MELISSA BROOKS
CORE COMPETENCIES
Leadership
Diversity & Inclusion
Scheduling
Organization
Public Speaking
Delegating
Managing Staff
Professionalism
Program Planning
Development
Photoshop
InDesign
LEADERSHIP
Created “ACE”
Standard of Excellence
Strategic Plan
Fuel to the Fire Academy
COMMITTEES
2021 MARCA Chair
Banquet
Alumni Socials
NGWSD
NCAA OneTeam Facilitator
NCAA LGBTQ Nominee
EDUCATION
Holy Family University ‘09
Media Communications
CONTACT INFORMATION
ad2tzc@r.postjobfree.com
Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NEXT COLLEGE STUDENT ATHLETE CHICAGO, IL
Digital Recruiting Coach - Basketball March 2022 – Present
• Manage 4000+ clients from around the world navigating the recruiting process
• Run classes for recruits on the recruiting process and specific changes
• Lead meetings for other departments on NCAA changes
• Implement new ideas and structure for an ever-changing industry FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY MADISON, NJ
Student-Athlete Development and Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator 2018-2021
• Organized first ever Fuel to the Fire Leadership Academy
• NCAA DIII OneTeam Facilitator. Facilitate LGBTQ+ inclusivity at DIII institutions
• Created first ever 12-month strategic plan for Student-Athlete Development at FDU
• Founder of ACE (Athletes for Change and Equality)
• 2020 NCAA LGBTQ Administrator/Coach of the Year Nominee
• Chair for MARCA Ethnic Minority Career in Athletics symposium committee Head Women’s Basketball Coach 2018-2021
• Supervise staff and delegate tasks appropriately
• Manage all aspects of recruiting and marketing of our program to athletes
• Social Media Specialist
• Manage all practice planning and player development
• Lead all game day operations
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT WEST POINT, NY ASSISTANT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH 2016-2018
• Assisted in all aspects of recruiting, attended multiple national exposure events
• Organized all national official visits for recruiting
• Video Coordinator
• Compliance coordinator
• Social Media Specialist
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HOBOKEN, NJ
ASSISTANT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH 2013-2016
• Assisted in all aspects of recruiting, attended multiple national exposure events
• Organized all national official visits for recruiting
• Video Coordinator
• Worked with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Social Media Specialist
WASHINGTON COLLEGE CHESTERTOWN, MD
ASSISTANT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH 2012-2013
• Assisted in all aspects of recruiting, attended multiple national exposure events
• Video Coordinator
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY ARLINGTON, VA
ASSISTANT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH 2011-2012
• Assisted in all aspects of recruiting, attended multiple national exposure events
• Video Coordinator