Seattle UniversityAdjunct Professor - Sport Administration and Leadership Graduate Program
Jun. 2013 - Jul. 2017Greater Seattle AreaSADL 5180 - Sport Event Planning
After completing this course, students will be able to identify and understand traditional and niche sport, recreation, and tourism events; prepare and present bid proposals for events, engage in a process of event selection, write clear mission, vision, values and goals for implementation in a production meeting. SADL 5190 - Sport Event Design
In this course students will develop more detailed plans for the event and begin implementation of the operational plans for the event during spring quarter. After successful completion of this course, students will be able to develop and implement operational plans (levels I, II, and III); establish and manage a budget including identifying revenue streams and costs; formulate effective communication processes; supervise personnel; and establish logistical plans including, site or equipment layouts, schedules and time lines, electronic communications and information systems, procedures for hospitality, housing, registration, transportation, traffic flow and parking, restroom and waste facilities, and liaison with reporting and broadcast media, governing bodies, vendors, concessions, planning committees, and volunteers. SADL 5080 - Sport Operations and Management
This course focuses on hosting the sport event that was researched and outlined in SADL 5180 and 5190. All aspects of hosting a sport event will be enacted in this course based upon the preparation and planning during the prerequisite courses. Students will engage in the final preparations and organization for the event, sponsorship gathering, ticket sales, and implementation raising money for the charity chosen previously. Post-event evaluation, operations, and analysis will be conducted.