“Why’d you go to Syracuse?”
I seem to have a different answer to this question every time it gets thrown at me. The emotions that I start to feel and the moments I reminisce about during my four years on the SU hill play a part in my response. However, the main reasons are always the same: to grow and improve personally, become a part of a community/institution with traditions of excellence and to graduate from one of the best Sport Management programs in the nation.
The crazy part about my story is that when I arrived on campus, I was not even in the SPM program. I knew SPM was my goal and worked hard to achieve it. Fast forward one semester and I was rewarded for the work I put in as I had been accepted into the Sport Management program as an Intra-University Transfer. I decided right away to get involved in all the program had to offer. I helped raise money for charity during the annual Sport Management Club charity auctions, connected with sport industry professionals on the Los Angeles Immersion trip and went to Colorado Springs to intern with an NFL Agency for my senior Capstone.
After graduation, I worked for the San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team in their inside sales department, before joining the Los Angeles Clippers’ sales team in 2017. My focus is on organizing and planning group outings and events for the franchise. I work to retain our top clients and create new opportunities with various organizations in Los Angeles. I also create and execute game-day events and experiences for these groups.
I look forward to continue growing and accepting more responsibilities with the Clippers. I’m so grateful to be in this position, and know I got here because I went to SU.
