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Corporate Partnership Development Manager

Location:
Birmingham, AL, 35244
Salary:
65000
Posted:
April 01, 2019

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Corporate Partnership

Qualifications Profile

Visionary, goal-driven, and highly committed professional, with hands-on experience in sponsorship, fundraising, and marketing; combined with strong background in athletic administration and advising, grant management, and program development for diverse corporate and nonprofit organizations. Strategic leader, recognized for expertise in developing actions plans and initiatives that meet and exceed organizational objectives, as well as generate optimal results. Effective at securing transactions and building profitable relationships with community leaders, clients, volunteers, and other stakeholders.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Planning and Decision Making Student Advocacy and Interactive Learning Resource Management

Grant Promotion and Fundraising Public Relations Community Outreach Volunteer Management

Budget Development and Control Events Coordination Student-Athlete Development

Education

Master of Science in Sport Management: In Progress, (GPA: 3.8/4.0) 30 hours

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH

Expected Date of Completion: December 2018

The National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi

Professional Masters of Sports Administration, May 2018

The Ohio University College of Business, Athens, OH

https://www.ohio.edu/registrar/cediploma-validation.cfm

CeCredential Validation Code: 18D2-70AA-A1R1

Graduate Certificate in Sports Management, Jan 2017, (GPA: 3.9/4.0) 15 hours

Graduate Certificate in Sports Administration, Sep 2016, (GPA: 3.8/4.0) 15 hours

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH

Bachelor of Science in Coaching and Administration, 2013

Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS

Leadership Experience

Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS

Director of Student – Athlete Support /S.A.F.E Program 2017–Present

-Lead the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and budgets related to S.A.F.E program and academic services for student-athletes

-Spearhead and manage day, evening, and weekend mandatory study tables, tutoring sessions, and other programs to assist the development and progress of student-athletes

-Function as Athletic Department point of contact for student-athletes who have left without a degree

-Took charge of maintain records and creating action plans for degree completion

-Play an pivotal role as liaison and mentor to student-athletes, while serving as academic advisor for more than two programs

-Proactively participate in the highly competitive NCAA Division that define recruiting process, public relations, and student orientation efforts necessary to successfully promote the University, its academic reputation/programming, its diversity, and the quality of the Athletics program in general

TEAM –The Educational Athletic Makeover, Jackson, MS

President Chief Executive Officer 2008–Present

-Oversee and coordinate the entire daily operations of service programs to ensure attainment of company goals and objectives

-Partner with community leaders to align community service programs with the purpose of the organization

-Fulfill various tasks in developing teamwork; delegating duties; and presiding over frequent staff meetings

-Prepare and submit requisitions, board of directors reports, and policies to efficiently manage financial resources

-Display competency in measuring the effectiveness of staff projects associated with program deliverables

-Promote awareness of academic enhancement programs for the acceptable initial and continuing eligibility of high school student-athletes to D1 Collegiate programs

-Define strategic balance academic reform versus athletic interests of student-athletes continued welfare

-Maintain interaction with student-athletes and parents to educate them on National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules compliance

-Organize the entire initial eligibility certification process for all prospective student athletes

-Identify and evaluate the continuing eligibility for high school and junior college student-athletes

-Accomplish role as primary educational resource for student-athletes, parents, and athletic administrative staff at the secondary level

-Built and fostered relationships with staff, sponsors, collegiate alumni, and volunteers

-Observe strict compliance with the NCAA Academic Performance Program (APP), Academic Performance Rates (APR), and Graduation Success Rates (GSR)

-Successfully implemented policies in coordination with board of directors to guarantee smooth operation

-Formulated and executed strategic operating financial plans as well as initial and renewal grant proposals, while drafting line item budget and expenditure reports

Recruit Collegiate Sports, LLC, Jackson, MS

President Chief Executive Officer 2007–Present

-Monitor staff output, while providing technical assistance on various mechanisms

-Prepare monthly reports regarding the entire outline activities of the program

-Strengthened relationships with community-based organizations, corporate entities, and advocate groups

-Strategically direct all aspects of the initial eligibility certification process for all prospective recruits

-Take charge of maintaining and securing certification and eligibility files for all student athletes

-Verify the authenticity and safety of all eligibility certification data

-Serve as a representative for personal and academic welfare in coordinating the athletic success of student athletes as well as a resource to coaches

-Act as key point of contact with university departments on the recruitment, certification, matriculation, and graduation of student athletes at secondary and post-secondary levels

-Generated pertinent information to student-athletes and coaches with regard to policies, academic requirements and athletic eligibility

Professional Experience

Play 4 A Makeover Golf Tournament, Jackson, MS

Tournament Organizer July 2010

-Created and Chaired a tournament which headlined with MS, NFL Hall of Fames to advocate the ethnic educational gap among student-athletes

-Participated in NFL Hall of Fames at 70% of the living HOF and all HBCU HOFs from Mississippi; including

oLem Barney

oWillie Brown

oJackie Slater

oEddie Payton (Fill in for Walter Payton)

oRobert Brazile

oArchie Manning – Support (non-HOF)

Earlier Positions Held:

True South Classic, Madison, MS

Viking Classic Golf Tournament, Jackson, MS

Mississippi Blues Marathon, Jackson, MS

Course Marshal

Kansas City Southern Railway, Pearl, MS

Conductor

Professional Development

Certification: N4A and National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC), In Progress

Training: Leadership Greater Jackson (LGJ)Training

: Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative: Area Social and Behavioral Investigators and Key Personnel

Projects

Mississippi Food Network 2017

Feed our Neighbors Program

-Played an integral role in the acquisition of $125K grant for the Mississippi Food Network through a state Walmart grant serving over 1,500,000 people in need

The Salvation Army of Jackson 2012

Community Corps Center

-Successfully secured funding for a $7M facility that offered various programs, from indoor-outdoor sports programs to music and computer laboratories in the Jackson metro area

The Salvation Army of Jackson 2012

Oak Forest Elementary Multipurpose Field Project

-Served as a driving force behind the development of multipurpose field project for a local JPS elementary for deserving students and surrounding parental community

Professional Affiliations

-Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

-National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD)

-National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A)

-National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC)

-Minority Opportunity Athletic Association (MOAA)

-Commission of Sports Management Accreditation (COSMA)

Activities

-CEO/ Career Exploration Council Work Force Development Committee Education Committee, Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, Jackson, MS

-LEADS Referral Exchange GJCP, Board of Directors, Blues by Starlight, Boys and Girls Clubs of Central MS

-Board of Directors Special Events Committee Salvation Army, Jackson, MS

-President Founder, Urban League of Greater Jackson Young Professionals Jackson, MS

-Community Partners Council, Young Professionals Alliance, Jackson, MS

-Leadership and Development Committee, Young Leaders in Philanthropy, Imagination Library Program, United Way, Greater Jackson Area

-Consultant, Henley-Young Juvenile Detention Center, Jackson, MS

-Member, Resource Development, Salvation Army, Jackson, MS

-Fundraiser, Disaster Relief Telethon, Angel Tree Annual Event

-Disaster Relief Specialist for Tornado Victims, Clinton, MS

-Programs Consultant, Mississippi Children’s Home, Jackson, MS

-Board Member, Capitol City Classic, Jackson, MS

-Lifetime Smoke Diver, State of Mississippi Fire Academy, Pearl, MS

-Institution Review Board (IRB), Trained for human participants in surveys, Ohio University



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