TIME TO ROC! - California State University, Long Beach

VOLUME 4
ISSUE
07
August
2012
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Dr. Sharon Guthrie—
Program Director /
Kinesiology Department
Chair
Stephen E. Buchan—
Associate Director
Diane Higgs—Manager of
Student Affairs
Carri Cook— G.A., LT 21
Eunice Park — G.A., LT 22
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TIME TO ROC!
On August 7th we welcomed a new wave of students
and said goodbye to another graduating cohort at the
Reception-Colloquium-Orientation also known as the
ROC. The graduates of Learning Team 20 were
congratulated on their accomplishments over the past 18
months, while the new Learning Team 23 was
introduced to the program.
Outstanding Capstones were presented by LT 20 stu-
dents Evan Brennan and David Klein. Evan Brennan's
presentation was focused toward developing the profes-
sional football agent business, and David Klein ad-
dressed interscholastic sport stakeholder support. Sa-
mantha Rossi, who was unable to attend, also received
the honor of Outstanding Capstone. Her project
researched the motives and constraints that affect
student basketball attendance at small colleges. LT 20
student Chris Wilson concluded the evening with a
heart-warming speech encapsulating their 18-month
experience while passing along advice for the incoming
LT.
As for the incoming LT 23, the ROC was their first “dose”
of the program, beginning with the orientation, which
included guidance from Program Director Dr. Sharon
Guthrie, Associate Director Steve Buchan, Manager of
Student Affairs Diane Higgs, Internship Coordinator
Charles Harris, and Advisory Committee Chair Bill
Shumard.
IN THIS ISSUE
Congratulations LT 20!
The “ROC” P.1
Internship Roundtable P.2
GPSM Instructor at the Olympics P.2
Alumni Updates and New Jobs P.3
Our Students in the BIZ P.3
LT 20: Evan Brennan, Joseph Carlucci, John Daller, Mouris Danial, Melissa Dykema,
Bryan Hergenroether, Jeffrey Kim, Ka�e Kimose, David Klein, Stephanie Krogius,
Ciara Lawrence, Karrin Moldrem, Sean Pellerian, Steven Pershing, Chris Pope, Adam
Pereyra, Samantha Rossi, Bill Steele, Yahvoh To�meh, Tim Tre�s, Derek Walsh,
Gilbert Washington, Kristen Welch, Christopher Wilson.
Welcome LT 23!
LT 23: David Baier, Ashley Benne�, Cody Brown, Ma�hew Carlin, Garrick Chafee,
Aubrey Freckman, Terrance Grout, Kelsie Hendrix, Jacqulyn Herkins, Jenny Higgs,
Jessika Hornsby, George Howell, Casey Hull, James Janosz, Ma�hey Larkin, Caitlin
Ledoux, Steven Lucero, Jennifer McElroy, Abbey McNamara, Jessica Miller, Jocelyn
Neely, Nicholas Opitz, Munachiso Osisioma, Jonathan Palmer, Logan Po�er, Nikki
Riley, Zach S�ffel, Sarah Valen�, Veronica Velazquez, Derek Wa�s, Aiyana Welsh,
Ma�hew Willens, Mary Wilson, Chris�an Young, Michael Zweig.

