2019-20 BIG EAST ASSISTANTS
Elizabeth Bobroske, Paul Stromberg, Christopher Suarez
Elizabeth Bobroske Basketball Operations Assistant
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and Business Analytics Villanova University, 2019
BIG EAST Highlights • The highlights of my time at the BIG EAST have all centered around the immense number of lessons I have learned from the experiences I have had and the people I have been surrounded with. Being able to play a strong role in the planning of the 2020 NCAA East Regional was incredibly eye opening and I am grateful to have been exposed to all operational aspects of a major tournament. I also thoroughly enjoyed analyzing and presenting data in a way that displayed our schools in the best light, whether that be through creating scheduling dashboards, crafting notes for our men’s and women’s basketball monitors in the tournament selection process or tracking on our sportsmanship numbers. I am incredibly thankful as well for the opportunity to play a part in the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments and the crisis management exposure I gained during them. I have learned more than I could’ve imagined during my experience at the BIG EAST and am so grateful to have been surrounded by amazing colleagues along the way. Career Aspirations • Ultimately, I would love to work my way up to a high ranking strategy or analytical role within the sports industry. I am very passionate about data and the opportunities it presents to improve efficiency and foster change within sports related organizations. I am unsure which facet of the industry I want to end up in, whether that be the college, professional, media, or agency side of the business. However, I am open-minded and am excited to gain more experience in whatever realm of the industry that may be. No matter what, throughout my career my main goals will always be to leave everywhere I go better than it was when I arrived as well as to touch and improve the lives of those I am surrounded with. DISC Assessment Results • My DISC assessment results were iS with an inclination towards C. My main takeaway from my results was that my main goal is always to build and maintain relationships. I prioritize collaboration and cooperation in the workplace and I am consistent and loyal as a result. I am outgoing, optimistic, and focus on the quality and accuracy of my work. Fun Facts • Got into a paragliding crash in the Swiss Alps • Went to Texas to watch Villanova win the national championship TWICE • Missed three foul shots with less than 2 seconds left in the game in 7th grade basketball playoffs. My team lost by three. Biggest character building experience of my life. Words to Live By • The two things in life you are in total control over are your attitude and your effort. • How lucky are you to get to live your dream, every single day? • No matter how you feel get up, dress up, show up, and never give up. • Be kind to one another
Elizabeth F. Bobroske ebobroske4@gmail.com 203-521-0490
45 Soundview Drive Easton, CT 06612
WORK EXPERIENCE BIG EAST Conference, New York, NY August 2019- Present Basketball Operations Assistant ● Conduct research projects & compile pertinent regular season & NCAA Tournament selection data (RPI, NET rankings, etc.) ● Track & conduct analysis on data relevant to scheduling, officiating, sportsmanship, & fouls using Excel as well as create visualizations on data ● Key role in planning for 2020 NCAA East Regional, assisting with management of all operations and planning ● Coordinated in-game production for all nine games of 2020 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament; including making game scripts, finding and coordinating halftime performances, etc ● Assisted with planning for 2020 BIG EAST Men’s Tournament including ticketing, sponsorship, operations ● Selected for 2020 NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar- was invited to 3 day leadership summit at NCAA HQ for most promising entry level employees in college athletics Octagon, Providence, RI May-July 2019 Account Trainee, Special Events ● Worked on all preparation and functions of CVS Health Charity Classic, a six day event series ● Maintained guest lists and golf pairings for all events using TrustEvent, insuring accuracy of thousands of registrations accurate ● Planned, executed & served as on site contact for Women’s Leadership Summit, all day conference for 550 exec level guests Travelers Championship, Hartford, CT May-July 2018 Media Intern ● Worked in Media Center during PGA Tour tournament week, helping to keep 400+ media members organized ● Helped to execute dozens of interviews with local and national news outlets as liaison between tournament and media ● Managed the media credentialing process and PhotoID program, distributing over 1,500 credentials Northwestern Football, Evanston, IL August 2018 Operations Intern ● Exposed to all aspects of team operations of Division 1 Big Ten football team, helped to manage Teamworks database ● Created a scouting report for week one game against Purdue by analyzing data provided by Pro Football Focus Villanova Basketball, Villanova, PA August 2016-May 2019 Office Manager ● Helped to maintain daily basketball office operations of NCAA D1 national championship team ● Organized and distributed 200+ VIP tickets for all seventeen home games each year, as a senior lead group of te ● Plan and carry out 1,000+ person events such as Hoops Mania and end of year banquet ● Supported Director of Program Administration The First Tee of Connecticut, Cromwell, CT May-August 2017 Summer Internship ● Conducted program analysis and maintained database records of participants in SalesForce ● Worked and ran six golf tournaments to raise money for youth development organization impacting CT kids through golf
