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Curriculum Vitae

Lydia Robertson

Education:

Mountain View High School, Honors

Arkansas Tech University, Honors: BA in English, BSE in Education, Honors

University of Arkansas: Graduate Hours

Lee DuBois Sales & Marketing: Completion Certificate

Testimony & Media Relations: Strata Comm

ABC Recognized Courses: Combative Sports Referee & Judging

Job History:

High School English: 1973-1979

Radio Media Sales: 1979-1980 (KLAZ)

Registered State Lobbyist: 1987-1991 *safety belt legislation

Registered Federal Lobbyist: 1992-1997 * Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

Television Media Sales: 1981-1983 (KTHV)

Robertson Events and Enterprises, Inc: 1985-1998

On the Move Advertising, Inc: 1998-current

Current Job Description: Management and operation of payroll, payroll taxes, client sales, client billing

& receivables, hiring, firing, contract submissions for RFP’s, maintenance of proper business licenses and

certificates, Accounts Payables, Board Meetings, and day to day operations.

30 years in boxing and combative sports.

For 25 years, my business promoted USA Amateur Boxing, standard professional boxing, elimination

tournament boxing, and in the final six years, I promoted professional and amateur mixed martial arts.

I was licensed as or worked under a licensed promoter from California to North Carolina, Florida to

Arizona, and of course, in my home state of Arkansas. I graduated high school from Mountain View, AR

and became a school teacher until I had the opportunity to start my business. I currently own and

operate On the Move Advertising, Inc. which serves as the sole advertising contractor for Central

Arkansas Transit Authority (now Rock Region Metro).

Training, testing and subsequent:

Boxing Referee Course: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Boxing Judge Course: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Mixed Martial Arts Referee Course: 2012, 2013, 2014

Mixed Martial Arts Judge Course: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

California Summit on Weight Cutting, 2015

Additional Training: Combative Arts State Regulatory Inspector Training (2010)

Inspector Training (2014)

Intensive Medical Instruction on TBI, Safety Gear, Concussed “return to play” guidelines (2010-2014)

Combative Arts Ethics Course (2014)

Speaker at Association of American Professional Ringside Physicians (2010)

Positions:

Inspector for Professional Boxing (1993 – current)

Inspector for MMA (2009-current)

Arkansas State Athletic Commission, 1991-1997

Arkansas State Athletic Commission, 2009-2015

Co-Chair: Arkansas State Athletic Commission, 2011-2012

Chair: Arkansas State Athletic Commission, 2012-2016

Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) Region 2 National Director: 2013, 2014, 2015

Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) Conference Site Selection Chair: 2013, 2014, 2015

Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) Legal Affairs Committee Member: 2013-2014

Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) elected Treasurer 2015-2016

Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) Compliance Committee, 2015-2016

Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) Site Selection Committee Chair, 2013-2016

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