Kat Calderon – Sales Executives
Los Angeles Clippers
Kat Calderon is an Account Executive with the Los Angeles Clippers and has worked in the Sport Industry for the past 5 years. In her current role, Kat focuses on selling season tickets, suites, mini plans, and individual game tickets to reach personal goals and company quotas. She is also responsible for building relationships with clients and businesses to secure deals and generate new sales opportunities. 

Kat holds a B.S. from CSU San Marcos and a M.A. in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco.

Livis Freeman – Assistant Professor and CEO 
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communications , 
​4 Our Fans, Inc. 
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 Livis Freeman is currently a faculty member within the  School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  He is also the CEO of 4 Our Fans, Inc.  where he develops the community and public relations identity of professional athletes.  Some of his clients have and currently include former NBA Players,  Antawn Jamison, Jerry Stackhouse and Brendan Haywood and golfer, Charles Howell, III. 
 
Livis holds a B.S. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ivan Hudson – Digital Partnerships Coordinator 
Chicago Bulls
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 Ivan Hudson is currently Digital Partnerships Coordinator for the Chicago Bulls.  Prior to his role with the Bulls, Ivan worked with several top sports organizations, including, G3 Marketing, the DeVos Sport Business Program and Excel Sports Management.  
 
Ivan holds an Associate Arts degree from Santa Rosa Junior College, a  B.S. degree from Indiana University and a MBA/MSBM from the University of Central Florida.

Brandon James – Founder & Creative Director
C2R Productions

​Brandon is currently the Founder & Creative Director for C2R Productions, a video productions company based in Los Angeles, CA.   He has worked/collaborated with several current and former professional athletes including, Alan Williams (NBA), Jaleel Okafor (NBA),  Aaron Gordon (NBA), Josh Childress (NBA), C.C. Sabathia (MLB), and Antawn Jamison (NBA) just to name a few.  Brandon also has years of experience crafting multimedia messages for many educational and non-profit organizations, including the University of California, Santa Barbara,  and United Way of Greater Los Angeles.  Brandon was also the Director and Editor of the ‘Wilson Park Chronicles’ a documentary about the historic excellence of baseball in the city of Vallejo, California.
 
Brandon holds a B.A. degree in Communications from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Antawn Jamison – Assistant General Manager, and Former NBA Player 
Washington Wizards

​Antawn played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, when he was named national player of the year in 1998. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 1998 NBA draft before being traded to the Golden State Warriors for former Tar Heel teammate Vince Carter. Jamison was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team with the Warriors. During his career, Jamison was a two-time All-Star and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2004. He was a member of the United States national team in 2006. After retiring from playing, he became an analyst for Time Warner Cable SportsNet and is currently the Assistant GM for the Washington Wizards.
 
Antawn holds a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Damon Jones – Vice President, & Assistant General Manager
Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Club
Former Chief Legal Officer, Washington Commanders Football Team 
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Damon is currently the Vice President, Assistant General Manager and Baseball Legal Counsel for the Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Club where he is responsible for baseball operations and baseball legal affairs for the Club, including the negotiations of player contracts and representing the Dodgers in all arbitration cases. 
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Damon also spent time in the NFL as the Chief Legal Officer of the Washington Football Team.
 
Damon holds a B.A. degree with honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School. ​

Eddie Maisonet – Sr. Editor, Combat Sports
ESPN
Eddie Maisonet currently serves as a senior editor for ESPN, focused on combat sports coverage (UFC, boxing and WWE) for our digital editorial group. We produce content focusing on live-event coverage, analysis and feature storytelling throughout the year. 

Eddie is also an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco’s Sport Management master’s program. At USF, Eddie teaches “digital strategy in sports media” which helps students find ways to survive and thrive in a constantly evolving industry that drives the content sports fans consume on a daily basis.

Eddie holds a B.A. from Langston University and a M.A. in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco.

Elroy Pinks – Director and CEO
Office of Black Student Development, UC Santa Barbara
Archer-Greenwood Educational Consulting

​ Elroy has over 20 years of experience within higher education.  After spending over 20 years at UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program , U.C. Santa Barbara and U.C. Davis Office of Admissions, he currently holds the title of Director for the Office of Black Student Development for UC Santa Barbara and CEO for Archer-Greenwood, and educational consulting firm.   Elroy is an expert in the U.C. admissions process and truly has a passion in getting high school and community colleges scholars to the next level.  
 
Elroy Pinks holds a B.A. and a B.S. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Janet Sevilla – Former Vice President, Community Impact
Atlanta Dream, WNBA
​Janet is currently a Consultant and the former Vice-President of Community Impact with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA.  She was the former Community Affairs Manager for the Atlanta Braves Baseball Club  and previously worked for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer and the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA.   
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Janet holds a B.A. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Bobby Thompson – Associate Athletic Director, Administration and Student Success
Loyola Marymount Athletics

A proud native of Oakland, California - is the Associate Athletic Director for Student Athlete Services for Loyola Marymount University.  Leveraging his Howard University Communication & Culture undergraduate education, University of San Francisco Sport Management Master’s Program education, and his valued life experiences, Bobby has discovered a passion for positively impacting people - particularly athletes - at the intersection of human learning and development, social responsibility, and multi-hyphenate identity awareness. Prior to his work at LMU, Bobby directed and led holistic student-athlete development initiatives, services, and programming for Cal's 850 student-athletes for five years, where he enriched the transformational growth and cultural awareness of student-athletes, focusing on career preparation, character and leadership development, and community engagement. Inspired by LeBron’s #MoreThanAnAthlete charge, Bobby is excited to continue empowering people to understand how we are all more than what we do.