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Email:
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Dr. Sharon Guthrie—
Program Director/
Kinesiology Department
Chair
Stephen E. Buchan—
Associate Director
Diane Higgs—
Manager of Student Affairs
G.A.’s
Brandon Urry — LT 24
Earl Declet — LT 25
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ROC P.1
Student News P.2
LT 23 Awards P.2
Students in the Biz P.3
Alumni Updates and New Jobs P.3
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1 Developing Leaders in the Business of Sport
Spring ROC
February 11, 2014
Long Beach, CA - The CSULB Graduate Program in Sport
Management held it’s semi-annual Reception/Orientation/
Colloquium, commonly referred to as the “ROC”, on February
11, 2014. This ROC honored the outgoing learning team, LT 23,
and welcomed the new learning team, LT 26, into the program.
The event was held in the University Student Union Ballrooms
and attracted close to 225 students and family members, the
most attendees in program history.
Attendees, including CSULB Interim President, Dr. Donald J. Para,
were treated to a delicious catered meal and a special program
hosted by Dr. Sharon Guthrie, GPSM Program Director, who
gave the official welcome of the evening and introduced the
honored speakers.
The program welcomed back alumnus Megan Deer (LT 1) as the
honored guest speaker. After completing the program, Megan
has held positions with many international sporting events
including the X-Games and the 2012 London Olympics. She is
currently the General Manager of Venue Operations for the
2015 Special Olympics World Games. While talking about the
experiences she has had in sports after leaving the program, she
emphasized to the new and graduating students to “work hard,
play hard and don’t be a jerk” in their future careers in sport
management.
Graduating members of LT 23, Jonathan Palmer and Kelsie
Hendrix, were chosen by a capstone review panel to present their
outstanding Capstone Projects at the event. Jonathan’s Capstone
was entitled: Murph for Memorial Day: A CrossFit Fundraiser to
Benefit Veterans and Their Families. Kelsie presented her project
on: OneStopFit.com: The Online Marketplace for Physical Fitness.
Winners of the Outstanding Capstone from LT 23 included:
Ashely Bennett, Cody Brown, Jacqulyn Herkins, Jocelyn Neely,
Logan Potter, and Aiyana Welsh. Winners of the 4.0 award
included: David Baier, Cody Brown, Kelsie Hendrix, Jessika
Hornsby, Abbey McNamara, Logan Potter, and Aiyana Welsh.
David Baier won the Beach Pride Award, Jacqulyn Herkins won
the 110% Award, and Aiyana Welsh won the Outstanding Student
Award.
To conclude the program, Aiyana Welsh was selected by her peers
in LT 23 to give the outgoing speech as the “LT representative.”
She delivered an inspiring message that began by thanking all the
faculty, staff and family who helped and supported LT 23 through
the program and finished by encouraging her classmates to use
the skills and abilities they learned in the program to go forward
with their careers.
The event was enjoyable for all and provided a night full of
memories for members of both LT 23 and LT 26 and their families.
Best of luck to members of both LT’s as they move forward in
their careers, the classroom, and their lives!
Above: Members of LT 23
after being recognized for
their accomplishments and
completion of the program.
Left: Newly introduced
members of LT 26, ready to
begin the program, at the
conclusion of the ROC.
LT 23 Award Winners
GA NEWS
On January 6th, a number of students in the
program had a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to
work the last Bowl Championship Series (BCS)
Game ever. Many of GPSM students intern for
game-days at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, as it
lends great experiences to hone facility
management, event management, and customer
service skills. This year, the iconic Rose Bowl
Stadium hosted the last BCS Championship game
between Florida State and Auburn, in addition to
its annual Rose Bowl Game. Earl Declet (LT 25)
described the experience, “...it doesn’t get much
bigger or better than this! Tons of people would
give anything for the opportunity that we got.
I’m just happy to have the chance to be at the BCS game, and it wouldn’t have happened without the
Graduate Program in Sports Management.” To see other exciting locations where our GPSM students
have had the opportunity to intern, check out the “Students in the Biz” section on the following page.
Spring 2014 Internship Roundtable
Aiyana Welsh, who has served as the Graduate Assistant for LT 23 has now
graduated from the program and will now move on to a new position as Spectator
Services Manager with the 2015 Special Olympic World Games. Aiyana has served as
a GA in the program since August 2012 where she acted as a liaison between
students and faculty and helped coordinate all program events. Prior to beginning
the program Aiyana also attended CSULB for her undergraduate degree where she
also competed as a member of the track and field team. She was recently
recognized at the ROC with the 4.0 GPA award, Outstanding Capstone Project
Award, and the Outstanding Sport Management Student Award.
We wish Aiyana good luck and know she will be successful in her future career!
GPSM at the Final BCS National Championship Game Aiyana Welsh
Aiyana moves on from the program
to a position as the Spectator
Services Manager with the 2015
Special Olympic World Games.
Bill Shumard “Beach Pride” Award
Outstanding Sport Management Student
110% Award
David Baier
David landed a position as an
Inside Ticket Sales Representative
with the San Diego Chargers
immediately after graduation.
