EXPERIENCE

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Tennis Channel - Host of Destination Tennis

June 2019-present

  • Hosted travel shorts where viewers are taken on an iconic tennis tour through exquisite cities around the world


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Legacy Marketing/Wilson Tennis, USA — Tour Manager

January  2019 - April 2019

  • Crisscrossed the country on a 9-week, 47-stop tour as the face of the Clash Revolution Tour to promote Wilson’s latest racquet

  • Served as tour manager and on-camera talent for Wilson Tennis content while emceeing each event

  • Coordinated Brand Ambassadors and event staff at each stop


Essential Tennis, Milwaukee, WI — Director of Content

January 2016 - October 2018

  • Developed and executed brand-aligned content strategy that grew the company's social media presence by 242% in 2.5 years including a YouTube channel with 46+ million views and 150,000+ subscribers

  • Coached tennis via video to online students across 152 countries and on court at in-person VIP events

  • Engineered and starred in viral videos, including “Tennis Beer Pong,” which garnered over 2 million views

  • Managed a team of 6 video shooter/editors from pre-production to post-production

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Tennis Channel, Los Angeles, CA — Executive Assistant

March 2015 - December 2015

  • Worked on location as Production Assistant in NYC for the US Open, Cincinnati, and local LA shoots

  • Set up shoots and coordinated travel logistics for international tennis film crews

  • Acted in the tennis documentary "Barnstormers"


Hampton Racquet, East Hampton, NY Director of Tennis & Operations

MAY 2011 - JULY 2013

  • Led a team of 45+ employees in front desk, tennis, camp, financial, and grounds operations with the goal of developing the growth of the business

  • Planned celebrity charity events

  • Directed a tennis day camp with 150+ children ages 3-15

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EDUCATION

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University of Nebraska - Omaha BA in Communications

August 2013 - December 2014

Become A Host - Los Angeles Hosting Academy

June 2014 - December 2015

Randy Thomas Voiceover Coaching - Ft. Meyers, FL

August 2015 - December 2015


MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS

  • USPTA

  • PTR

  • Women’s Tennis Coaching Association

  • Cardio Tennis


SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

WTCA Conference, NY, NY

August 2018                                    

“How Coaches Can Be Better for Female Athletes ft. Johan Kriek”

“Tennis and the Social Media Age ft. Melanie Oudin”

TOM Conference,  Orlando, FL

March 2017

“ITA Innovation Challenge”

USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO

December 2016                               

“How Tennis Changed My Life”

USPTA Midwest Mini Conference,  Madison, WI  February 2016                         

“Essential Tennis”


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