KEITH R. BRYANT

**** ******* ***** ***** 719-***-****

Colorado Springs, CO 80921 adt7zt@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

●25+ years in sports & non-profit industries ●Managed $3+ million budget ●Supervised 11 FT & 110 PT staff, advisory boards, cross-functional teams, committees & volunteers ●Created nationally & internationally recognized programs ●Public & Media Relations ●Public Speaking ●Strategic, tactical & collaborative leader

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

USA JUDO, Colorado Springs, CO August 2016 – Present CEO/Executive Director

•Lead one of 55 National Governing Bodies within the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Movement; responsible for Olympic & Paralympic athlete development and overall growth and development of judo in the U.S.

•Successfully resolved an inherited USOPC Section 10 financial probation in three months and restored strong fiscal management resulting in a positive net revenue in two years while also paying off past debts.

•Created comprehensive strategic and tactical plans with board of directors, consultants and constituents to improve organizational performance: individual membership (16%), club membership (8%), national event participation (55%), social media exposure (441%), fundraising revenue (250%).

•Created Police Professionals & PAL (P3) Program to use Judo techniques and training to alleviate violent arrests and used of lethal force while developing communities through 21st Century Policing Philosophy.

•Led organization through pandemic to recover with stronger programming and quickly approaching pre-pandemic numbers which were highest in at least the last 17 years of recorded analytics.

•One of first NGBs to partner with LA Recreation & Parks District to build youth judo program now in 22 recreation centers serving 1,700 participants since its inception in 2019.

•In the first 4 months of 2022, USA Judo Athletes have won 40 medals, mostly younger athletes identified as potential candidates for the Paris 2024 and LA 2028 Olympic Games.

•Re-wrote bylaws to meet USOPC requirement and re-structure board and group membership to grow sport.

YMCA OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION, Colorado Springs, CO October 2013 – August 2016 Executive Director, Southeast Family Center/Armed Services & Fountain Valley YMCA Branches

•Led two branches in most disadvantaged neighborhoods with a combined membership of 9K and budget of $3.4 million, including fiscal oversight of more than $1 million in grants over a two-year term.

•Built partner relationships with school districts, municipal/community-based and military organizations.

•Increased membership retention by nearly 7.5% in 21 months.

•Achieved fundraising goals in first two years after failure of centers to meet goals for several years.

•Created stability among staff & implemented strategic plan to be a break-even Y for first time in its history.

•Recognized as one of the top two ranked Armed Services YMCA affiliates in the U.S. during my tenure.

•Recruited and grew number of advisory board members from 10-15 individuals within first year.

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, Colorado Springs, CO January 1997- October 2013 Director, Athlete & Olympic Outreach Department, Comms. Div. April 2010 – October 2013

•Managed Visitor Center operations/community relations, including “Commitment to Community” program.

•Managed U.S. Olympians Association, building a first-ever strategic approach in organization’s history.

•Led design to implementation of 2014 Team USA Ambassador Program, including on-line course, website and in-person program for the hundreds of Olympic & Paralympic hopefuls preparing for Sochi Games.

•Directed strategy and cross-functional team to create Team USA Ambassador Program, preparing 2012 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Teams for optimal performances: 55 programs in 11 months with 4.5/5 rating.

•Created and hosted first-ever USOC HR Summit featuring 13 HR executives from 11 USOC partners.

•Hired and managed first-ever USOC archivist and 4,000+ item collection and helped solicit major gift.

•Developed and grew Olympic Day Program to set USOC records. 2013: 715 events/568 cities/215,000 participants/ 600+athletes/ all 50 states/six international locations.

•2012 US Olympic Team Village Press Officer; managed media/VIP requests & team logistics.

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Associate Director, Career Services Dept., Communications Division June 2008 – March 2010

•Directed U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame nomination process and involved with 2009 ceremony logistics.

•Village Press Officer for 2010 U.S. Olympic Team. Managed visits of Vice President Biden and other VIPs.

•Part of leadership team to renew Adecco’s four-year USOC sponsorship of the Athlete Career Program.

•Created original Ambassador Program for 2008 U.S. Teams: 30 sessions in U.S./China (1,000+ athletes).

•2008 US Olympic Team Village Press Officer, managed media requests at Games & White House Visit.

•Within one week, delivered 1,000 disaster relief tents to China, following the 2008 earthquake disaster.

Manager, Career Services Department, Communications Division March 2005 – June 2008

•Established partnership with Adecco to create a world-leading Athlete Career Program that served 2,500+ participants. U.S. program recognized as “best practice leader” and template for other countries.

•2006 U.S. Olympic Team Village Press Officer during highest medal total achieved for a winter U.S. Olympic Team competing on foreign soil at that time.

•Press attaché for U.S. Speedskating Team in Seoul, Korea, successfully coordinating all public relations for Apolo Anton Ohno in a challenging security, public relations and sport performance environment.

•Designed and implemented Athlete Speaker’s Referral Network, a website allowing the general public to directly contact athletes for speaking appearances.

Associate Director, Athlete Development Programs Division July 2003 –March 2005

•Increased budget responsibility from $148,000 to $2 million.

•Conducted national and international SUMMIT events that contributed to best medal performance ever (at that time) by a winter U.S. Olympic Team at the 2002 Games.

•International Athlete Services Forum tripled in size under my organization of second-ever event and as a founding member of the International Athlete Services Steering Committee.

Manager, Athlete Programs Division January 1999 – July 2003

•Created Athlete Services Centers and all related programming at three USOC Olympic Training Centers utilized by thousands of athletes.

•Developed and implemented first virtual athlete services center website with sponsor, Monster.com.

Coordinator, Career Services Department January 1997 – January 1999

• Managed Olympic Job Opportunities Program, placing hundreds of U.S. athletes in part-time, flexible jobs nationwide with The Home Depot, JCPenney, Qwest, 24 Hour Fitness and a variety of other organizations.

EDUCATION

BS Sports Management, Cum Laude; Minor Business Management

Springfield College, Massachusetts

Kellogg School of Management Olympic Leadership Program, Northwestern University

YMCA New Branch Executive Institute

HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

•Member of 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Delegations

•2009 Interim Chairman of the BOD and Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee for USA Badminton in the restructuring of organizational governance and selecting new BOD

•One of three individuals to receive the 2005 Leadership Pikes Peak Community Trustee Award

•One of three U.S. representatives to attend 2005 International Olympic Academy in Olympia, Greece

•Founding member of the International Athlete Services Steering Committee

•Founding member of International Olympic Committee Athlete Career Program Task Force

•Past Member of the Pikes Peak YMCA’s Camp Shady Brook Advisory Board

•Past Elder at First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs

•Board Chair, Building Lasting Relationships

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