Florida Atlantic University Athletics
New Beginnings
1/24/2014 12:00:00 AM | General
Jan. 24, 2014
Hello all! This is my first post to the Daily Hoot here at FAU. After six years of working in the "real world", I am a student once again in the MBA - Sport Management program. It has only been three weeks, but it's been a whirlwind of new and exciting things. I have to send a big thank you out to the Director of the Sports Management program, Jim Riordan, for giving me the opportunity to join such a ground-breaking program. I would also like to send a much-appreciated shout out to Katrina McCormack for giving me the chance to work in the media relations department with her and her stellar team!
Before coming to FAU, I was working full-time at StudioZ, which is the post-production arm of the local advertising agency Zimmerman Advertising. I served as a production coordinator where I managed the production of hundreds of television and radio commercials and served as a liaison to the agency staff. It was probably the most laid back, fun work environment I have experienced in my short time in the professional business environment, although the workload itself was often stressful. I consider myself an adventurer when it comes to work, so I have also held a position as assistant manager for Enterprise Rent-a-Car and as an account executive for Ogilvy Public Relations in New York. I received my Bachelor's degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida.
Ok…enough with the background on myself. Through my media relations internship, I have been thrown into the wonderful world of athletics. My initial focus has been developing all of the bios for the 2014 football, baseball and softball teams and posting these on the athletics website along with their updated headshots. You can see a sample of my lovely work at fausports.com. The baseball and softball bios have been posted and football is still in progress. Throughout the spring, I will be covering both softball and baseball, and I will even get to travel with the softball team for a few tournaments. That will be the first time I have ever been on the road with a college sports team. I am extremely excited that I have been given this opportunity. My goal is to learn as much as I can and do as many different tasks as possible so I can get a feel for all aspects of the department. Katrina and team have already been very helpful in facilitating this learning process.
I hope to see a lot of support for our athletics programs this year and look forward to meeting and working with my fellow Owls. Wish me luck!
Rachel Rodriguez
Rrodriguez2014@fau.edu
