Alumni Advisory Board
Sport Management Alumni Advisory Board’s mission is to offer the sport management department a unique partnership between students, faculty, and industry leaders that will support academic and professional development.
The board is designed to maintain a network of sport industry professionals that provide guidance, structure, and professional practice knowledge that aide future alumni of the sport management department. Members of the board offer their expertise in employment opportunities, projected department goals, curriculum development, student internships and classroom instruction.
2023-2024 Sport Management Alumni Advisory Board Membership
| Name | Position | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Marquise Watson (President) | Client Solutions & Brand Partnerships | The SpringHill Company |
| Alicia Marinelli (Vice President) | Founder/CEO | Living Sport |
| Maddie Herman | Instructor of Sport Management | Gwynedd Mercy University |
| Sophie Coy Peranich | Academic Success Advisor | University of Memphis |
| Jodie Frey | Associate Dean/Director of Recreation Services | Lafayette College |
| Jim Glovach | Scholastic Coordinator - Men's Basketball | Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi |
| Joe Castaldi | Senior Associate Director, Annual and Leadership Giving | Boston College |
| Ricky Durst | Senior Director, Marketing & Analytics, and Government Affair | Pocono Raceway |
| Ryan Hines | Director of Group Sales | Lehigh Valley IronPigs |
| Anna Mack | Program Manager | US Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association |
| Rob Cvetan | Manager, Partner Solutions | FEVO |
| Nick Wilder | Membership Program Manager | Professional Disc Golf Association |
| Aaron Beamesdefer | E-commerce Customer Service Representative | Under Armour |
| David Perricone | Associate Professor of Sport and Entertainment Management | Centenary University |
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3495
- Fax:
- (570) 422-3824 (Fax)
- Title of Department Leader
- Department Chair, Sport Management
- Name
- Jaedeock Lee
- E:
- jaedeock@esu.edu
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3340