EDUCATION Villanova University, Villanova School of Business, Villanova, PA May 2019 Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and Business Analytics, Cum Laude Minor: Psychology Concentration: Digital Marketing RELEVANT COURSEWORK Social Media Strategic Project, VMLY&R and Johnson and Johnson January-May 2019 ● Created social media & influencer campaign for VMLY&R & their client, Johnson and Johnson’s product Listerine Ready! Tabs ● Helped to build creatives, social media strategic campaign, demographic segmentation, and campaign timeline/Gantt chart COLLEGIATE LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES ● Villanova Business in Entertainment Society, President ● Panhellenic Executive Board, VP of Administration ● Orientation Counselor, led 23 freshmen students in their transition to college ● Kappa Kappa Gamma, Recruitment Committee ● Service and Justice Experiences- Habitat for Humanity Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina & Grid Alternatives Sacramento, CA AWARDS 2018-19 Dr. Richard A. Neville Distinguished Student Award: presented to top 50 senior students who excelled academically while serving and leading the Villanova community in multiple capacities SKILLS Bloomberg certified; Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Tableau, Tableau Prep, Solver, JMP, R, Facebook AdWords, Hootsuite Certification, Google Analytics Certified
Paul Stromberg Communications Assistant
Bachelor of Science in Marketing DePaul University, 2019
BIG EAST Highlights • A few of my favorite moments working at the BIG EAST have been my interactions with the student-athletes across our 10 member schools. Taking part in Transition Game, a professional development seminar for women’s basketball juniors and seniors, was a special program that allowed me to see the wholistic approach to molding the future for student-athletes. Being present at the Swimming and Diving Championship was electifying as the student-athletes possesed so much joy and passion for each other, their sport and their insitution. Additionally, I have been exposed to many different scenarios which allowed me to obtain different skill sets in large-scale event planning and crisis communications with our men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. I am truly grateful for my time and opportunity spent with the BIG EAST Conference. Career Aspirations • As for career aspirations in the long term I would love to be an athletic cirector at the collegiate level. In the short term, I am focusing on making a difference and positive impact on student athletes. Showing up for student-athletes and being a resource for them is something I will always strive to do. I want to hone in on internal operations within the department, specifically scheduling, student-athlete develooment, community out reach and academic success. I continue to grow in communications and operations, but love a new challenge. Ultimately, I want to make an impact on thoise around me and continue to be a lifelong learner. DISC Assessment Results • After taking the DISC assesment, my results came back Id. What I have gleaned from these results is that I am definitely looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative workplace where idea sharing and brainstorming is encouraed. I am very outgoing, team oriented and enjoy meeting new people. With my secondary letter being D, I realize that I am very result driven and detail oriented when it comes to long-term projects and assignments. Fun Facts • Played the role of Horton in Horton Hears A Who in a school play • Ate ice cream out of the Stanley Cup • Got ran over my a bike in Amsterdam Words to Live By • Continuous effort is the key to unlocking potential • Rise up start fresh and see the bright opportunity in each new day • Do the best YOU can • Keep showing up
PAUL G. STROMBERG
pstrom25@gmail.com
(410) 303-0418
EDUCATION DePaul University, Chicago, Ill. Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Concentration in Sales Leadership, Honors Program
March 2019