Jacqulyn Herkins
Jacqulyn continues on in her
position as Premium Service
Coordinator for the Anaheim Ducks.
A position she was able to secure
through an informational interview.
One of the first exciting events that
newly admitted students into the
program attend is the Internship
Roundtable. The roundtable offers
the incoming learning team the
opportunity to sit down with local
companies in the sports industry and
participate in a “speed-interview”
session. Here, students can network
and leave an impression with
company representatives in order to
obtain an internship. Every student in
the program is required to complete
three internship courses one each
semester in the program). Many
students in the program have witnessed first-hand how internships lead to full-time positions. Of the 23
company representatives present at the Spring 2014 Internship roundtable, a total of 13 are alumni of the
program. Companies that attended the roundtable included: AVP, AEG, Cartan Global, Fight Club OC, Grand
Prix of Long Beach, Haus of Grey, LA Galaxy, Long Beach State Athletics, The Rose Bowl, Roy Englebrecht
Promotions, SCGA, Special Olympics-Southern California, Special Olympics-World Games, The Tiger Woods
Foundation and USA Beach Volleyball.
Above: GPSM Rose Bowl Interns (L-R) Sean Del Rossi(LT 25),
Jordan Barranco(LT 24), Andrew Sinatra(LT 22), Wesley Snyder
(LT 25), Paul Leaf(LT 24), Nick Opitz(LT 23), Aiyana Welsh(LT 23),
Earl Declet(LT 25), and Lisa Chow(LT 24).
Above: Members of LT 26, Colin Baines, Sheridan Robarge and Connor Mills speak
about internship opportunities with Martin Bannon, the Corporate Sales Manager
of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach.
STUDENTS IN THE BIZSTUDENTS IN THE BIZSTUDENTS IN THE BIZ
ALUMNI UPDATES AND NEW JOBS
Upcoming Sport Events
Sports Events Marketing Experience
March 28th-29th, 2014
Washington, D.C.
Click Here to register
IEG Annual Sponsorship Conference
March 23-26, 2014
Chicago, IL
CLICK HERE for more info
Travis Roberts (LT 24) interning with the
LA Kings at the first ever NHL “Stadium
Series” game held at Dodger Stadium
between the Kings and Anaheim Ducks.
Anthony Tibaldi (LT 24) and Amanda
Taylor (LT 25) also worked the game.
Left: Mariana Patraca (LT 24) with
LA Dodgers superstar Yasiel Puig at
MLB Urban Youth Academy Annual
Community Day. Mariana was the
one to schedule Puig for the event
and served as his translator as well.
Above & below: Kirsten Ma-
kowiec (LT 24), Greg Loza (LT 24),
and Tanya Moran (LT 24) at Lucas
Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN for
the NCAA Emerging Leaders
Seminar.
Farid Mosher (LT 11) becomes Event Coordinator with ESPN X Games.
Kelly Field (LT 11) accepts position of Product Manager at Paciolan.
Matthew Lebouf (LT 15) accepts position of On-Boarding Specialist with UCLA Health.
Meghan McMurtry (LT 18) becomes Operations Manager at ETZEL.
Tyler Metzel (LT 18) is promoted to Corporate Sales Manager with Real Salt Lake.
Jennifer Chow (LT 21) accepts position of Assistant Marketing Director in the LSU Athletic Department.
Tatiana Clark (LT 21) becomes Community Sports Program Director for the YMCA of San Francisco.
Alexander Raitt (LT 22) is promoted to Supervisor of Game Presentations and Events with the LA Galaxy.
Aiyana Welsh (LT 23) becomes Spectator Services Manager with the 2015 Special Olympics World Games.
Cody Brown (LT 23) accepts position of Inside Sales Representative with the Los Angeles Clippers.
David Baier (LT 23) becomes an Inside Ticket Sales Representative with the San Diego Chargers.
Ashton Stine (LT 24) becomes Marketing Coordinator with the LA Marathon.
Juan Covarrubias (LT 24) accepts position of Marketing Manager with Cartan Tours Inc.
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Students in Action
Erin Campbell (LT 25) was
selected to be a presenter at
the UCFit conference in June.
Her presentation will take a
look at UCLA Recreation’s
FITWELL Games as a strategy
to foster member community
in a university recreation
center. Best of luck Erin!
Rachel Walton (LT 25), Paul Leaf (LT 24, Earl
Declet (LT 25), Jordan Barranco (LT 24), and Lisa
Chow (LT 24) interning with at Rose Bowl for the
BCS National Championship Game.
Matt Montes (LT 24)
interning with the LA
Galaxy during their game
against FC Shirakan, an
Armenian team.
Left: Victoria Davis (LT 24)
and Vander Castillo (LT 24)
interning at the Los
Angeles Lakers All-Access
Event.
Paul Leaf (LT 24) with
ESPN broadcaster Lou
Holtz at the BCS
National Championship
game.
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