Contact Us At: Phone: 562-985-2044 Email: gpsm.ga@gmail.com Dr. Sharon Guthrie— Program Director/ Kinesiology Department Chair

Stephen E. Buchan—Associate Director

Diane Higgs—Manager of Student Affairs

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Eunice Park — LT 22

Aiyana Welsh — LT 23

Ashley Cabrera — LT 24

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PASL on Ontario P.1

Student News P.2

Alumni Connection P.2

Students in the Biz P.3

Alumni Updates and New Jobs P.3

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12 Developing Leaders in the Business of Sport

Recent Alum, Cynthia Gonzalez (Lilavois) named Director of Opera ons

Professional Arena Soccer League coming to Ontario, CA

The Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) is coming to Southern California spe-cifically, Ontario California. The new expan-sion team will play at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario for the 2013/14 season be-ginning this November.

The PASL plays a 160 game season with 80 home and 80 road games. The season runs from November to March and the league’s just completed its fifth season fea-turing 19 teams across the country from Har-risburg to San Diego. Dallas, Beaumont, and Rio Grande Valley each represented Texas in the PASL last season.

The highlight of this story is that Cynthia (Gonzalez) Lilavois (LT 21), a recent gradu-ate of our program, took her capstone pro-ject, ’Professional Indoor Soccer: A Perspec-tive from Ownership and Fans of Success’, and brought it to life in the form of the new Ontario pro–indoor soccer team! She is now the Director of Operations

“We are very excited about this new team as the response and support we've gotten from the community has been very positive thus far.”

(ABOVE: Left to right is Steve Eckerson, CBBA General Manager; Paul S Leon, Mayor of Ontario; Bernie Lilavois, President & Head Coach; Cynthia Lilavois, Director of Operations; Alan P. Wapner, City Council Member.)

Ontario Pro Soccer Team President & Head Coach Bernie Lilavois added, “The ven-ue is first class and other local sports teams including the Ontario Reign Pro Hockey Team are great organizations and we are proud to join them in the local sports community.

The organization has launched a ‘Name the Team’ contest on its Facebook and Twit-ter pages as well as on their website at www.ontarioprosoccer.com

CSULB Commencement

ALUMNI CONNECTION

Ruby Rojas (LT 5), in her first season as Head Coach at Mt. SAC, led the Mounties to an undefeated South Coast Conference Championship (21-0) and was named State Coach of the Year under the CCCAA.

Pull out your Spring 2013 Beach Review, and you’ll come across these photos! It brought back great memories for me and the parallels to the Sport Management Program came to mind. I started at Long Beach State in '69 and rowed collegiately for 4 years and another three as an alum. Reminders of the hard work it took to excel and how quickly me flies, popped into my mind. Similar to what we shared with you when you joined the pro‐gram...compressed learning and the fact that 18 months will fly by!

“MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE RELATIONSHIPS, THE NET‐WORKING, AND THE FRIENDS THAT I MADE OVER THE COURSE OF MY ROWING CAREER HAS COME FULL CIRCLE.”

The old folks are coming back together once a month to tell 'tale's and get back on the water to relive our glory years. I suspect that the same will be for you as your careers take off. You'll lose track of each other and over me, those contacts will be refreshed. I'd offer to you that you don't let the rela onships that you developed while in the program wane. Stay within contact with each other from the beginning and share your experiences real me. It will add greatly to your journey!!! By: Steve Buchan Associate Director CSULB Sport Management

GPSM Associate Director, Steve Buchan, Looks Back

Toby Rochau (LT 21) is now working for FC Dallas, as a soccer sales repre-sentative. He is heading up a great July 4th promotion. Click below for more details.

Contact info: 469-365-0138 trochau@fcdallas.com

Peter Perkowski (LT 17) and Evan Brennan (LT 20) were guest speakers at an event for The Entertainment & Sports Law Society of Western State University College of Law in Fullerton.

Tim McNeff (LT 4), Senior Event Manager at STAPLES Center, was a panelist at the 2nd Annual LASEC Business of Sports speaker series.

SPEAKERS SERIES

CLICK HERE to read more.

Below, several LT 22 graduates were inducted into the Phi

Kappa Phi honor society. It is the oldest and largest na onal

honor society which recognizes and encourages superior

scholarship in all academic disciplines. Admission to Phi Kappa

Phi is by invita on only and requires nomina on and approval

by the chapter and na onal society. Congratula ons to those

of our students who were granted admission into this

pres gious honor society!

