Protection |
| Ryan Paul* | Towson University – Athletics Marketing and Engagement Manager |
| Melissa Bird* | MB2 Communications – President |
| Meredith Scerba | University of South Florida – Senior Associate Athletic Director / External Affairs |
| Leslie Barr | NHL Columbus Blue Jackets – Group Events Specialist |
| Noah Skaldan | NHL Columbus Blue Jackets – Manager of New Business Development |
| Anthony Madle | NBA – Associate Manager, Project Management |
| Justin Roh Valient Management | Director of Partnership |
| Allison Kimbrough | Hall of Fame Resorts & Entertainment Co. – Senior Director of Partnership Activation |
| Keiana Mitchell | Columbus Parks & Recreation – Senior Manager Strategic Partnerships |
| Brett Myers* | AAA Louisville Bats – Vice President of Operations |
| Kelly Daniel | Tiffin University – Assistant Vice President for Athletics, SWA, Director of Compliance |
| *Tiffin University Alumni |
