Advisory Board List

UNH Management of Sport Industries Advisory Board         (A)= alumni

  • David Beckerman (A), Founder and former CEO of the Starter Corporation; currently chairman of the Acorn Group in New Haven.
  • Nancy Lazenby-Blaser, Commissioner, Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation
  • Chris Brown (A), Executive Director, Guest Experience at New York Mets (possible Exec. Board)
  • Jon Butler, Executive Director, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.
  • Chris Canetti, President, Houston Dynamo (MLS)
  • Robert Canton, CFO, Tampa Bay Lightening
  • Tony DiPaolo (A), Regional Vice President, Laz Parking (possible Exec  Board)
  • Charlie Dowd, Esq. Vice President of Arena Operations, Harbor Yard Sports & Entertainment, L.L.C.
  • Rosa Gatti — Senior Vice President for Communications, ESPN.
  • Aaron Haviland (A), Senior Director Facilities, Miami Dolphins (possible Exec. Board)
  • ChrisAnn Hayes (A), Operations Managers, Ace Tickets, Inc.
  • Mark Jacobson, President, Silverman Group
  • Brian Jennings — Senior Vice President, Marketing,  National Hockey League  (possible Exec. Board)
  • Sally Johnson, Executive Director, National Council of Youth Sports
  • Dean Lombardi (A), President/General Managers, Los Angeles Kings
  • Donna Lopiano, President and founder of Sports Management Resources (SMR)
  • Joel Maturi, Former Director of Athletics, University of Minnesota
  • Craig Mortali (A),  Five-time Emmy Award-winning producer at ESPN.
  • Brian O’Gara, Senior Director of Special Events, Major League Baseball
  • The Honorable Alan C. Page, Associate Justice Minnesota Supreme Court, NFL Hall of Famer
  • Linda Pantell, Former Senior Manager of Facility Operations, Security and Facility Management Dept., Major League Baseball.
  • Frank Russo, Jr., Senior Vice President, Global-Spectrum
  • Nick Sakiewicz (A), CEO and Operating Partner, Philadelphia Union, MLS.
  • Jason Scheets (A), Director Marketing, Dreams Retail.
  • David Schreff — Former President, Worldwide Market and Media Group for the National Basketball Association Properties; currently President of Bedare, LLC.
  • Bob Schwartz, Vice President Marketing, Comcast-Spectacor   
  • Jef Thifault (A), Owner, Contigo Event Management (possible Exec. Board)
  • Sonny Vaccaro — Former basketball marketing pioneer who helped connect Nike and Michael Jordan.
  • David Wilkenson, President, Wilkenson Management Group
  • Ralph Willis — Partner, EFA Partners; Former Director, GE Capital, Sports/Entertainment.
  • Michelle Wilson, Chief Revenue Officer, WWE, Inc.    
  • Anne Worcester, Tournament Director, New Haven Open
  • Online Sport Management Degree Advisory Board
  • Avner Appelbaum, VP Finance, Ametek
  • Shane Beardsley, Director of Events & Operations, Harbor Yard Sports and Entertainment
  • Kim B. Blair, Ph.D., Vice President, Cooper Perkins, Inc.
  • Mike Boissonneault, ESPN – Sr. Director, HR Staffing & Recruiting
  • Tracelyn N. Charles, Senior Financial Analyst at ESPN
  • Dan Crumb, CFO, Kansas City Chiefs
  • Evan Dabby, former Senior Director, Supporter Relations & Safety, MLS: now Executive Director at New Jersey Youth Soccer
  • Michael J. Davis, Vice President – Taxes, Nestle USA
  • James Du (UNH Alum) Doctoral candidate in Sport Management, Fox School of Business, Temple University (China)
  • Brent Fisher (UNH Alum) Vice President, Distribution – Affiliate Sales & Marketing, MLB Network
  • Jerry Gepner, Broadcast, Media and Business Development Consultant
  • Avi Goldberg, Principal, GreatPoint Ventures
  • Randy Istre, CEO and Owner, Inside Edge
  • Miklos KOZMA, PhD, Manager, Sports Advisory Services, KPMG Advisory Ltd. Hungary
  • George Levine, Director, KPMG Advisor
  • Lina Li, Information Architect, Cigna
  • Joe Loomis, Senior Director, Team Finance, NBA
  • Andrew D. Opatkiewicz, VP, Strategic Development, STATS LLC
  • Brian Phelps (UNH Alum), Owner, Toad’s Place
  • John Ponzio, Former President, Autotote current Town Treasurer, Town of Trumbull
  • Denise Taylor, Chief Information Officer, AEG
  • Jef Thiffault (UNH Alum) Owner, Contigo Sports Management
  • Nick Turchan, Finance Director, The Collegiate Licensing Co. (IMG College)
  • Anna Vashurina (UNH Alum)  Account Manager at IMG, Olympic Consulting (Russia)
  • Claude Vincent, School of Sports Administration, Laurentian University (CA)
  • Kenneth Waja, Vice President Finance, Comcast’s Global-Spectrum
  • Ralph Willis, Principal, EFA Partners LLC