LT 22 from left to right: Ken Nakase, Adam Tarifi,

Federico Barone, Arielle Moyal, Shauna Johnson,

LT 21 and LT 22

(ABOVE: some LT 21 and LT 22 Grads along with Dr.

Guthrie and Dr. Wrynn)

Congratula ons to LT 21 and LT 22 on par cipa ng

in the May commencement ceremonies! It was such

a rewarding experience for family and friends to see

our students get acknowledged for all their hard

work over the 18 month course of our program. We

are so proud of our young sport managers and are

ready to send them off to the professional sport

industry!

We now have our very own YouTube channel! Be on the look out for promo onal

videos, interviews, and more. Click on the Thumbnails for links to our two newest

videos, featuring Dedan Brozino (le ) and a promo onal trailer (right) for the

Graduate Program in Sport Management!

If you have any video ideas to help us promote our program please let us know!

Steve Buchan at the ‘stroke’ position

CLICK HERE to read the full Ar cle.

Announcing the CSULBsportmanagement You Tube Channel

STUDENTS IN THE BIZSTUDENTS IN THE BIZSTUDENTS IN THE BIZ

JOIN US for our Webinar Online Informa on Session on July 3rd at 3:00pm!

Asics World Series of Beach Volleyball on July 22 ‐ 28, 2013 in Long Beach, CA

FEATURE BLOG #1:

ARIELLE MOYAL

Upcoming Sport Management Events

Alumni Updates & New Jobs

ADVISORY BOARD

FEATURE BLOG #2:

MARK FABRICK Kimberly Lessing (LT 1) owns her own law practice and is President of the National Assocation of

Women Business Owners.

Nekaya Jones (LT 6) is now a Basketball Team Sales Associate for TAGear in Anaheim, CA.

Amy Minerich (LT 11) is now the Senior Director of Development for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Cynthia (Gonzalez) Lilavois (LT 21) is now the Director of Opera ons for a Pro‐Indoor Soccer Team in

Ontario, CA. (see ar cle on first page)

Toby Rochau (LT 21) accepted the posi on Soccer Sales Representa ve for FC Dallas Pro Soccer Team.

Celeste Soto (LT 24) is now the Amateur Soccer & Group Sales Coordinator for The LA Galaxy

Paul Leaf (LT 24) accepted a Sales & Service internship for the LA Kings.

Le cia Lozoya (LT 24) accepted the posi on for Assistant Director of La no Alumni Associa on for USC.

Penny Toler, CSULB alum and GPSM advisory committee member was awarded the Trail-blazer Award 2013. Penny, who is also the Executive Vice President and General Manag-er for the Los Angeles Sparks, was honored for being a wom-an leader who is a pioneer in her field, exemplifying a spirit of exploration, passion and groundbreak-ing achieve-ment that leads the way for others. CLICK here to read more.

Mark Fabrick (LT 22) is in his second year for DodgersNation. He writes series recaps and other editorials for the MLB. Mark, a top 50 finalist for the MLB Fan Cave, also covers the NBA and MLB for a brand new blog called ‘West Coast Bias’. CLICK HERE to read one of his latest articles and follow him on twitter! @MarkFabrick

Aiyana Welsh (LT 23) &

Leticia Loza (LT 24) (left)

helped Jocelyn Neely (LT 23) (right) at the Tour of Long Beach.

Katie Tuller (LT 21), Ashley Bennett (LT 23), & Aiyana Welsh (LT 23) at the “Pay It Forward”

speed networking WISE event.

Dario Soto (LT 12), with Cartan Global, at the CONCACAF Congress in Panama City,

Panama.

Jeremy Reed (LT 21), Aiyana Welsh (LT 23) & Andrew Sinatra (LT 22) at the UCLA Spring Game

at the Rose Bowl Stadium.

Jessica Miller, Kelsie Hendrix & Aiyana Welsh (LT 23) at the World

League Prelims USA Waterpolo.

Vander Castillo (LT 24) working the LBSU Athletics Marketing Booth at the Dirtbags Baseball

Game.

Travis Roberts (LT 24), Lisa Chow (LT 24) & Randy Garcia (LT 16)

working at the Santa Monica Classic.

Arielle Moyal (LT 22) has written an excellent article for sportsinfo101.com called ‘The Athlete vs the Celebrity’. She also writes for Lakersna-tion.com and is a UCLA Basketball employee. Arielle was also a feature guest on ESPN radio. Click on the links above and follow her on twitter! @ajmoyal

Dario Soto (LT 12), Daniel Berditchevski (LT 17) at Spain vs. Uruguay for the confederations cup.