Ariana Pinkney
Director of Planning and Operations, Monumental Basketball at Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Director of Planning and Operations
Monumental Sports & Entertainment
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Director of Planning and Operations, Monumental Basketball
St Petersburg Police Department
•	Interim Fleet Manager - developed and update standard operating procedures (SOP), creation of audit reports, track department issued assets and equipment including over 700 fleet vehicles. Maintain DMV registrations, maintenance schedules, and vehicle deadline processing. Member of a Capital Asset Management Subcommittee to create a citywide Asset Management Policy. 
•	Streamlined the departments’ chain of command workflow by converting hard copy forms to electronic fillable versions to simplify submissions for approvals in a timely fashion, while cutting operational costs. This has allowed administrators to work from home during Covid-19 stay at home orders. 
•	Created automated daily assignment sheets for 3 patrol districts (27 squads) to manage day to day scheduling of officers. 
•	Oversee and coordinate day to day office operations for the Uniform Services Bureau, consisting of approximately 500 sworn and civilian employees. Privy confidential and sensitive personnel information on a daily basis.
•	Supervise district administrators day to day work productivity. 
•	Coordinate travel for executive personnel.
•	Manage the Assistant Chief’s calendar, as well as the calendar for department conference rooms. 
•	Enable effective interaction with all stakeholder levels, including City employees, businesses, other agencies, and the public.
•	Manage a portion of the department budget as well as enter purchase orders, purchase supplies and pay invoices.
Remote (Silver Spring, MD)
Executive Administrative Assistant
ESPN
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•	Point of communication on behalf of the Gasparilla Bowl game for participating teams, bands, officials and volunteers. 
•	Organize, contract and implement bowl week events leading up to game day including practice venues.
•	Activate sponsorship requirements per contracts. 
•	Utilized the online ticket sales platform and assisted with ticket designations and sales.
•	Conduct site visits with title sponsor and participating teams. 
•	Work with the venue and helped create a new credential system for the bowl game at Raymond James Stadium.
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Event Manager
IMG Academy
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•	In the first year, Increased student-enrollment from 45 students to 58; increasing revenue by over $2M.
•	Understand NCAA Recruiting rules and organized recruiting invite camps.
•	Main point of contact for IMG Lacrosse department for all prospective, incoming and returning families. 
•	Liaison between academics and enrolled families. Monitor student-athlete academic progress including attendance. 
•	Monitored the team travel and office budget (included creating purchase orders and invoices as well as book travel for team).
•	Schedule and conduct family campus visits.
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Student-Athlete Advisor, Lacrosse
US Lacrosse
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• Manager for seven spring/summer field lacrosse events (over 350 teams and 7000 coaches and 
athletes). Creation of event platforms/formats, game scheduling, budget management, marketing 
strategy, venue and hotel contract negotiations, team registration, vendor solicitation and registration, event program development, recruitment documents for college coaches, purchasing, and event tracking.
• Lead event planner for two annual, nationally televised US Team events (Team USA and several 
participating Division 1 college programs). Main contact for ESPN production and broadcast team. 
Coordination of staff and team housing and meals, practice and game schedules, event logistics. 
• Speaker and schedule manager for the US Lacrosse National Convention (8000 attendees, 160 
educational sessions, 200 speakers and 150 vendors). Recruitment of keynote and breakout 
presenters including college and high school coaches and officials, creation of education schedule, 
collection of necessary documents. Main liaison for convention center, audiovisual company and digital recording company. Management of convention online library that houses all recorded sessions. Management and execution of onsite event logistics and set-up, onsite event operations including staff, volunteers and sponsorship activation. 
• Management of the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse World Men’s Championships. Main 
liaison for 215 world festival teams (7000 athletes). Credentialed 15,000 staff, athletes, coaches, 
volunteers and media; managed 35 medical staff.
• Creation of 2 new events: (1) An under-15 national championship from inception to execution. The 
event hosts 62 teams from around the country and averages an annual $50K net profit.
Baltimore, MD
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Special Event Manager
Walt Disney World
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• Assisted in planning and executing of 32 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) events held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex; (22 coinciding events completed in 11 weeks). 
• Partnered with the Marketing, Food and Beverage, Merchandise, Entertainment and Legal 
departments.
• Interpreted and implemented partner contracts, budgets, and post event reports.
• Facilitated and executed sponsorship contract deal point requirements for the Pop Warner Super 
Bowl.
• Managed overall operations and sponsorship requirements of the FUNAI expo.
• Was the Registration Coordinator in charge of over 300 volunteers for the Disney Half and Full 
Marathon.
• Lead the course monitor team for the Disney Full Marathon.
Lake Buena Vista, FL
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Sports Event Intern
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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• De facto office manager or administrative assistant for the Field Studies Branch.
• Planned 7 national conferences and tele-conferences.
• Created databases, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and professional letters
• Developed web-based employee handbook.
• Compiled raw data into spreadsheets for industry analysis.
• Supervised summer employees.
• Assisted Industrial Engineers during field studies.
Morgantown, WV
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Office Manager
Masters
Sport Management
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West Virginia University
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East Longmeadow, MA
Morgan Keating
Regional Doctor Recruiter at Heartland Dental
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Pittsburgh, PA
Missy Ripepi
Senior Director, Ticket Sales & Service at Pittsburgh Pirates
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Owensboro, KY
Erin Shannon
Director of Sales and Marketing
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Greenville, NC
Stacy Warner
Professor at East Carolina University
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Nashville, TN
Anand (aka Tony) Dutta
Manager on Duty at Hilton Nashville Downtown
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Atlanta, GA
Jon Steinberg
VP of Basketball Communications at Atlanta Hawks
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Union, NJ
Kathleen Cassino
Program Operations Manager at RISE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charreah
Atlanta, GA
Charreah Jackson
Executive Coach. Communications Consultant. Award-Winning Journalist + Author.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/avaleant
Athens, OH
Annie Valeant
Educator | Coach | Mentor | Networker
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West Chester, PA
Martina Altomonte★
Customer Support Specialist and Receptionist
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United States
Trent Dilfer
Head Football Coach at Lipscomb Academy
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Orlando, FL
Jennifer Lastik
Executive Vice President at Greater Orlando Sports Commission
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Melanie Borden
Managing Member, Marketing Consultant, Brand Strategist, Speaker, Author & 2021 40 Under 40
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-des-80669498
United States
Tim (Des)
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Santa Barbara County, CA
ian watson
Futures Trader at self employed
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Portland, OR
Heather Butler
Owner, Little Feets Day Care
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United States
Kristin Mitchell
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United States
michael oneill
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Providence County, RI
Ellen Murray
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West Virginia University Sport Management Alumni
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Sports Industry Network
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Disney Sports Internship Alumni
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Sports Careers by WorkInSports.com
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Event Pros
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