Career In Sports

  Wes Hodkiewicz is the Pro Football and Multimedia Specialist at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. He has worked at the Gazette since 2006, serving on general assignment until 2012, when he moved to the Green Bay Packers beat. Wes is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay with a degree in Communications. You can see his work at packersnews.com and connect with Wes on Twitter and Vine: @WesHod  

  Dr. Julie Lanzillo is the President of Infosport (http://www.infosportinc.com/), a global partner in athlete marketing and exposure to the professional soccer community and is an assistant professor at Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania. You can find Julie on LinkedIn: Julie D. Lanzillo, Ed.D. or Twitter: @SportAndOrgProf  

  Tavis Piattoly is the Sports Dietitian at The Trust, which is the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) set of resources, programs & services that provide former players with the support to help ensure success off the field & in life after football. You can find Tavis on Linked In, Twitter: @tavispiattoly and via his website at: www.mysportsdconnect.com, which offers great resources to include a blog and podcast.  

  Jason Anderson is the Director for Ticket Sales & Operations at Dover International Speedway, aka “The Monster Mile”. He is a proven and successful sports, entertainment and event venue manager with ten-plus years in professional sports, with experience in Minor League Baseball, the NFL & NASCAR and other motor sports. Jason holds a Master of Sports Administration degree from world-renowned Ohio University, which ranked as the #1 Post-graduate Sport Business Program in the World by SportBusiness International in 2012 & 2013. You can connect with Jason on Twitter: @jandersontix.  

Ian Rapoport is a National Insider for NFL Network and NFL.com. If you’re a football fan, you’ve seen him on the network reporting from all over the country to bring you the latest on your favorite team.Prior to working in his current role, he was a beat reporter for the New England Patriots with the Boston Globe, an Alabama beat reporter with the Birmingham News, and a Mississippi State beat reporter with the Clarion Ledger. You can find Ian on Twitter: @rapsheet

Keith Gordon has served as the President of NFL Players, Inc. – the NFL Players Association’s marketing and group licensing arm since 2009. Prior to this post, he worked as a Director at Lavidge Sports Marketing and as the Director of Business Development for the National Basketball Association. You can interact with Keith on Twitter: @RealKeithGordon

  Dave Barnett is the Director of Sports Sales for the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies radio networks. He previously served as a sports marketing specialist with the St. Louis Rams Radio Network/101 ESPN radio, as an account executive with the St. Louis Cardinals Radio network, and in other sales and marketing roles during his career.  

Nick Kostos is an NFL featured columnist for Bleacher Report. He's a native New Yorker and graduated from Fordham University where he was an award-winning broadcaster for WFUV, 90.7 FM. Nick started working at SiriusXM NFL Radio in September, 2005, and served as an executive producer for the channel until March, 2013. From there, he started as an executive producer on Mad Dog Sports Radio, SiriusXM's all-sports channel. Nick has developed relationships with every NFL team and has covered every major event in the sport, and is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. You can follow Nick on Twitter & Instagram: @TheKostos

Jon Weisman is the Director, Digital and Print Content for the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he writes, edits and produces stories for the Dodger’s print publications and website and integrates the two. A graduate of Stanford University, Jon worked previously as a freelance writer for television with the Walt Disney Company, as Senior Editor at Variety magazine, and as a writer and columnist for Sports Illustrated. You can connect with Jon on twitter: @jonweisman & @DodgerInsider The Dodgers blog can be found at: http://dodgers.mlblogs.com/

Blake Lawrence is the co- founder of Hurrdat, a social media agency, and founder and CEO of Opendorse, an athlete endorsement software platform. He played college football at the University of Nebraska and was a starting linebacker. You can connect with Blake on Twitter: @Blake_Lawrence and @opendorse

Brittany Gilman has over 14 years of experience in the professional sports world and over 22 years of personal athletic experience. Born and raised in Colorado, her life has been dedicated to athletics. She was a Junior Olympian at age 11 in the sport of Skiing and later spent 5 years snowboarding on the Professional Half pipe circuit and earned a spot on the US Junior Olympic Snowboarding team. Brittany majored in Kinesiology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and later earned her Masters of Education in Human Health and Performance with a concentration in Biomechanics from Auburn University. Today, Brittany runs BG Sports Enterprises and BG Bodies. You can connect with Brittany on Twitter and Instagram: @bgsport and with her company: @bgsportsentinc