LT 20 AWARDS
Outstanding Student
�� Kaitlin Kimose
4.0 Award
�� Joseph Carlucci
�� Mouris Danial
�� Melissa Dykema
�� Kaitlin Kimose
�� David Klein
�� Stephanie Krogius
�� Samantha Rossi
�� Tim Tre�s
110% Award
�� Tim Tre�s
Bill Shumard’s
Beach Pride Award
�� David Klein
Outstanding Capstones
�� Evan Brennan
�� David Klein
�� Samantha Rossi
Just one week after the ROC,
students from LT 23 attended
the Internship Roundtable.
Students spent the evening
networking with professionals
from 11 different organizations
within the Southern
California area. The Internship
Roundtable is also one of the
many ways our alumni stay
GPSM Adjunct Professor
at the 2012 Summer
Olympic Games!
LT 21 gave their instructor Rich Foster an
excused absence for missing a few KIN 511
Legal and Ethical Issues in Sport classes.
After all the Olympics only come around
every 4 years.
Rich Foster is not only one of the GPSM
instructors and Advisory Committee
Members, he is also an attorney, practicing
in Long Beach, California. Rich’s specialty
is Sport Law and has been heavily involved
in the aquatic sports. He is the former Pres-
ident of United States Water Polo,
LT 23 ROUNDTABLE
connected with the GPSM
program. Alumni currently
working in the sport industry
are invited as recruiters to help
our new students land
internships with their company.
Organizations such as Special
Olympics Southern California,
ESPN X-Games, and LBSU
Athletics have a history of
Thank you to the organiza�ons who a�ended the LT 23 Roundtable!
AEG ESPN X‐Games Special Olympics Tiger Woods Founda�on
Cartan Global Kinane Events Surfing America UC Irvine Athle�cs
LBSU Athle�cs Rose Bowl Opera�ng Company Steinberg Sports & Entertainment
former President of United States Aquatic
Sports, former member of the United States
Olympic Committee, and is the current
Vice-Chair of the FINA Water Polo
Committee. Rich is also the author of Mark
Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic
Champion, and represents many famous
Olympians. Recently, Rich has been repre-
senting 18 Olympians in the legal case Spitz
v. Samsung.
Being the Vice-Chair of the FINA Water Polo
Committee Games, Rich spent most of his
time at the Aquatics Centre and the Water
Polo Arena, which was the first dedicated
recruiting our Sport Management
students and have
remained closely connected with
the program through our alumni.
Throughout the night students
were able to exchange business
cards and develop relationships
with sport industry professionals
in hopes to land their dream
internship.
Water Polo venue to be built for an
Olympic Games.
Rich is now back in the U.S and will be a
panelist at the UCLA Sports Law
Federation Lunchtime Series on August
30th, where he will be discussing this
year’s Games, as well as some
hot-button issues related to the legal and
business side of the Olympics.
If you want to hear more about Rich’s
experience at the Olympics check out his
interview with Gazettes Sports HERE!

New Jobs!
Brandon Thomsen from LT 9, has been featured in the Journal of the Central
College Community for his success as the marketing manager with Lucky
Strike Entertainment. The article also mentions the Graduate Program in
Sport Management at CSULB and how it helped him get to where he is today.
Keep up the great work Brandon! To read Brandon’s article click here.
Erica Metzler (LT 15) gets new editor position with Time Warner Sports Network based in El Segundo.
Sean Pellerin (LT 20) is hired full time by Score Sports as the Inside Sales rep for the Northwest states.
Ciara Lawrence (LT 19) is the new Head Field Hockey Coach and Assistant Sports Information Director at Becker College.
Ara Leo Messerlian (LT 8) accepts position as the Sponsorship Sales Manager with On Board Experiential Marketing.
Melissa Dykema (LT 20) received offer for Compliance Assistant at Cal State Fullerton.
STUDENTS IN THE BIZ
Mario Herrera (LT 21, second
from right) organized the 2012
Kick It For A Cause Soccer tour‐
nament to raise funds for the
Downtown Women’s Center in
Winnetka, CA. The event raised
$1,300.00 for the center which
serves thousands of homeless
women in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Chow (LT 21) and Todd Greenbaum (LT 22) have become
the newest members of the Long Beach State Athle�cs staff. As
Marke�ng Assistants, they will be in charge of all marke�ng du�es
for Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, and
So�ball.
Jus�n Luthey (LT 21) recently
was promoted to Dir. of Football
Opera�ons and Defensive Line
Coach at Occidental College.
Ali Mitchell (LT 21) accepts
posi�on with the Los Angeles
Clippers as Execu�ve Assistant.
Brad Freeman, Jus�n Luthey, Kelly Hancock,
Ta�ana Clark from LT 21 and Sean Hogoboom of LT
22 all working the PAC 12 Football Media Day
Upcoming Sport Management Events
SPRING 2013 Applica�on Deadline — October 15th
Join us for our Webinar Online Informa�on Sessions on the
following dates:
9‐05‐12 11‐07‐12 12‐05‐12
�� AVP Cincinna� Open—Sept. 1‐3
�� AVP Championships, Santa
Barbara—Sep. 7‐9
Alumni Updates and New Jobs
Arielle Moyal (LT 22) works for Lakers Na�on as a
news aggregate and editorial writer. She is also doing
preliminary data‐basing and website assistance for
Fitnesscenter.com and MIT Fitness USA.
�� Los Angeles Sports and Entertain‐
ment Career Fair—Sep. 18
�� Disney Half Marathon Weekend—
Sep. 1‐3
Business Ar�cle Picks
This month’s ar�cle pick is
brought to you by the GPSM
Associate Director and
Manager of Business Affairs
Steve Buchan.
This ar�cle features ways that
sport management students
and execu�ves can manage
their workload and get what
needs to be done efficiently
and effec�vely. Click HERE to
read more and enjoy!
CSULB has once again
been named “Best in
the West” by the
Princeton Review!
CSULB is one of the 75
“Best Value” colleges,
affordable to virtually
anyone and in‐tune
with student’s real
needs.