Assistant Management

ALICIA

POWERS

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Chicago, Illinois 60614

Education

DePaul

University

Master of Arts, New Media Studies • June 2006

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science, Leisure Studies: Sport and Tourism Management •

May 2003

Graduated with Honors

Employment

Experience

DePaul

University, Department of Athletics - Sport Information/Media Relations,

Chicago Illinois

Assistant Director Sports Information • July 2005 – Present

Promote DePaul University athletics through established relationships

with the local and national media. Assistant media coordinator for the

2006 NCAA Women’s Basketball First & Second Rounds in Chicago.

Design, write and edit media guides, game notes, game-day programs and

press releases specifically for women's volleyball, softball, men's and

women's indoor and outdoor track & field, and men's and women's cross

country. Supervise student workers, interns and game-day staff. Help coordinate

DePaul's annual Athletic Hall of Fame Weekend. Assist with the promotion

and game-day operation of men's and women's basketball. Publications coordinator

and in-house graphic designer for athletic department publications.

DePaul

University, Department of Athletics - Sports Information/Media Relations,

Chicago, Illinois

Graduate Assistant • July 2003 – June 2005

Assisted the local and national media with the promotion of DePaul University

athletics, specifically women’s volleyball and softball. Designed,

wrote and edited media guides, press releases, game notes, game-day programs

and a weekly newsletter for media, alumni, and fans. Assistant Media Coordinator

for 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Chicago Regional; was responsible

for the management and distribution of 900+ credentials for the event.

Helped coordinate DePaul's annual Hall of Fame Weekend. Assisted with

the national and local promotion of the DePaul men’s and women’s

basketball.

University

of Illinois, Division of Intercollegiate Athletics - Sports Information,

Champaign, Illinois

Student Intern • January 2003 – June 2003

Assisted with promotion and publicity for the University of Illinois Athletics

while assisting the local and national media. Helped to coordinate the

2003 Scholar Athlete Banquet. Facilitated with the production of media

guides, press releases and game programs. Assisted with game-day management

for the 2003 Big Ten Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships,

Women’s Tennis Championship, Women’s Gymnastics Championships

and the NCAA Men’s Regional tennis tournament and other home athletic

events including spring football, men’s and women’s basketball,

softball and baseball.

Universtiy of Illinois -Illinois Rural Recreation Development Project, Champaign,

Illinois

Special Project Associate • May 2002 – January 2003

Completed a Youth Recreation Needs Assessment for the City of Clinton,

Illinois. Helped to conduct a nation-wide survey on the correlation between

older Americans’ public park and recreation use and their own personal

health, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Worked to secure

funding, marketed, and prepared for the 2003 rural summer recreation program.

Technology

Proficiency

Desktop

Publishing: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Quark Xpress

Microsoft Office: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

New Media Software: iMovie, and Macromedia Dreamweaver

Athletic Software: Stat Crew (basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball/baseball)

Portfolio

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