Sport Management Speaker Series

A major component of Fisher’s rounded curriculum is to bring together our students with active members of the sport industry. This has been accomplished through our Speakers Series which consists of periodic lectures from industry practitioners. These events provide students with firsthand accounts from experts shaping the industry they are aspiring to enter. Also, this series is an opportunity for Sport Management graduates to return to campus to discuss their trials and tribulations, experiences, successes and words of wisdom. Each year groups of alumni come back to Fisher in a roundtable format where students ask questions of the panelists and engage them informally in one-on-one dialogue.

Below is a partial list of the speakers who have taken time to speak to students of the Sport Management Program:

• Steve Griggs, Vice President of Sales and Services, Minnesota Wild
• Olivier vanLindonk, Account Executive – Tennis, International Management Group (IMG)
• Jim Garvey, Class of '04, Tournament Director,Wegmans LPGA International
• Chuck Mitrano, Class of ‘95, Commissioner,Empire 8 Conference
• Steve Bartlett, CEO,Sports Consulting Group
• Dan Mason, General Manager,Rochester Red Wings
• Chris Iversen, Class of '05, Director of Gameday Operations, Rochester Razorsharks
• Ted Spencer, Vice-President & Chief Curator, National Baseball Hall of Fame
• Glenn William, TCA Club Manager,Mid-Town Athletic Club
• Matt Jonak, Class of '03, Account representative for Octagon
• Pete Fisch, Class of '89, Beaver Sport Properties
• Karen Durkin, CEO, Women's Sports Foundation
• Mike Veeck, son of legendary baseball owner and promoter Bill Veeck

Below is a list of alumni who have spoken to students as part of Alumni Roundtable events:

• Andy DiLaura, Director of Ticket Operations, Rochester Red Wings
• Marcus Fields, Special Event Manager, Rochester Big Brothers/Big Sisters
• Aaron Schmitt, Operations Manager,Buffalo Bills
• Nate Snyder, Account Executive,Rochester Sports Group
• Chris Kennedy, Izzo Golf
• Kevin Breen, Assistant General Manager,Auburn Doubledays Baseball Team
• Geoff Cook, Marketing Coordinator, Watkins Glen International Speedway
• Mike Markinson, Marketing and Event Coordinator, Syracuse University Athletic department