An award-winning professional with 20+ years of expertise in sports facility/venue operations, event marketing, and sports management education holds dual roles as an adjunct professor and operations leader. They have taught Stadium and Arena Management, Sport Event Management, and related courses at a New York university since 2010—earning an Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award (2016–2017)—and currently serve as Regional Head of Operations for two school campuses, overseeing 175 employees, $1M+ budgets, and COVID-19 response planning.
Their sports industry experience includes senior roles like Director of Facility Operations for a World Team Tennis franchise, Stadium Operations Director for a pro tennis team (managing a 5,000-capacity stadium build-out), and 8+ years at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (orchestrating US Open sponsor activations and $65M facility projects). They also contributed to NFL Super Bowl operations (transportation, event production) across multiple years and won a "40 Under 40" Rising Star Award. Academically, they hold an MS in Sports Business (Finance concentration, New York University) and a BA in Sociology (University of California, Los Angeles), blending business acumen with hands-on operational expertise.