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Cunningham Named SBJ Game Changer
August 26, 2016 02:11 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Thirty-five women across the sports industry have been selected for recognition this fall as part of SportsBusiness Journal’s annual Game Changers program.
Game Changers, which debuted in 2011, recognizes women in the industry who have broad, deep and varied responsibilities and who are contributing to the success of the industry in multiple ways.
West Virginia University’s Deputy Athletic Director Keli Cunningham has been named a SBJ Game Changer for 2016 for her involvement in intercollege athletics. Cunningham is responsible for assisting the director of athletics in the daily operations of the administration and management of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. She serves as the primary liaison to the University’s central administration and manages the human resources functions of the athletics department in addition to providing oversight of the athletic compliance unit, serving as the sport administrator for women’s soccer and assisting the director of athletics in the management of the football program.
These 35 women will be featured in the Sept. 12 issue of SportsBusiness Journal. They also will be celebrated on Thursday, Sept. 15, in New York at the annual Game Changers: Women in Sports Business Conference.
This year’s Game Changers conference will feature panel discussions on a range of subjects that includes the growing role of women in sports business, how organizations are striving for greater diversity in hiring and career advancement, and the next generation of sports business leadership. Featured interviews will be conducted with Lisa Borders, WNBA president; Adrienne Lofton, Under Armour senior vice president of global brand marketing; and Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, WME partner.
In addition, a special breakfast roundtable will have a discussion on career development: the importance of networking, mentor/mentee roles, and finding opportunities for growth within a company.
For more information on the conference program, and to read about previous Game Changers, go towww.game-changers-conference.com.
2016 SportsBusiness Journal Game Changers
Karen Ashnault, LeadDog Marketing
Wendy Bass, NBC Sports Group
Pam Batalis, Learfield
Jody Bennett, Charge Sports Advisors
Kristin Bernert, New York Liberty
Tera Black, Charlotte Checkers
Valerie Camillo, Washington Nationals
Jen Compton, TD Garden
Keli Cunningham, West Virginia University
Janet Fletcher, Proctor & Gamble
Jessica Giordano, GMR Marketing
Robin Harris, Ivy League
Kelly Hyne, LPGA
Denise Karkos, TD Ameritrade
Tracy Marek, Cleveland Cavaliers
Molly Mazzolini, Infinite Scale
Priya Narasimhan, YinzCam
Deanna O’Toole, CBS Sports
Michelle Palmer, The Marketing Arm
Katie Pandolfo, StubHub Center
Diane Pelkey, Under Armour
Sallie Sargent, Houston Super Bowl Committee
Susan Schandel, NASCAR
Kathryn Schloessman, Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Committee
JoAn Scott, NCAA
Tina Shah, Turner Sports
Debbie Spander, Wasserman
Carol Stiff, ESPN
Kerry Tatlock, NBA
Sarah Tourville, Fox Networks
Amanda Vandervort, MLS
Jaime Weston, NFL
Denise White, EAG Sports Management
Carla Williams, University of Georgia
Xan Young, Meis Architects
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