What are your responsibilities in your role at Chicago State?
My role at Chicago State is vast but I primarily oversee all of the Chicago State athletics external facing units which include communications, marketing, ticketing and sales, corporate sponsorships and fundraising.
I also serve as sports administrator for several of our sports and work with our campus partners on various issues in my role of senior women administrator.
What are the short- and long-term impacts that COVID-19 has had on the budget and fundraising at Chicago State University?
COVID has had such an impact on all of college athletics and has really made us be smart, effective and efficient with our resources, both financial and human.
In terms of fundraising, it’s all about relationships and now more than ever it’s important to cultivate relationships with your donors. We’ve really learned how to do more with less and it’s actually helped us at forecasting long-term.
What was the immediate impact of the George Floyd verdict on your campus? And what might be the long-term impact?
