High School Manager

H en ry L. Henderson **** Keeney Street,

E vanston, I L 60202

Phone: 773-***-**** E mail:

**************@*****.***

260-***-**** T wit ter:

w ww.twit ter.com/coachhenderson

PROF I LE

• Over a decade of successful experience as a teacher, athletic coach, and

administrator at the high school and middle school levels.

• Comfortable and experienced developing rapport with and lending support to

children from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.

• Creative and intuitive problem solver – cheerfully overcome challenges including

s taffing and equipment shortages.

• Fluent in Windows and Apple software, applications, and hardware.

• Communicate with students and parents warmly and diplomatically.

• Currently serving as a marketing consultant to the University of Notre Dame’s P lay

L ike A Champion Today coaching education ini tiative.

E XPER IENCE

Ma rketing Consultant – Play Like A Champion Today (2013 – P resent)

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

• Currently serve as a t rainer in Notre Dame’s coaching as ministry ini tiative.

• Consult with Chicago area high schools on partnering with Notre Dame to t rain

coaches and parents involved in the high school’s athletic programs.

Food Service Coordinator (2014)

Pope John 23rd School, Evanston, I l l inois

• Served as the coordinator of the school’s pilot breakfast program.

• Oversaw all operations of the program, including inventory, accounting and billing,

working along with Food Service Program (FSP) School Lunch.

H istory I nst ructor (2012)

St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, I l l inois

• Taught five sections of history including In ternational Baccalaureate World History,

Sophomore Honors World History and U.S. History.

T echnology Depa rtment Chai rman and T V Station General Manager (2008-

2011)

Gordon Tech High School, Chicago, I l l inois

• Chairman of the technology department, responsible for long-range planning,

budgets, and curr iculum for areas of computer and business instruction, auto-shop,

wood tech, and television production.

• Day-to-day manager of the largest in-school student-run television station in the

Chicago Archdiocese (WKGT), with 125 student staffers. Daily activity included

p roduction of morning news cast as well as creating commercials, documentaries, and

PSAs.

• Taught four sections of television production, journalism, and freshman computer

application courses.

A thletic D i rector (2006-2008)

Notre Dame High School for Girls, Chicago, I l l inois

• Responsible for management of athletic department, including facilities operations,

departmental budgets, events, and supervision of coaching staff.

• Served as the school’s official representative to the I l linois High School Association

( IHSA).

I nst ructor (2003-2004)

Queen of Angels Elementary School, Chicago, I l l inois

• Taught middle school English and Health courses. Regular substitute teacher for

physical education classes.

D i rector of Women’s Basketball Operations (2002-2003)

University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, M ichigan

• Coordinated team practice, t raining, and t ravel schedules.

• Ar ranged academic meetings, supervised study hall and study table, and monitored

s tudent tu toring.

• Prepared NCAA compliance documentation. Provided support for marketing and

media relations programs.

A thletic D i rector, School Recruiter, and I nst ructor (2000-2002)

St. Gregory High School, Chicago, I l l inois

• Supervised management of athletic department facilities, budgets, scheduling, and

supervision of coaches.

• Worked in the development office as the school recruiter.

• Taught social studies courses including H istory of Chicago and Film and Television

P roduction

E xecutive P roducer (1999)

ESPN Productions, Bristol, Connecticut

• Supervised the staff and daily production of ESPN Radio Network shows including

a ll news gathering and reporting.

• Responsible for network content, including guest programming and coordinating

appearances for ESPN network analysts.

• Key member of team leading the daily planning for ESPN's f lagship TV show Sports

Center .

• Provided logistical support and coverage planning for ESPN broadcasts.

D i rector of News Planning and Operations Manager

I n te r im I nformation Technology Di rector (1997-1999)

ABC News / ABC Sports - New York City, New York

• Supervised all technical operations for ABC Sports Radio.

• Served as interim IT Manager over seeing PC computer operations and AVID News

system.

• Assisted in the administrative, production and editorial responsibilities.

• Coordinated live coverage of programming from major sporting events; coordinated

coverage of live breaking news including the deaths of Princess Diana and of Gianni

Versace.

• Developed strategy for long-range planning of news stories and programming for the

A BC Radio Network.

• Coordinated news coverage plans for radio with ABC Television's news feed service

NewsOne.

Executive P roducer (1991-1997)

CBS Sports / WSCR Radio, Chicago, I l l inois

• Oversaw day-to-day operations and on-air content, including guest programming,

p roduction and information elements.

• Supervised 26 person production staff.

• Served as station's primary contact with the Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Bears, Bulls,

B lackhawks, Major League Baseball, The NFL, The Big 10 and other major college

conferences.

Account Executive (1990 -1991)

WXEZ Radio / WPNT Radio, Chicago, I l l inois

• Developed advertising client marketing and promotion strategies including wri ting

and producing commercials for use on-air.

• Analyzed Arbit ron research data for use in market planning.

S ports and Talk Show P roducer (1989-1990 & 1999-2000)

WGN Radio, Chicago, I l l inois

• Served as a producer for "Extension 720," "The Steve Cochran Show," "Sports

Central," and "The Ed Schwartz Show" along with producing Chicago Cubs baseball and

Chicago Bears football broadcasts.

• Duties included developing show ideas and topics, booking guests and gathering

i nformation for use in news and sports programming.

Assistant T raffic Supervisor (1985-1989)

A. Eicoff & Company / Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, Chicago, I l l inois

• Served as an intermediary between agency, media buyers, tape storage house,

televisions and radio stations the agency bought commercial t ime on in the United

S tates and Canada.

• Responsible for stations receiving commercials and making sure schedules ran

correctly.

P roduction Assistant (1984-1985)

R.H Bacon Public Relations & Media Systems / Cision North America, Chicago, I l l inois

• Organized press releases and media kits for distribution to newspapers, radio and

television stations.

ED UCAT IO N

Columbia College, Chicago, I l l inois

B.A. in General Communication Studies, 1989

I l linois State Scholarship award winner, 1988

University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, M ichigan

Post graduate work in Education - Social Studies / Sports Medicine, 2002-2003

Northwestern University – School of Continuing Education

Postgraduate work in Sports Business Administration, 2012

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