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BIG EAST Conference, New York, N.Y. August 2019-Present Communications Assistant • Primary contact for volleyball, swimming & diving, tennis and softball; secondary contact for women’s basketball • Produce weekly press releases, notes packets, and statistics for distribution to coaches, staff, and national media • Serve as the primary on-site media relations contact for assigned BIG EAST Olympic Sports Championships • Responsible for the selection and distribution of weekly and yearly award winners for designated sports • Coordinate interviews with BIG EAST Digital Network correspondents and institution coaches and student-athletes • Generate social media content for cross platform use for respective sports • Provided operational and media relations support at the BIG EAST men’s and women’s basketball tournaments DePaul University Athletics, Chicago, Ill. September 2015-June 2019 Communications Assistant, Media Relations/Athletics Communications • Supported the communication efforts for all 15 NCAA Division I programs • Wrote and edited game notes, game-day programs and press releases specifically for men’s and women’s tennis • Assisted in the production of gameday communications for men’s and women’s basketball, softball, volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer • Provided operational, statistical and media relations support for the 2016, 2018, 2019 BIG EAST Conference women’s basketball tournament, the 2019 NCAA Women’s Basketball Chicago Regional and the 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 BIG EAST softball tournament Independent Sports and Entertainment (ISE), Chicago, Ill. March 2019-June 2019 Talent Marketing Intern • Collaborated with marketing team that actively managed off-field marketing partnerships for 300+ MLB & MiLB athletes • Assisted in outbound prospecting and lead generation for marketing opportunities including, but not limited to, appearances, signings, events, activations, social media, digital content, TV, and endorsements • Facilitated social media planning and execution with a focus on building and shaping athlete’s individual brands • Led product outreach efforts for gifting to MLB All-Star’s and Futures All-Stars Arena Partners, Chicago, Ill. June 2018-August 2018 Sponsorship Activation Intern, Special Olympics 50th Anniversary Celebration • Served as the primary contact and manager of sponsorship activation space for the Global Day of Inclusion • Assisted with the logistics for the six-hour load in for the event which featured more than 20 sponsors • Collaborated with event producers, staff and venue personnel to address unexpected in-event issues ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • 2020 NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar Attendee (Indianapolis, Ind.) • 2017- Present The Foundation to Be Named Later (FTBNL), Special Events Volunteer (Chicago, Ill.) • 2018 B1G Ten Basketball Media Day, Media Escort, (Rosemont, Ill.) • 2016 B1G Ten Football Media Day, Media Escort, (Chicago, Ill.) LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE DePaul Interfraternity Council, Chicago, Ill. September 2017-November 2018 Vice President of Correspondence • Executed and implemented a comprehensive marketing plan for a community of 350 members which included the management of the organizations website, social media channels, email communications and event calendar Sigma Chi Fraternity – Lambda Omega Chapter, Chicago, Ill. September 2017-November 2018 Executive Board Member, Recruitment Chairman • Recruited potential new members through year-round community outreach and event management DePaul University Office of New Student and Family Engagement, Chicago, Ill. May 2016-November 2018 Chicago Quarter Mentor • Annually instructed and counseled a class of first-year students on academic, professional and social resources • Collaborated with university officials to evaluate student work and classroom performance TECHNOLOGY SKILLS • Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign • Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat,YouTube, BoxOut, SnappyTV, WildMoka and Hootsuite • StatCrew for Basketball, Soccer, Softball, and Genius Sports (Basketball) • SIDEARM Sports and Netitor website administration
Christopher Suarez Championships Assistant
Masters in Sport and Fitness Administraton and Management St. John’s University, 2019 Bachelor of Business Administration in Sports Management Daemen College, 2018
BIG EAST Highlights • My current highlight at the Big East would be getting to meet all the coaches through coaches’ meetings and through championships. I love seeing the back-door knowledge that coaches have to offer that I can use later in my career. I especially enjoyed the cross-country championship due to the craziness of it with snow and mud and seeing individuals tough through that to race. Along with that Field hockey was very fun too the coaches and the intensity of a smaller scale championship was high with UConn traveling so many people it really made the experience great because it also brought more intensity to the championship for the other teams there. Career Aspirations • Obtain a position in women’s basketball next year assistant coach or assistant/director of operations • Work through an institution to learn more about fundraising and development along with marketing while still in basketball • Obtain my law degree part time along with working in athletics • Work my way up through the years