Sports Business Association at Arizona State University

“I am a Senior in Barrett, pursuing business degrees in Management and Communication as well as an International Business Certificate. I recently studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain for the summer which was the best time of my life. I am extremely passionate about becoming a sports agent and I love football, most importantly the Redskins!”  Jon can be reached at Jonathan.Lofrisco@asu.edu.

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Jason Heckendorn, Executive Vice President/President Elect

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“I am currently a junior in Barrett, the honors college, and I am pursuing degrees in marketing and management and an international business certificate. I aspire to eventually work in the sports business and technology sector, ideally with Adidas. In my free time, I love playing soccer, weight lifting, or dominating in Super Smash Bros or FIFA. Oh, and SBA is awesome!”  You can reach Jason at Jason.Heckendorn@asu.edu

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Christian Portaro, Vice President Elect

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“I am currently a freshman majoring in Business.  I am originally from Cleveland, Ohio.  I am a sports fanatic and love all Cleveland sports teams.  However, I grew up in Las Vegas, NV and have always been very passionate about sports leading me to ASU and the SBA.  My goal is to one day become the General Manager/executive of a professional sports team.  On the side, I love hanging out with friends, watching sports, and playing videogames.  Go SBA!” You can reach Christian at Cportaro@asu.edu.

 

 

 

 

 

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Heidi Markzon, Vice President of Marketing

 

“Hi SBA! My name is Heide Markzon, and I am excited to serve as your Spring 2013 VP of Marketing! I’m currently in my 4th year (on the 5 year plan) at ASU, studying Business Management and Communication through the BIS program. I grew up on swim team, throwing for track, and playing basketball, and watching almost all sports (especially baseball and football). Now, I play rugby for ASUWRFC, and I love it! SBA has given me the opportunity to discover how fun and exciting working in the sports business industry is! As your VP of Marketing, my goal is to create more interactive marketing on and off campus! Can’t wait to get Spring 2013 started! Go SBA at ASU”  You can reach Heidi at HMarkzon@asu.edu.

 

 

 

 

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Eyal Shachar, Vice President of Events

 

“My name is Eyal Shachar. I am currently a senior in the W.P Carey School of Business majoring in Business Law.  Growing up in NY i have always had a passion and a love for sports. SBA is the perfect club for those who love sports and want to break into the business. As VP of Events my goal this year is to create a ton of fun and exciting social events mixed in with some really awesome Business Networking opportunities.  Looking forward to a great 2013 and Go Yankees!”  You can reach Eyal at EyalShachar@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

 

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Max McDonald, Vice President of Member Relations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Praveen Nanja, Vice President of Finance

“I am currently a Junior  in the W.P. Carey School of Business majoring in finance.  I am currently active with four clubs on campus and look forward to helping SBA grow.  I can be reached at pnanja@asu.edu.”

 

 

 

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Kira Hoover, Vice President of Administration

 

 

“I am a junior double majoring in Supply Chain Management and Marketing in Barrett, the Honors College.  I am currently working on my thesis project, REACH.  Reach is a program I started with 3 other ASU students at the Tempe Boys and Girls club where we teach leadership skills to students in the teen center.  I am currently working at Nordstrom as a salesperson in the active and swim department.  I served as Vice President of Administration for SBA last semester and I look forward to another great semester.”  You can reach Kira at Kira.Hoover@asu.edu.