Darin White (who has a Ph.D. in marketing from the University of Alabama), is a Professor of Marketing, and serves as the Chair, American Marketing Association’s Sports Marketing Academic Society (SIG), the leading international scholarly body charged with expanding the knowledge base of the field of sports marketing. He is founder & coordinator of the Sports Marketing program in the Brock School of Business at Samford University. His professional interests include corporate strategy in sports, sponsorship, branding in sports, athlete endorsements and fan behavior. He is writing a new Sports Marketing textbook for McGraw Hill which will be released in 2016. Darin is a go-to source for media seeking insights into sports business, and his comments have appeared in numerous media outlets including the Washington Post, USA Today, Sports Business Daily, Marketing News, International Business Times and NPR. Considered a leading authority on sports business, Darin serves on the editorial review board for t

  Ross Tucker is a Two Time Academic All American at Princeton University who played 7 years in the NFL before launching a media and entrepreneurial career. His endeavors include a high school athletic recruiting service, Go Big Recruiting and the extremely popular Ross Tucker Football Podcast and Fantasy Feast Podcast. Ross has created an impressive media portfolio working with ESPN, NBC, FOX, SiriusXM and Sports Illustrated since he retired from Pro Football in 2008. You can follow Ross on Twitter: @RossTuckerNFL and his podcast: @RTFPodcast or online at www.rosstucker.com.  

In his capacity as Senior Director of Interactive Media for the Boston Celtics, Peter Stringer is responsible for crafting the team’s interactive and social media strategy. Peter launched and cultivated the Celtics’ social media channels, building an audience of over 8.5 million “Likes” on Facebook and over 1.5 million followers on Twitter. The team delivers behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive video content to both Celtics.com and YouTube. Peter has served as a panelist and presenter at digital marketing conferences around the United States as well as abroad. He also writes content for the team’s digital channels and fan magazine. He also founded and hosts Mediamasters podcast. Twitter: @peterstringer

Ted Goveia is the Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He previously held the role of Director, Player Personnel with the Toronto Argonauts, working free agent camps and scouting in both the United States and Canada, as well as coordinating the CFL Canadian Draft. Prior to that, Ted was responsible for recruitment strategies in both Canada and the U.S. for the Argos, scouting various NFL pre-season camps. He first joined the Argos in 2010 as an assistant coach and prior to that spent 15 years in various coaching and recruitment capacities.

Matt Miller is the NFL and NFL Draft lead analyst at Bleacher Report and is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His work has been featured in the last 3 Madden video games, on ESPN, SiriusXM, NFL Network, CBS Sports Network, SI.com and USA Today as well as used by National Football League, Canadian Football League and Arena Football League teams. Follow Matt on Twitter: @nfldraftscout  

Andrew Brandt has worked on both sides of labor in professional sports, having spent a decade each on management and on the player side of negotiations.  Today, he is a broadcaster on ESPN, columnist on Peter King’s The Monday Morning Quarterback and his own National Football Post, Director of the Moorad Center for Sports Law at Villanova University, and speaker and commentator on the business of sports. You can follow Adrew on Twitter: @adbrandt.

Deborah Dubree specializes in advancing the performance of college and professional athletes and is the author of Average is an Addiction, From Mediocre to Millions. Her current clients include NFL athletes from the Packers, Ravens, Browns, Cowboys, 49ers and Texans.  You can follow Deborah on Twitter: @Deborah_Dubree

Joe Abernathy is the Vice President, Busch Stadium Operations for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is responsible for all day-to-day facility operations and game-day event management activities at Busch Stadium, including ushering, guest services, security, medical services, maintenance, clean-up, grounds-keeping, and parking.

Sheri is the Director for Performance Physical Therapy at EXOS, formerly known as Athletes Performance, in Frisco, TX. She has worked with elite athletes in multiple professional sports, to include the NFL, NBA, MLB and MLS.