to assistant/associate AD of external relations • Then overall AD DISC Assessment Results • Id, high Influence/Dominance • My disc profile reflects my style or work/natural state to an extent. In my natural form influence takes a higher state then dominance but in my work environment they are close to equal. In he influence side of my I like to create relationships to have a good relationship work balance to keep things running smooth. With the dominance side of my disc profile I would say that its more of a leadership form of style with staying on task, getting things done and organizing a group. Fun Facts • I’ve worked/volunteered at all three divisions • I’ve worked for multiple collegiate level sports, track/xc, basketball men and women, and lacrosse • I went whale watching and got to see a baby calf breach high out the water Words to Live By • “Be Phenomenal or Be Forgotten” – Eric Thomas • “Because the ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. Think different.” – Steve Jobs • “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.” – Kobe Bryant
Christopher Suarez
2736 Norton St Rochester, NY 14609 | 585-622-7407 | Christopher.suarez2018@Gmail.com
EDUCATION
St. John’s University, Master’s in Professional Studies: Sport Management/Leadership/Coaching Daemen College, Bachelor of Science: Business Administration/Sports Management
SPORT EXPERIENCE
BIG EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ASSISTANT • • • •
• FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, WOMEN’S BASKTEBALL MARKETING. • •
08/19-CURRENT
Assist with the planning, implementation, on-site execution and recap of BIG EAST Conference Championships for select Olympic sports. Participate in host conference calls and staff meetings. Assist in the coordination of delivery of awards, facility and event specific signage, equipment, etc. Assist with the on-site execution of activities at select BIG EAST Conference Championships. Inventory and coordinate distribution of officials and staff apparel.
1/19-CURRENT
Managed in game marketing events including, youth teams meet & greet, bands, special guests, sponsored events, and in game entertainment. Helped formulate ideas to market men’s and women’s basketball on campus along with in the community
EAST COAST CONFERENCE •
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Conference Intern o Coordinated with director for Lacrosse and Baseball Championship set up o Athletic Awards Banquet set up Conference Basketball Event Management, University of Bridgeport, CT o Coordinated with the conference commissioner to break down day events o Set up the gym for basketball championship Championship Photographer & Worker, Roberts Wesleyan & Daemen College o Coordinated with Director on events to take pictures o Archived all media to ECC to be uploaded for further use on website
QUEEN’S COLLEGE WOMENS LACROSSE ASSISTANT COACH, FLUSHING, NY • •
Coordinated with head coach in set up for practice (drills, equipment) Coordinated with head coach on gameday line up and warm up drills
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Archived post-game video clips using Synergy and Apple Software Coordinated with coaching staff to review practice plans Coordinated with coaching staff to review gameday set up Recorded practice and game day statistics using paper sheets and online software
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Managed pre and post meals for practice or games for team (20+) Coordinated with head coach and assistant coaches and operations to set up for gameday of gym and team room Managed social media for team (video, photography,) on Twitter or Facebook Recorded practice and game day statistics using paper sheets and online software to chart for improvement Organized team meals and organization of receipts during travel along with travel snacks Used software to organized recruitment papers Coordinated with seniors and head coach to organize senior highlight tapes to be used for banquet and recruitment for professional teams
05/19-9/19
03/09-10/19 4/16, 4/17 03/19-05/19
QUEEN’S COLLEGE WOMENS BASKETBALL ASSISTANT COACH, Jamaica, NY
09/18-05/19
DAEMEN COLLEGE WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM MANAGER, Buffalo, NY
10/17-05/18
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DAEMEN COLLEGE ATHELTIC DEPARTMENT, DAEMEN COLLEGE, Buffalo, NY
10/15-05/18
BUFFALO BILLS 50/50 VOLUNTEER, Buffalo, NY
09/17-12/17
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Ran camera set up for game day live stream/team film & social media photography Coordinated with operations and communications directors to organize on campus events along with traveling off campus for media(photography/video) Coordinated with director on zones to be in and times to be there to raise money Suite staff, raised $30,000 in five games for the Bills Foundation through donors
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK RUNNER (3 YEARS), INACTIVE MEMBER COLLEGE INVOLVEMENT SPORTS MANAGEMENT CLUB, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
2014-17 2017-18
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