2021 HOSTS & FEATURED SPEAKERS
Kate
Ackerman, MD
Harvard Associate Professor and Medical Director, Female Athlete Program, Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
Malika
Andrews
NBA Reporter and Host of 'NBA Today', ESPN
Zaila
Avant-garde
2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion
Halle
Berry
Academy Award-winning actress and Director of the upcoming film, Bruised
Maya
Brady
Standout UCLA softball player
Heidi
Browning
Chief Marketing Officer, NHL
Angela
Courtin
Global Head of Brand Marketing, YouTube
Rachel
Epstein
Senior Director, ESPN and espnW Marketing
Julie
Foudy
espnW columnist and ESPN soccer commentator
Laura
Gentile
Executive Vice President, Commercial Marketing, Disney Networks & ESPN and Founder, espnW
Ginny
Gilder
Co-Cwner, Seattle Storm
Allison
Glock
Journalist, TV writer/producer, and filmmaker
Gwen
Goldman
Yankees Bat Girl
Raina
Kelley-Garfman
Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, The Undefeated
Nina
King
Athletic Director, Duke University
Kelly
Kleine
Executive Director of Football Operations, Denver Broncos
Alix
Klineman
Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist
Candice
Lee
Athletic Director, Vanderbilt University
Brian
Lockhart
Senior Vice President, ESPN+ Original Content and ESPN Films, ESPN
Nicole
Lynn
President of Football Operations, Klutch Sports Group
Sarah
McLachlan
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
Abby
McLoughlin
Marketing Director, Curran Theater & Gwen Goldman's daughter
Jessica
Mendoza
MLB Analyst, ESPN
Alana
Nichols
Six-time Paralympic medalist, wheelchair basketball and alpine skiing
Debra
OConnell
President, Networks - Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution, The Walt Disney Company
Lynn
Olszowy
Producer, ESPN and Co-Host of espnW's Laughter Permitted podcast
Jon
Patricof
CEO and Co-Founder Athletes Unlimited
Dawn
Porter
Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Trilogy Films
Shelby
Rogers
Professional Tennis Player
April
Ross
Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist
Angela
Ruggiero
CEO and Co-Founder, Sports Innovation Lab
Mollie Marcoux
Samaan
Commissioner, LPGA
Saycon
Sengbloh
Award-winning actress and stars in ABC's 'The Wonder Years'
Ramona
Shelburne
ESPN NBA Insider and Senior Writer
Sarah
Spain
espnW Columnist and ESPN Reporter
Michele
Steele
Studio Anchor, Reporter, ESPN
Carol
Stiff
President Stiff Sports Media Consulting, LLC
Hannah
Storm
SportsCenter Anchor
Gabby
Thomas
Olympic medalist & New Balance Athlete
Tyler
Tumminia
Commissioner, Premier Hockey Federation
Julie
Uhrman
Founder and President, Angel City Football Club
Jessica
Mendoza
MLB Analyst, ESPN
On January 13, 2016, ESPN officially named Jessica Mendoza to the Sunday Night Baseball team as an analyst. The announcement was made after a historic 2015 for Mendoza, who became the first female analyst for a nationally televised MLB Postseason game on October 6, 2015: American League Wild Card Game on ESPN. A few months prior, she became the first female ESPN MLB game analyst during the August 24, 2015 edition of Monday Night Baseball. She appeared on several Sunday Night Baseball telecasts during the stretch run of the season. Her groundbreaking 2015 also included the accolade of becoming the first female analyst for a Men's College World Series telecast.One of the most notable softball players in the last decade, Mendoza's on-field experience has seamlessly translated to television. She joined ESPN in 2007 and in addition to her MLB contributions, Mendoza also provides analysis on ESPN and ABC Little League World Series coverage since 2016. She has also served as an analyst and reporter for the Men's College World Series and Women's College World Series and sideline reporter for college football. Mendoza has also contributed content to espnW.Prior to her work with ESPN, Mendoza was a field reporter for Yahoo! Sports at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and also served as the lead college softball analyst on FOX Sports.Mendoza is a two-time Olympian and was a member of the U.S. Women's National team from 2001-10. Her team took home the Gold Medal in Athens, Greece (2004) and the Silver Medal in Beijing, China (2008). She is both a three-time World Champion (2002, 2006, 2010) and World Cup Champion (2006, 2007, 2010), in addition to being a two-time Pan American Gold Medalist (2003, 2007). In 2006, she was named the USA Softball Athlete of the Year and was also recognized in 2008 as the Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year.Mendoza was a four-time first team All-American while playing outfield at Stanford University. She led the team to their first ever Women's College World Series appearance and finished her college career with school records that are still held today in: batting average (.416), hits (327), runs scored (230) and career home runs (50). She was a three-time Stanford Female Athlete of the Year and a First Team Academic All-American in 2002.Mendoza graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies in 2002 and a Masters in Social Sciences in Education in 2003. She is originally from Camarillo, Calif.
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