Women in Sports Media Symposium

    I was fortunate to be a part of The Women in Sports Media Symposium from it's very first year of existence. This is something that I helped introduce to the UMass student body and set to be a reoccurring event for years to come after I leave campus as a graduate. Being a part of something to relative to my life and being able to share it with my peers, fellow students and professors has been such an incredible opportunity. I've been tested with the opportunity to represent my university on bigger stages by utilizing my work with this symposium and within my major to show what the UMass journalism program is all about. It's been honor to put together this special, annual event and I can't wait to see where it goes after I'm long gone. 



Mission Statement: The sports industry is home to the most exclusive of boys’ clubs, and women in sports media face one of the biggest gender gaps of any other career. Women in sports, by nature, have to be headstrong and self-confident. For years, they fought to get fair access to locker rooms to do their jobs. Today, they’re still fighting, but for deserved legitimacy, bylines and the right to go on television without being objectified and harassed on Twitter. The mission of this symposium is to provide a forum for educating students about the career options, opportunities and challenges for women in sports media. By sharing these experiences, we can all empower each other.



Current and past Women in Sports Media committee members ,taken during the second annual event on April 13, 2018.

Guest speakers have included: ESPN Senior Director of Communications Keri Potts, Commissioner of the A-10 Conference Bernadette V. McGlade, ESPN editors Cristina Daglas, Jena Janovy, Christina Karl, Joy Russo Schoenfield,  Coordinating Producer/Senior Director of ESPN's Storytelling Unit Patricia Mays, Pro Football Hall of Fame broadcaster Lesley Visser and the one and only Melissa Ludtke.
I served as the keynote speaker facilitator for Lesley Visser and Melissa Ludtke at the Third Annual Women in Sports Media Symposium.


Women in Sports Media committee members with Keri Potts.
I served as a facilitator during Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade's question and answer portion of the Second Annual Women in Sports Media Symposium.

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