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Class of 2014
Bill Albee
Hometown: Galena, Illinois
Undergraduate Institution: University of Dubuque
Undergraduate Major: Flight Operations
Undergraduate Minor: Aviation Management
Current Employment: Head 7th/8th Grade Galena Baseball Coach
Previous Experience: Baseball Umpire, Coach, Player at University of Dubuque
Anticipated Internship Date: Summer 2014
Desired Area of Work: Professional Athletics
Drew Ayers
Hometown: Canton,MO
Undergrad Institution: Culver-Stockton College
Undergrad Major: Sport Management
Undergrad Minor: Communications
Desired area of work: Sport Marketing
Bailey Beale
Hometown: Independence, Missouri
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Springfield
Undergraduate Major: Mathematics
Undergraduate Minor: n/a
Current Employment: Graduate Manager for WIU women's basketball program
Previous Experience: Employee at Dick's Sporting Goods for 2 years and 4 years of playing college basketball
Anticipated Internship Date: Don't know yet
Desired Area of Work: Head women's basketball coach at the college level
Josh Branham
Hometown: Springfield, IL
Undergraduate Institution: Robert Morris University
Undergraduate Major: Architectural Technology
Desired Area of Work: Baseball front office
Thomas Gallagher
Hometown: Fox River Grove, IL
Undergraduate Institution: Western Illinois University
Undergraduate Major: Physical Education
Undergraduate Minor: Health Education
Current Employment: Supervisor for America Reads Program
Anticipated Internship Date: Unknown
Desired Area of Work: Athletic Director or Director of Player Personnel
Jay Garneau
Hometown: Elmhurst, Ill.
Undergraduate Institution: Ohio Northern University
Undergraduate Major: Sport Management
Undergraduate Minor: Journalism, Spanish
Current Employment: Graduate Assistant, Media Services
Previous Experience: ONU Sports Information student assistant, co-sports editor of school newspaper, UFC public relations intern, radio color analyst for high school football & basketball, ONU baseball
Anticipated Internship Date: Summer 2014
Desired Area of Work: Public/Media Relations
Kali Hills
Hometown: Fruitland, IA
Undergraduate Institution: Iowa Wesleyan College
Undergraduate Major: Psychology
Undergraduate Minor:
Current Employment: JV/Varsity Head Softball Coach Louisa-Muscatine High School
Previous Experience: Player and volunteer softball coach at Iowa Wesleyan College
Anticipated Internship Date: Spring 2014
Desired Area of Work: Collegiate Athletic Department
Haley Jones
Hometown: Knoxville, IL
Undergraduate Institution: Monmouth College
Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
Undergraduate Minor: Psychology
Current Employment: Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Monmouth College
Previous Experience: four years of intercollegiate athletics
Desired Area of Work: Intercollegiate Athletics Administration
Gregory Kindle
Hometown: Macon, MO
Undergraduate Institution: Culver-Stockton College
Undergraduate Major: Sports Management & Accounting
Undergraduate Minor: N/A
Current Employment: GA position with the America Reads Program
Previous Experience:
Anticipated Internship Date: Spring of 2014
Desired Area of Work: Coaching or working with a major sports organization
Kristin Kuhar
Hometown: South Bend, IN
Undergraduate Institution: Western Illinois University
Undergraduate Major: Athletic Training
Previous Experience: Undergraduate Athletic Training Clinical Experience with Western Illinois University Athletics, Athletic Training Intern with St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis, IN, Athletic Training Summer Intern with the University of Notre Dame
Anticipated Internship Date: Summer 2014
Desired Area of Work: Professional or Intercollegiate Athletics
Michael Lavallee
Hometown: Yorkville, IL
Undergraduate Institution: Illinois State University
Undergraduate Major: Athletic training
Undergraduate Minor: None
Current Employment:WIU GA Men's Soccer ATC
Previous Experience: ISU Athletics
Anticipated Internship Date: unknown at this point
Desired Area of Work: Sports marketer for large corporation or professional team
Nicholas Marckel
Hometown: Troy, MI
Undergraduate Institution: Central Michigan University
Undergraduate Majors: Sport Management, Organizational Communication
Current Employment: Graduate Assistant of Ticketing Operations
Previous Employment: Ticket Associate @ Central Michigan University, Operations Intern @ West Michigan Whitecaps, Group Sales Associate @ Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Media Intern @ Central Collegiate Hockey Association.
Anticipated Internship Date: Summer 2014
Desired Area of Work: Professional or Collegiate Sports.
Kevin Palermo
Hometown: West Chicago
Undergrad: Western Illinois
Undergrad Major: Construction Management
Undergrad Minor: Fire Administration
Employment: Football Graduate Assistant
Desired Area of Work: Director of Facilities/ Athletic Director
Jeffery Poucher
Hometown: Geneva, IL
Undergraduate Institution: Olivet Nazarene University
Undergraduate Major: Exercise Science
Undergraduate Minor: Military Science
Desired Area of Work: Athletic director
Javier Skwara
Hometown: Javier Skwara
Undergraduate Institution: York College of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Major: Sport Management
Undergraduate Minor: Management, Spanish
Current Employment: Intern for Western Illinois University Athletics Department; Operations Intern for Sporting Kansas City
Previous Experience: Operations and Game Day Intern for Sky Blue FC; Practicum Event Attendant, Practicum Facility Attendant, Practicum Building Supervisor Trainee, and Desk Attendant for York College Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center
Anticipated Internship Date: Summer 2014
Desired Area of Work: Major League Soccer
Jonathan Welty
Hometown: Dixon, IL
Undergraduate Institution: Monmouth College
Undergraduate Major:Business Administration and Public Relations
Undergraduate Minor: NA
Current Employment: Assistant Cross Country Coach at Monmouth College
Previous Experience: Four years of collegiate athletics
Anticipated Internship Date: Spring 2014
Desired Area of Work: Collegiate Cross Country and Track and Field
