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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.