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St. Vincent

Grammy Award Winning Artist

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Jocelyn
Alo

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year 2022

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Renie
Anderson

Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President, NFL Partnerships

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Malika
Andrews

NBA Reporter and Host of 'NBA Today', ESPN

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Meg
Aronowitz

Vice President, Production, ESPN

@megaronowitz

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Dr. Jessica
Bartley

Senior Director of Psychological Services, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

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Carolyn
Braff

Head of Gatorade Brand Strategy

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Arthur
Bryant

Partner, Bailey Glasser, LLP

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Kathy
Carter

CEO, LA28

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Aisha
Chaney

Coordinating Producer II, LA SportsCenter, ESPN

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Keia
Clarke

Chief Executive Officer, New York Liberty

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Emma
Coburn

Athlete, New Balance

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Susan
Cohig

Executive Vice President, Club Business Affairs

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Marsha
Cooke

Vice President, Executive Producer, ESPN Films and 30 for 30

@MarshaCooke

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Kareem
Daniel

Chairman, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution

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Stephanie
Druley

Executive Vice President, Event & Studio Production, ESPN

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Elle
Duncan

SportsCenter Anchor & Summit Host

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Crystal
Dunn

Professional Soccer Player, United States Women's National Team (USWNT)

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Rachel
Epstein

Vice President, espnW Marketing & Female Audience Expansion

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Dr. Courtney
Flowers

Associate Professor of Sport Studies & Sport Leadership (SSSL)

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Julie
Foudy

espnW columnist and ESPN soccer commentator, World Cup Champion

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Laura
Gentile

Executive Vice President, Commercial Marketing, Disney Networks & ESPN and Founder, espnW

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Hilary
Guy

Coordinating Producer II, ESPN

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Becky
Hammon

Head Coach, Las Vegas Aces

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Ashleigh
Huffman

Chief of Sports Diplomacy

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Kate
Johnson

Director of Global Sports & Entertainment Marketing Partnerships, Content and Media, Google

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Flora
Kelly

Vice President, Brand Strategy & Content Insights, ESPN

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Mary Ellen
Kelly

Owner & Founder, Fuel Forward

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Jessica
Long

Athlete

Monica
McNutt

ESPN Basketball Game and Studio Analyst

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Jaymee
Messler

Co-Founder, Gaming Society

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Dr. Jordan
Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

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Shima
Oliaee

Producer, Pink Card

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Cindy
Parlow Cone

President, U.S. Soccer

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Julianna
Pena

UFC's Bantamweight #1 Contender

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Susie
Piotrkowski

Vice President, espnW

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Midge
Purce

Professional Soccer Player, United States Women's National Team (USWNT)

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Jess
Smith

Head of Revenue, Angel City

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Sarah
Spain

espnW Writer, ESPN Radio Host & TV Personality

@sarahspain

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Carolyn
Spellings

Chief of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability

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Hannah
Storm

SportsCenter Anchor

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Stef
Strack

Founder & CEO, Voice in Sport

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The Las Vegas Aces announced the hiring of Becky Hammon as the team's head coach on December 31, and it didn't take long for that hire to pay big dividends, as nine months later, the 16-year pro led the Aces to their first WNBA Championship. Along the way, Hammon was named the WNBA's Coach of the Year, while leading the Aces to the best record in the league. Las Vegas also won the Commmissioner's Cup Championship during the 2022 regular season, and placed four players in the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game. A'ja Wilson was named league M'VP for the second time, and Kelsey Plum joined her on the All-WNBA First Team. The seeds for Hammon's hiring were originally sewn when the Aces retired her jersey on September 13, 2021. That ceremony served as the culmination of the franchise's 25th anniversary alumni initiative, which saw the Aces embrace their Utah and San Antonio roots, and celebrate the players who helped build the franchise and the league from the ground up. Las Vegas owner Mark Davis spent time with Hammon and her family that week, and walked away understandably impressed. Hammon played 16 seasons in the WNBA, including her final eight in San Antonio, where she led the franchise to its first finals appearance in 2008. On August 5, 2014, San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich hired Hammon as a full-time assistant making her the first woman in league history to occupy that position. Over the next eight years, Hammon continued to accumulate coaching 'firsts' in the NBA. On July 3, 2015, she became the first woman to serve as head coach in the NBA's Summer League where she led the Spurs to the league title. Less than a year later, Hammon became the first woman to be part of an All-Star coaching staff, and on December 30, 2020, following Popovich's ejection in San Antonio's game against Los Angeles, Hammon took over on the bench, becoming the first woman acting head coach in the history of the NBA. A member of the WNBA's 15th, 20th and 25th anniversary teams, Hammon went undrafted in 1999 following her All-American career at Colorado State. She signed with the New York Liberty as a free agent that same year, helping the team to WNBA Finals appearances in three of her first four years in the Big Apple. The Rapid City, South Dakota native earned her first All-Star nod in 2003, and represented New York on the Eastern Conference squad in 2005 and 2006 as well. Following the 2006 campaign, the Liberty traded Hammon to San Antonio. In her first season in silver and black, the 5-6 guard posted what were then career highs in scoring (18.8 ppg), and assists (5.0) while earning another trip to the WNBA All-Star Game. As a team, the Silver Stars made their first appearance in the postseason since 2002, falling to Phoenix in the Western Conference Finals. In 2008, Hammon led San Antonio to its first trip to the WNBA Finals where they fell to the Detroit Shock. The Silver Stars made the playoffs in each of her seven full seasons with the team, and Hammon once again was named to the All-Star team in 2009 and 2011. She retired as the franchise leader in assists per game (5.1) and scoring average (15.6), and the WNBA leader in career free throw percentage (89.7). Hammon was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 and the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

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