CLEVELAND -The
National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) is pleased to announce the 2023 Mike Cleary Convention Stipend Program recipients. These individuals will attend the 2023 NACMA Convention in Orlando, Florida June 11-14.
"We are excited to announce this year's recipients of the Mike Cleary Stipend Award," stated NACMA President and the University of Maryland, Sr. Associate AD/External Operations,
Carrie Blankenship. "Mr. Cleary made it his mission to develop young professionals and we are excited to honor his legacy by providing this talented class of marketers with the opportunity to grow further in their careers at our annual Convention in Orlando."
The following NACMA members are the recipients of the 2023 Mike Cleary Convention Stipends:
| First Name |
Last Name |
Title |
Institution |
| Emma |
Cahillane |
Sports Marketing Assoicate |
Duke University |
| Anna |
Flores |
Lead Intern - Screech Team |
Bowling Green State University |
| Zoe |
Gasell |
Assistant Director of Marketing and Fan Experience |
University of Colorado |
| Ashley |
Gimbel |
Marekting Graduate Assistant |
DePaul University |
| Tori |
Gray |
Assistant Director of Marketing Strategy & Fan Experience |
University of Maryland |
| Julia |
Greuel |
Assistant Director of Marketing & Fan Development |
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign |
| Hudson |
Hassler |
Marketing Intern/ Full Time Student |
Duke University/ Ithaca College |
| Shelby |
Herndon |
Director of Marketing & Social Media |
Western Athletic Conference
|
| Erika |
Innes |
Student |
University of Cincinnati |
| Kathryn |
Johnson |
Braves Marketing Tean Member |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke |
| Owen |
Kaminski |
Assitant Director of Marketing and Game Presentation |
University of California, Berkeley |
| Jonah |
Kane |
Assitant Director, Marketing & Engagement |
Universityy of Delaware
|
| Jessica |
Ley |
Assistant Director, Marketing & COmmunity Outreach |
DePaul University |
| Madisyn |
Matello |
Lead Marketing and Fan Engagement Intern |
Universiy of Arizona |
| Joshua |
Mosley |
Assistant Director of Marketing |
Bowling Green State University |
| Adam |
North |
Fan Experience & Sales Coordinator |
Wake Forest University |
| Caitlin |
Opp |
Assitant Athletic Director - Marketing |
University of Northern Iowa |
| Ari |
Parker |
Lead Marketing & Fan Engagement Intern |
University of Arizona |
| Zil |
Patel |
Graduate Assistant |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Alexandra |
Popp |
Graduate Assistant |
Northern Illinois University |
| Kylan |
Rogus |
Marketing Coordinator |
Penn State University |
| Andrew |
Sahawneh |
Senior Director of Marketing & Fan Engagement |
USMA - West Point |
| Kathleen |
Schaum |
Marketing and Promotions Gradyate Assistant |
Boise State University |
| Joshua |
Thaler |
Lead Marketing Intern |
University of Delaware |
| Sabrina |
Thomas |
Assitant Director of Marketing |
Air Force Academy |
About NACMA Mike Cleary Convention Stipend Program: In 2012, the NACMA stipend program was named after National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Director Emeritus Mike Cleary for his commitment to the development of young professionals. Cleary served as NACDA's lone Executive Director for its first 46 years, prior to his retirement in June 2011. Cleary served as President of the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation and the Michael J. Cleary Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation (NFF) until his death in December 2015.