I recently graduated from the East Stroudsburg University with a Master of Science degree in Sport Management.
I am full of energy and high on life!
My name is Heather Phillips, I am Heather to some family members, and affectionately called HP by most people including my friends, colleagues, and some family members.
I am from Jamaica, to be specific, Red Hills, St Andrew. I am a simple Scorpio woman that loves to laugh, I love to share my zodiac sign because it is always so interesting to see or hear people’s reaction as it relates to the characteristics of this zodiac sign. I have a thing for people, yes, I love people. I love my family, I love the elderly, children, and of course, I love my crazy friends who think I’m too passionate at times, because of my displeasure towards injustice.
I developed a passion for music through my father, I like a good script (movie) and of course, my undying love and passion for sports would be among the top nominees for best passion.
My passion for music…
I listen to most if not all genres of music from time to time. I am from the country of Reggae and dancehall, so naturally, the riddim (rhythm) is in my blood…yep…yep!! One of my favourite non-Jamaican artistes is the 8 times Grammy winner Anita Baker. Why? I discovered her after she released her second album ‘Rapture’ in 1986, as a teen when I was discovering myself and life, so to-date she remains number 1.
My passion for sports…
I have a crazy obsessive passion for sports, and of course, track and field is the front runner. I did mention that I’m from Jamaica, right! Yes, I am from the home country of some of track and field world-beaters like Veronica Campbell-Brown ‘VCB’, Usain ‘Lightning’ Bolt, Merlene Ottey, Asafa Powell, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ‘Pocket/Mommy Rocket’ and many, many others! My interest in sports started with track and field in the 80s as a little girl hearing the name Merlene Ottey-Paige running for my country in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, that landed her a bronze medal in the 100m behind America’s Evelyn Ashford who won in a record time of 10.97.
Merlene’s name stapled track and field in my permanent memory, I would never miss another track and field championship after that, and of course, I started learning about sports by listening to commentators, reading articles, and attending events.
Professional Experiences
(2019 – 2019): Sports Event Planner – Pocono YMCA, Stroudsburg, USA:
Planning and organizing sports events as the main liaison between the organization and all stakeholders to coordinate/develop a marketing strategy plan.
(2018 – 2019): Graduate Assistant – East Stroudsburg University, USA
Electronically managing and updating student records, training student workers, revise and edit training material, and main support to the student worker supervisor.
(2000 – 2017): Information Technology (IT) – Singer Jamaica Limited, Jamaica–
– e-commerce: Online store manager and the main liaison between organization and host company, responsible for all website activities such as updates, including products with features, correct prices, monitoring sales, deliveries, and handling customer service.
– Project Management: Planning, Organizing, and controlling resources for projects, overseeing project groups, and report to management, document procedure, conduct meetings to evaluate project status relating to testing, implementation, and maintenance.
– Marketing Support: Planning and organizing sponsored sports events, coordinate décor, setup, breakdown, and represent the organization at events to network and conduct presentations.
– Customer Service: First point of contact for internal and external customer interaction handling complaints for a speedy resolution in a timely fashion for better customer satisfaction.
– Event Planning & Public Relations: The main liaison between the organization and all stakeholders, planning and organizing staff recreation activities by formulating ideas/themes for social/recreational events.
Qualifications
– Master of Science Degree – Sport Management
– Bachelor of Arts Degree – Communication Arts & Technology
– Diploma – Computing & Management
Experience & Knowledge
– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
– Excellent use of Technology/proficiency in Microsoft suite
– Multi-task in a fast-paced environment to meet deadline
– Planning and organizing, Meticulous, honest, trustworthy
– Strong people skills, adaptable to change, Staff training on policies and procedures
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