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Sport Management

Peer Facilitators

Sport Management Peer Facilitators assist new students with their transition to U-M and to cultivate a sense of connectedness to Sport Management, School of Kinesiology, and U-M. The facilitators engage in facilitating classroom discussions and outside-of-class workshops. Facilitation is a process in which a trained and experienced student plans, develops, and conducts structured and effective peer interactions that produce a clear result that is commonly understood and supported by all participants. SM Peer Facilitators are given the option to select academic credit or financial compensation for this experience. This position is approximately 5-10 hours per week. Applications open at the end of each semester.

Winter 2022 Events

These events are for students enrolled in SM100 during Winter Semester 2022 (taught by Dr. Yang or Mr. Nystrom). Event and event details are subject to change. Masks are required at all events.

SM100 Professional Development Plan
March 18  •  10:00am-noon
In class

*Peer facilitators will be attending SM100 to facilitate class discussion

Questions? Please contact your assigned peer facilitator or Christine Maleske (cmaleske@umich.edu)

 


Ben Aldrich
Ben Aldrich
Grosse Pointe, MI
Sport Management '23
History minor
benald@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Partnerships
  • Marketing
  • Community relations

Student organization affiliations:

  • Phi Epsilon Kappa (PEK) professional kinesiology fraternity, DEI chair
  • Sport Business Association (SBA)

Past internships/jobs:

  • Athletics intern for Detroit Police Athletic League (PAL)
  • Premium sales intern for United Shore Professional Baseball League
  • Marketing & social media intern for USA Football
Caroline Hink
Caroline Hink
Scottsdale, AZ
Sport Management '24
Minors: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences; Digital Studies
hinkc@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Sport and business analytics
  • Marketing
  • Partnerships

Student organization affiliations:

  • Sport Business Association (SBA)
  • Michigan Women Empowerment in Sport and Entertainment (MWESE)
  • Student Ambassadors

Past internships/jobs: 

  • Media operations volunteer, Fiesta Bowl & Guaranteed Rate Bowl
  • Events volunteer, Special Olympics Arizona
Chris Hill
Chris Hill
Ann Arbor, MI
Sport Management '23
History minor
hilchris@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Event operations
  • Talent representation
  • Football operations

Student organization affiliation:

  • Michigan Sport Business Inclusion Community (MSBIC)

Past internships/jobs:

  • Michigan Athletics Fan Experience intern
  • SMGoBlue Crew
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Kenzie McGeorge
Litchfield Park, AZ
Sport Management '24
kmcgeorg@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Physical therapy (switching majors to MOVESCI)
  • Analytics

Student organization affiliations:

  • Sport Business Association (SBA)
  • Phi Epsilon Kappa (PEK) professional kinesiology fraternity
  • Student Ambassadors

Past internships/jobs: 

  • Cycling instructor 
  • Alpha Chi Omega (AXΩ), VP of membership programming
Matt Root
Matt Root
Plainwell, MI
Sport Management '22
Business minor
mattroot@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Player representation
  • SaaS sales
  • Stadium/event space development

Student Organization Affiliation:

  • Sport Business Association (SBA)

Past internships/jobs:

  • Head offensive manager, Michigan Football
  • Intern, Sportstars (NFL Agency)
  • Ticket sales intern, Kalamazoo Growlers
Maya Pandya
Maya Pandya
Boulder, CO
Sport Management '24
Minors in Spanish, Applied Statistics, and Real Estate Development
mrpandya@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Baseball operations
  • Analytics
  • Agency

Student organization affiliations

  • Michigan Sport Consulting Group (MSCG), VP of membership
  • Sport Business Association (SBA)

Past internships/jobs

  • Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game, intern
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Neil Bazaj
Ann Arbor, MI
Sport Management '23
Dual degree in Business
nebazaj@umich.edu

Main interests

  • Strategy
  • Sales
  • Partnerships

Student organization affiliations:

  • Phi Epsilon Kappa (PEK) professional kinesiology fraternity, recruitment chair 
  • Sport Business Association (SBA)

Past internships/jobs:

  • Awesemo LLC 
  • Epic Races 
Sara Scheff
Sara Scheff
San Jose, CA
Sport Management '24
Creative Writing minor
sscheff@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Human resources
  • Community/player relations
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Student organization affiliations:

  • Michigan Sport Business Conference (MSBC), DEI manager
  • Sport Business Association (SBA)
  • Michigan Sport Business Inclusion Community (MSBIC)

Past internships/jobs:

  • SMGoBlue Crew
  • Academic Success Program tutor
  • United States Figure Skating Association, apprentice accountant
Will Kuiper
Will Kuiper
Grand Rapids, MI
Sport Management '22
wkuiper@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Partnerships
  • Business development
  • Sales

Student organization affiliations:

  • Sport Business Association (SBA)
  • Michigan Sport Business Conference (MSBC)

Past internships/jobs: 

  • The Montag Group
  • Michigan Athletics
Will Robinson
Will Robinson
Cranford, NJ
Sport Management '24
dwrobins@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Sport agencies
  • Player/business analytics
  • Operations

Student organization affiliations:

  • Men’s club hockey
  • Sport Business Association (SBA)
  • Sport Business Association Journal (SBAJ)

Past internships/jobs:

  • SMGoBlue Crew
Yi Zhang
Yi Zhang
Zhengzhou, China
Sport Management '23
Minors in Entrepreneurship, Real Estate Development
yiadam@umich.edu

Main interests:

  • Business analytics 
  • Financial markets 
  • Soccer

Student organization affiliations:

  • Sport Business Association (SBA)
  • Michigan Collegiate Investment Group

Past internships/jobs:

  • Michigan Athletics, Fan Experience intern
  • Meritco Services, consulting intern
  • Nielsen, data analyst intern
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