Bachelor of Science Insurance & Risk Management Missouri State University-College Of Business Administration, AACSB Accredited
Four year member of Missouri State University Cheerleading Squad
Two-Year Squad Captain
oMember Gamma Iota Sigma Professional Insurance Fraternity
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Athletics Development, Marketing, & Special Events/Head Cheerleading & Mascot Coach
Missouri State University
April 2003-May 2009 Athletics Development, Marketing, & Special Event
Duties Include:
2007-2009 Served as on-court Master of Ceremonies for all promotions during Men's and Women's basketball contests oCoordinated 2008 Auction Benefiting Athletics which annually generates an average of $150,000 for the University's Athletics program oAdministrated and completed projects in relation to Seat Selection, Premium Seating, Season Tickets and Seat Assessments for the opening of the $67 Million, 11,000 seat JQH Arena.
Served as Public Address announcer and production of game day event activities for home softball and volleyball contests Head Cheerleading and Mascot Coach
Duties Include:
Coordinated daily practices, appearances, recruiting, travel, academic monitoring, camps, clinics and athletic events for 24-member, Missouri State University Cheer & Mascot Squad.
Finished 3rd Place in Division 1 at UCA College Cheerleading National Championships, January 2009, squad's National Ranking increased each year of tenure.
Commissioner and Competition Producer
Missouri Winter Games
May 2006-Present
Administer complete event production responsibilities including: event setup, site coordination, recruiting of competitive teams, rules interpretation, judge selection and coordination, complete oversight of event production staff, as well as, serve as master of ceremonies for the 2-day event
Missouri Winter Games hosted over 5,000 athletes in 2009 in 11 different competitive sports, including Cheerleading which hosts an average of 400 athletes that compete on over 20 different teams and draws a total of 5,000 spectators for all sessions
Marketing & Sales Associate/Executive Staff/Special Events Coordinator Missouri Sports Hall of Fame/Nationwide Golf Tour-Price Cutter Charity Championship April 2000-December 2002 oCoordinated and assisted with production of banquets, conferences, induction ceremonies, and other special events held by Hall of Fame oAccommodated from 20 to 2,000 patrons for various events including annual enshrinement ceremony oHired and managed interns to staff weekend operations, and managed inventory and merchandising of Gift Shop oAssisted Golf Tournament Director in production of Pro-Ams, Auctions, and dinners associated with events surrounding tournament oCoordinated on-site event signage and placement for 150 Tournament Corporate Sponsors oTournament raised approximately $200,000 annually for 25 area charities and averaged over 100,000 spectators for the 7-day run
Director of Front of House Operations
FrontRow Promotions
April 1996-May 2009
Coordinate front of house operations, which include coordinating volunteer staff, ticket taking, ticket sales, merchandise sales and crowd control.
FrontRow Promotions is a Longstaff Family Enterprise, which has produced events for over 25 years and has raised over $100,000 for several not-for-profit Ozarks area charities.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Insurance and Financial Services Agent
United American Insurance Company
May 2005-January 2008
Assisted businesses and individuals with acquisition of adequate amounts of Individual and Group Health, Life, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Supplement Insurance oGenerated business through methods of general marketing, cold calls and general networking oRanked by United American, Springfield's office was the #2 office in sales in the United States
Marketing Specialist & Client Services Associate
Kyle B. Walker, LUTCF, Financial Services Professional with New York Life Insurance
May 2005-May 2006
Administrated all areas of management of office and developed and implemented marketing plan for the agency, including components of new client acquisition and current client retention oAs a Registered Representative for New York Life Insurance Kyle Walker is a 5-time member of the NYL Executive Council honoring those elite agents that produce $500,000 in premium on an annual basis.
Marketing & Client Services Associate
Piatchek & Associates, Financial Services Firm October 2003-April 2004 oDaily administrated all aspects of firm's marketing plan from outside calling to client retention oAnnual production exceeded 1 Million Dollars in premium for 25 consecutive years
Licensed Insurance Agent
American Republic Insurance Company
June 2002-September 2003
Counseled clients with acquisition of adequate amounts of Major Medical, Life, Long-Term Care, and Medicare Supplement Insurance to minimize their exposure to potential risks associated with living a healthy life oProvided personal and general marketing for office
Head Cashier Front-End Operations Supervisor Lowe's Companies Inc.
March 1996-November 2002
Administered and supervised daily operations of cashiers and customer service desk.
Awarded Lowe's Store of the Year title in 1997, 1998, 2000, and 2002
PROFICIENCIES & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Proficient working with the following computer systems and software:
Microsoft Windows XP
Mac OSX Leopard
Microsoft Office Suite
Vegas Video Production
Acid Audio Production
Adobe Photoshop and Flash
Edit and produce video productions for promotional purposes for several non-profit entities
Edit and produce music scores and mixes for videos and event productions and for use by competitive cheerleading and dance squads
