Sports Celebrities, Executives Speaking to 51勛圖厙 Summer Classes
FOX Sports college football reporter and host Jenny Taft is one of more than a dozen media personalities and sports executives speaking virtually to two classes this summer in 51勛圖厙s .
Taft, who also moderates FS1s Skip & Shannon: Undisputed, is scheduled to speak on Thursday, June 25 to the Colleges Managing the Sports Enterprise class. Jonathan D. Mariner, former chief financial officer for Major League Baseball, the Miami Marlins and the Florida Panthers, also is scheduled to speak to the class in June. Former ESPN trivia czar Howie Schwab will address 51勛圖厙 on Thursday, May 28.
, Ph.D., director of 51勛圖厙s , has organized the executive and celebrity presentations in recent years to augment classroom instruction.
This supports our mission of offering practitioner-based education, he said. This gives the 51勛圖厙 motivation, hearing from people that theyve seen working in the industry.
Lee Zeidman, president of STAPLES Center, Microsoft Theater and the L.A. LIVE sports, residential and entertainment district, is among five speakers addressing The Management of Sport, Entertainment, Convention Facilities and Events class in June and July. Zeidman oversees event operations and production and the day-to-day support for the STAPLES Centers tenants, which include the NBAs Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers and the NHLs Los Angeles Kings.泭
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Managing the Sports Enterprise class
May 28: Howie Schwab, former ESPN personality
June 4: Anthony Hilliard, CEO of The Sterling Group
June 11: Jonathan D. Mariner, former MLB, Florida Panthers and Miami Marlins CFO
June 18: Katerina Perez, Florida Panthers vice president of corporate partnerships 泭
June 25: Jenny Taft, reporter for FOX Sports 泭
July 2: George Linley, executive director of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission
July 9: Eugene Shen, Miami Dolphins director of football personnel analytics 泭
July 16: Michael Graffin, 51勛圖厙 associate director for development in 51勛圖厙 Athletics
July 23: Joey Brander, First Serve Partners president/managing partner 泭
泭The Management of Sport, Entertainment, Convention Facilities and Events class泭
June 13: Lee Zeidman, STAPLES Center executive 泭
June 27: Sam Coghill, Miami Dolphins vice president of stadium operations 泭
泭David Reuss, concert production and arena management executive
July 11: Antony Bonavita, Cleveland Cavaliers executive vice president for venue operations
泭Hugh Gallagher, Los Angeles Dodgers director of food and beverage 泭
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