Guest Lecturers

The department of sport management works diligently to expose our students to 'the real world' as an ongoing aspect of our curriculum. We have been fortunate to welcome numerous guest lecturers from all facets of the sports and business worlds. Each speaker has shared with our students the career path that brought them to their current position, and given them an inside look into the day-to-day challenges, responsibilities and rewards that are part of a career in the sports industry. For those students who have taken the initiative to bring a smile, a firm handshake and a resume to class, these opportunities have resulted in internships with tremendous career potential.

Thank you to the following guest lecturers who have shared their experiences and expertise with our students:

David Falk, founder, FAME

Brandon Steiner, founder and chairman, Steiner Sports Marketing

Ken Podziba, commissioner, New York City Sports Commission

Chris Lencheski, founder, president, ceo, Ski & Company

Howard Dolgon, president, ceo, Syracuse Crunch Hockey Club

John Wildhack, senior vice president, programming, ESPN

Glenn Enoch, vice president of audience research, ESPN

David Gross, commissioner, Major League Lacrosse

Kevin Rochlitz, director of corporate sales, Baltimore Ravens

Tiffany Basnett, director of corporate sponsorships, LA Galaxy

Thomas Coulter, national boxing clinician, USA boxing coach, USA Boxing

John Bartolomeo, professional boxing manager and trainer

Andre Trunov, former IBC Intercontinental and Ukrainine welterweight champion

John Simone, general manager, Syracuse Chiefs

Andy Gee, vice president, Syracuse Chiefs

Jim Sarosy, vice president, Syracuse Crunch Hockey Club

Matt Cipro, director of promotions, Rochester Red Wings

Howard Saffan, president, Sound Tigers

Doug Melville, president, Z Magic

Brad Horn, director of communications, National Baseball Hall of Fame

Philip Metz, manager, NASCAR Digital Entertainment

Steven Warshaw, president, Universal Marketing

Ron Seaver, president, Seaver Marketing Group

Dave Meluni, associate general manager, ISP Sports

Pat Campbell, manager Carrier Dome, Syracuse University

Pete Sala, associate athletic director, facility operations, Carrier Dome, Syracuse University

Rob Edson, senior associate athletic director, cfo, Syracuse University Athletics

Sue Edson, assistant director of athletics for communications, Syracuse University Athletics

Caroline Jones, human resources representative, Aramark

Andrew Kritzer, associate vice president, Sharp Electronics Corporation

Joan Peloso, senior vice president, marketing services director, KeyBank

Susan Moyer, senior vice president, regional marketing director, KeyBank

Fran Yanulavich, vice president, marketing, KeyBank

Charlie Miller, sports editor, Post-Standard

Nicole Haynes, sports reporter, WSYR