Anthony Manserra is an Account Executive, Ticket Sales at Toronto Rock Lacrosse Club. I got to know Anthony quite well when I volunteered for the Toronto Rock. But, I hadn't gone into depth about his role with the Toronto Rock Lacrosse Club or his overall career journey. So, getting the...
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Alex Mohamed Is Naturally Determined To Help Jays Care Foundation Make A Difference
I recently spoke with Alex Mohamed, a Program Specialist at the Jays Care Foundation. He takes pride in his work in delivering programs to impoverished communities across the country. He was recommended to us by Daniel Marozzo. Daniel described Alex as, “a natural leader with a terrific charisma and enthusiasm...
Experience Can’t Be Learned: Shauna Bookal Brings Energy & Passion To Field Hockey
Shauna Bookal is the Interim Executive Director at Field Hockey Ontario. Involved, active, dedicated, fun, and experienced are just a few words that describe Shauna's work in the sport industry. In addition to what we've heard from fellow sport managers, such as the Raptors 905's Tenneya Martin and students, we've...
1 Sport Organization, 17 Years: Ontario Basketball’s Executive Director Jason Jansson
Jason Jansson is the Executive Director of the Ontario Basketball Association (OBA). It's a pretty tall order being in charge of the day-to-day operations for a sport that's growing like no other in Canada's largest province, Ontario. Jason's been with OBA for almost 17 years now. It's hard to believe...
Fake Natties: UK Sport Business Master’s Candidate Yuekun (李岳坤) Li Investigates
Yuekun (李岳坤) Li is a Sport Business and Innovation master's candidate in the United Kingdom. He's passionate about sports, health, fitness, and business. To converge his interests, Yuekun is dedicated to bringing attention to a phenomenon called fake natties, which he believes pervade YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and other social...
Coordinating Ticket Sales For The Toronto Blue Jays With Daniel Marozzo
Daniel Marozzo is a Ticket Sales Coordinator with the Toronto Blue Jays and a popular sport management undergrad student. Daniel was recommended to us by Blue Jays Stadium Operations Coordinator Stéphane Côté a few months ago. No doubt, Daniel Marozzo is a fantastic example of how hard work, determination and...
Sport Management Master’s Grad Derek Szilagyi Experiences All Aspects Of University Athletics
Derek Szilagyi is the Alumni Relations at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford Campus. Okay. I know. The first question you may ask when seeing the first sentence is, “What the heck does that have to do with Sport Management? Come on SPMA. Know your message.” We know our message! In fact,...
Calgary Flames Exec Donnie Glennie Looks Back On His Sport Education
Donnie Glennie is a Corporate Sponsorship Executive for Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC). The CESC has several sport properties under its umbrella. Some of which include: Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL)Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL)Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL)Calgary Stampeders...
Gabrielle Sims, Charlotte Hornets Sr. Coordinator of CSR Is Building A Bridge Between Community & Team
Gabrielle Sims is now the Senior Coordinator of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the Charlotte Hornets. She's well into her fourth season with the organization. Her awesome work with the Hornets caught our attention. Some of that work came before making the leap into CSR four months ago. Previously, Gabrielle...
IceDogs Assistant GM Brandon Currie Credits Event Management Course For Planning & Organization Skills
Last September, Brandon Currie became the Assistant General Manager of the Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). At 22 years of age, Brandon Currie is still one of the youngest to assume this position for an OHL team. In today's business of sport, age is just a number....
Richa Prabhakar Brings A Global Perspective to Cricket Canada
Up until this summer, Richa Prabhakar worked for Cricket Canada as Marketing and Brand Manager. Beyond her role with Cricket Canada, Richa has left her mark on the sport industry across several countries. She’s previously worked for USPORTS, Lagardère Sports, Lusofonia Games, and Buddh International Circuit. For that reason, her...
Anastasia Meenach: From AAA Baseball to Director of Marketing for the USA Patriots Softball Team
Durham Bulls Marketing Coordinator Emily Almond suggested we interview Anastasia Meenach back in July. And boy, are we ever glad we did! Emily saw some of Anastasia's amazing work as the Social Media Coordinator of the Gwinnett Stripers. The Stripers are the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves baseball club....
Alex Mai, A Western Hockey League (WHL) Exec & Master’s Student At The Same Time
Alex Mai is the Manager, Marketing Partnerships at Western Hockey League (WHL). I was excited when I came across Alex. We've had few industry professionals on SPMA who have shared their industry experience while pursuing an education. Alex is a hard worker, clearly, who's previously worked in Business Development and...
Event Manager of BC Games Society, Kyler Nurmsoo, Eyed Working in Non-Profit Sport From The Start
Kyler Nurmsoo is the Event Manager for the BC Games Society. It was a long, long time ago that Kyler and I teamed up to investigate the "recent" policy of the National Basketball Association (NBA) regarding the use of technical fouls to curtain undue demonstrativeness by its players. In fact,...
GroundbreakHER Story: Marlee Shinoff, Account Executive Of Membership At MLSE
Marlee Shinoff is an Account Executive of Membership at MLSE. She's also one of several MLSE employees who help make GroundbreakHERs come to life. Time is ticking! The Summer Social is just a couple of sleeps away. So, it's only right that we chat with the remaining few individuals who...
GroundbreakHER Story: Ainsley Northam, Account Executive In Sales At MLSE
Ainsley Northam is an Account Executive in Sales at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). Just like fellow MLSE employees Genadyne Charr, Nicole Sefarty, Danielle Henry, and others, Ainsley Northam is a co-founder of GroundbreakHERs. In case this is the first GroundbreakHER Story you've seen from SPMA, here's the low...
From Sales to Ottawa Senators Social Media Coordinator: Brianne Pankoff’s Ambition Led To Her Current Role
Brianne Pankoff is the Social Media Coordinator at Senators Sports & Entertainment. This means Brianne manages social content for the Ottawa Senators, one of 7 Canadian teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). Brianne literally represents the Ottawa Senators in one of the most visible ways possible; through social media....
2015 Blue Jays Playoff Run Set The Stage For Michelle Young To Become The Team’s Manager of Retail
Michelle Young is the Manager of Retail for the Toronto Blue Jays. We've known Michelle Young for over a decade. Michelle always loved sports. But unless you really got to know her, you didn't realize just how passionate she was about it. Michelle’s entry into the sport industry is unique....
From Classmate to Niagara IceDogs Hockey Executive: Nino Bourikas
Nino Bourikas is the Director of Community Marketing and Group Sales for the Niagara IceDogs Hockey Club. The IceDogs are one of the most illustrious minor hockey teams in the world. For an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team, their city rallies behind them like few others. I've known Nino for...
Nao Okumura Is Studying Sport Leadership In The UK To Help Less Fortunate With Homeless Rugby
Nao Okumura first came to our attention when emerging data analyst Sonia Ścibor, said his understanding of rugby culture is on another level. When we asked Nao why Sonia would bring him up, he answered, "Probably because I'm only Japanese guy on campus! And I'm always talking about rugby culture...
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