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The Business of Diversity in Sports and Entertainment (BDSE), in conjunction with the National Sports Forum, recognizes the need for more programs supporting the importance of diversity in the front office. The NSF aims to increase the opportunities for up-and-coming ethnic minority and/or women sports professionals to have access to the senior-level best practices of revenue generating responsibilities within the industry and networking opportunities that have set the NSF apart.

2017 BDSE Cohort

Ivy Anderson, WME \| IMG	Tristan Mitchell, Major League Soccer
Ernest Baskerville, Los Angeles Athletic Club	Chris Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
Mackenzie Blondin, New York Yankees	Shulmith Muthyala, Rice University Athletics
Maribel Castro, Washington Nationals	Cassandra Nicaisse, NFL Players Association
Raphael Collins, Cleveland Indians	Deanna Repollet, Sporting Kansas City
Keely Couillard, American Cancer Society	Jason Robinson, STATS LLC
Courtney Counts, Science Spark Inc.	Nikki Romolo, Sporting Kansas City
EJ Cutliff, Bulldog Sports Properties	Laniesa Shafer, Chicago Cubs
Shantonie Derrick, LeadDog Marketing Group	Maria Solomon, Consultant
Alicia English, University of Tennessee	Taunita Stephenson, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
James Ericson, Whelan Event Services	Katie Tang, Octagon
Marcus Guthrie, Miami Dolphins	Christian Trigg, San Francisco 49ers
Robert Henriquez, Oakland Raiders	Jamaal Walton, University of Alabama Athletics
Hunter Horenstein, Erie SeaWolves	Reginald Whitted II, St. Louis Cardinals
Alicia Jessop, University of Miami	Joshua Woods, PGA Tour - The Players Championship
Paul Lockhart-Korris, Rice University Athletics


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2017 BDSE Committee

The BDSE program is organized and run by a committee of individuals in the industry who have a strong desire to support and grow the diversity initiative within the sports and entertainment industry. The committee is responsible for reviewing and selecting the 32 members of the 2017 BDSE Cohort. The 2017 BDSE Committee members are:

Christina Wright, NCAA	Keith Harrison, UCF
Rose Barre, New York Yankees	Tara Jackson, Body Armor
Bryan Blair, Rice University	DeAnna Holland, Dick's Sporting Goods
Lisa Boaz, Anheuser-Busch	Laura Waters-Brown, PGA Tour
Andy Dolich, Odgers Berndston	Morris White, Northern Illinois University
Jose Duverge, Soccer United Marketing/MLS	Alby Abalos, National Sports Forum

To see a full list of all BDSE members to date CLICK HERE

How to Become a Member of the 2017 BDSE Cohort

All scholarship recipients must meet the following selection criteria:

Applicant must be an ethnic minority, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, or a woman;*
Applicant is a mid-level professional in the sports and entertainment industry; and
Applicant is a first-time National Sports Forum attendee.

All scholarship recipients are expected to fulfill the following responsibilities:

Attend the National Sports Forum.
Gain the support of their organization to cover the travel and hotel expenses to attend the National Sports Forum.
Actively participate within the BDSE cohort during the Forum and in to the future as the BDSE program grows.

The 2017 BDSE Cohort Application period is now closed

If you have any additional questions regarding the NSF Business of Diversity in Sports and Entertainment program please contact

Alby Abalos at [email protected] or (619) 469 - 4101 ext 204.

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