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Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Lauren Stevenson

Senior Director of National Accounts, Disney and ESPN Media Networks.

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Kerin Hempel

Leads the Strategy & Planning department at New York Road Runners (NYRR)

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Kathleen Behrens

Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility & Player Programs National Basketball Association

Sheryl Swoopes

Six time WNBA All Star and Three Time Defensive Player of the Year

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Val Ackerman

Former President, WNBA U.S. Representative, International Basketball Federation

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Mary Wittenberg

NYRR President and CEO Race Director of the ING New York City Marathon

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Carmelita Jeter

THREE-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST TRACK & FIELD WORLD CHAMPION FASTEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Donald McPherson

Activist, Educator, Feminist, Entrepreneur College Football Hall of Famer

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Julie Foudy

Founder, Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy, Television Analyst and Reporter for ABC/ESPN

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Joanna Rice

Director of Finance & Strategy for ESPN Publishing, Licensing & espnW

Natara Holloway

Vice President of Retail Development in the Consumer Products department of the NFL

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Marie Donoghue

Sr VP Global Strategy, Business Development and Business Affairs, ESPN

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Sarah Spain

Columnist, espnW SportsCenter Anchor, Chicago's ESPN 1000 Reporter, ESPNChicago.com

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Adam Deutsch

Sr. Director of Product Development for Global X Games, ESPN

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Mary O'Connor

Vice President of Olympic Marketing and Global Platforms for Omnicom’s The Marketing Arm (TMA)

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Dr. Henry Friedman

Co-Director, Collegiate Athlete Premedical Experience (CAPE) Deputy Director, The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke

Julie McGlone

Coordinating Producer for the Creative Content Unit in ESPN's Production Department

Alicia McConnell

Director of Training Sites and Community Partnerships for the United States Olympic Committee

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

John Skipper

President, ESPN, Inc. Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Judith Sweet

Co-Director, Alliance of Women Coaches NCAA Senior Vice President, Retired UC San Diego, Director of Athletics Emerita

Eric Johnson

Executive Vice President, Multimedia Sales for ESPN Customer Marketing and Sales

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

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Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Sage Steele joined ESPN in 2007 and is a co-host of ESPN's SportsCenter. Most recently, Steele served as update host during live daytime SportsCenter editions, which debuted in August 2008. She also previously contributed to First Take and Mike & Mike in the Morning and has served as a guest co-host of ESPN2's SportsNation.
Steele began her television career at WSBT-TV in South Bend, Ind., as a producer and reporter (1995-1997). She then moved to WISH-TV in Indianapolis where she was the beat reporter for the Indianapolis Colts, in addition to covering the 1997 NCAA Men's Final Four, NASCAR and the Izod IndyCar Series.
In August 1998, Steele moved to Tampa and worked as a reporter, anchor, and host for WFTS-TV. She was the beat reporter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1998-2001 and covered the 1999 NCAA Men's Final Four. In 2000, she joined Fox Sports Net in Tampa as a reporter and covered Super Bowl XXXV for the 2000-01 NFL season.
In April 2001, Steele became the anchor for the debut of Comcast SportsNet, serving the Washington DC/Baltimore region. She anchored the flagship show SportsNite for six years and was also a beat reporter for the Baltimore Ravens from 2001-2005, hosting a magazine show for all five seasons.
Steele graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in sports communications. In her spare time, Steele volunteers for the Alzheimer's Association events, enjoys horseback riding, and spending time with her family.

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