CHICAGO
CHAPTER MEMBERS
Last updated: October 2, 2008
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361 Experiential (supporting
member)
6 Degrees Inc.
ABC National TV Sales (corporate
plus member)
Active Marketing Group
Ad Comm Outdoors
Adolph Kiefer and Associates
AG Interactive
All Golf
All Season Extreme
Alloy Media + Marketing
Allstate Insurance
Company (corporate member)
Arena Football League
Arlington Park Racecourse
ARMAS Marketing
Arena Football
League (supporting
member)
Arrei Management
Athletico (corporate
member)
Barnstorm Marketing Group
Big Ten Conference
Birdsong 3
Bismarck Enterprises/ United Center (corporate
member)
Black Ant Sports Marketing
Burns Entertainment & Sports Marketing
Burson-Marsteller
CBS - Channel 2
CBS College Sports
CBS Collegiate Sports Properties - Northwestern Athletics
CBS / White Sox Radio Network
CBS Interactive
CBS Radio/Chicago's Racing Station
CBS Sportsline
Celebrity Focus, Inc.
Center Solutions
Centerboard, Inc.
Chicago Bears (corporate member)
Chicago Bears Radio
Chicago Blackhawks (corporate member)
Chicago Creative Partnership
Chicago Cubs
Chicago District Golf Association
Chicago Event Management
Chicago Fire Soccer (corporate member)
Chicago Half Marathon
Chicago Park District
Chicago Rush (corporate
member)
Chicago Shamrox
Chicago Sky
Chicago Sun-Times News Group
Chicago Tribune
Chicago White Sox (corporate member)
Chicago Wolves
Chicagoland
Speedway & Route 66 Raceway (corporate
member) Clear Channel/Katz Advantage Sports
Clear Image Media Group
Comcast SportsNet (corporate member)
Comcast Spotlight Chicago
CP & Company
CSMG Sports (corporate
member)
Daktronics Sports Marketing
DDB Chicago
Deep Alliance Marketing
DePaul University
Devine Sports
Dig Communications
DNA Digital Media Group
DraftFCB
Dynamic Sports
E7 Sports
Edelman (corporate member)
Engage Marketing
Entertainment Marketing Inc.
Ernst & Young
ESPN
ESPN Radio 1000
Euro RSCG Impact
EXACT Sports
First Funding
Fleet
Feet Sports Chicago (corporate member)
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Follett Corporation
FSN Home Team Access
Fun Enterprises,
LLC (corporate member)
Gameplan Branding Group
Gameplan Creative, LLC
Gardner Carton & Douglas
Gatorade
Getty Images
Girls on the Run - Chicago
Global Sourcing Connection
Goehausen Associates, Inc
Gravitas Marketing, Inc.
Great Midwest Sports Management
Green Thumb Marketing
Hill & Knowlton (corporate
member)
Howard Brown Health Center
Huddle Productions, Inc.
Ideas for Corporate Entertainment
IEG LLC (corporate
member)
Illinois State University Athletics
Illinois Swimming
IMG Consulting
Indiana University Foundation
InPlay Sports and Events
InStadium (corporate
member)
Integrate Marketing
Intersport (corporate
member)
ISP Sports, Inc.
Journal Broadcast Group
KarENHANSen Event Group
KemperLesnik Communications (corporate
member)
KemperSports Marketing & Communications (corporate
member)
Kohler Co.
Knauz Motors
LaSalle Bank
Law Offices of Amy K. Singh
Learfield Sports
Leo Burnett Advertising (corporate
member)
Leo Burnett USA, Inc.
Life Fitness
LimeGreen Event Marketing
Live Action Media
Live Nation
LPGA / 2009 Solheim Cup
M Group Communications
Macali Communications
Marketing Connections
Masterplan Group International
Mazda North American Operations
Merrill Lynch
Millennium Sales & Marketing
Miller Brewing Company
M.J. Taylor & Company
MJE Inc.
MonLisaGram Inc.
MSNBC.com
MTV Networks
National Alliance for Autism Research
National Marine Manufacturers Association
NBC5 Chicago (corporate member)
NCI Mobility (corporate member)
Network Century
New Horizons
NIKE
NM Marketing Communications
North American Association of Basketball
NRG Marketing (corporate member)
O2K Worldwide Management Group, LLC
OgilvyAction
Sports and Entertainment (corporate member)
Onsite Network Inc
Owner's Pass LLC
Paradise Innovations,Inc
Paragon Marketing Group, LLC
Paul Sweas & Co CPAs
Pella Corporation
PIR Group Inc. (corporate
member)
Priority Sports and Entertainment
Professional Championship Bullriders
Q Sports Marketing
Relay Worldwide (supporting member)
rEvolution (corporate
member)
Robert Brandt & Associates
Roberts Consulting
Rodale Inc.
Sara Lee Corporate
Scarborough Sports Marketing
Schwartz Sports Inc.
Scoutware
Sears Holdings Corporation
SFX Baseball
Sign One
Six Flags
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
SMV Group
Spanglish Ideas, LLC
SpecEvent Entertainment
Spectrum Sports Management
Sporting News
Sporting News Radio
Sports Business
Journal (corporate member)
Sports Illustrated (supporting
member)
SportsLogica
Sportsloop Consulting, Inc.
Sports Media, Inc.
Sports Traveler
Starcom Worldwide (corporate
member)
State Farm Insurance (supporting member)
Team Marketing Report
Team Sports Business Initiative
TeamWorks Media (corporate
member)
The Gershman Group Event Production
The Golf Channel
The KAS Group Inc
The Kineo Group
The M Group
The
Marketing Store (corporate member)
The Migala Report
The Pros' Choice
The Segerdahl Group
Time Warner Cable
Tip-Top Branding
TLM Enterprises
TNS Media Intelligence/ CMR
Triple E
Traffic Pulse Network
Treiber Research Resources
Tribune Media Net
TRS Sport
TSMGI (corporate member)
Turin Bicycling Society
Turner Broadcasting
Turner Sports New Media
United Airlines (corporate
member)
United States Professional Volleyball
University of Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago Athletic Department
University of Notre Dame
University of Wisconsin Athletic Department
USA TODAY Sports Weekly
Victory Sports Marketing
WCSN
Western Golf Association
WGN Television
Wildman Harrold
Wilson Sporting Goods
Windy City Sports/National Sports Network (corporate
member)
Windy City ThunderBolts Professional Baseball
Winnercomm Sports
Wise Guides LLC
Wunderman Chicago
YMCA of the USA
Zeno Group (corporate
member)
Zucker Sports
Student Memberships
Columbia College
Northwestern University
Northwestern University School of Law
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
PAST EVENTS / CHICAGO CHAPTER
MARCH 2008
"THE BUSINESS OF COLLEGE SPORTS"
Speakers:
John Althoff
Collegiate Sports
Sponsorship Coordinator
State Farm Insurance |
Boo Corrigan
Associate Athletic Director, Corporate Relations and Marketing
The University of Notre Dame |
Teddy Greenstein
Sports Writer
Chicago Tribune |
Pam Hollander
Director, Sponsorship Marketing
Allstate Insurance |
Tim Lynde
Manager - Sports Marketing
Home Depot |
Burke Magnus
Senior Vice President, College Sports Programming
ESPN/ABC |
Tim Pernetti
Executive Vice President
CBS College Sports Network |
Jean Lenti Ponsetto
Athletic Director
DePaul University |
Dave Revsine
Lead Studio Host
Big Ten Network |
Mark Silverman
President
Big Ten Network |
Ben C. Sutton, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
ISP Sports |
Jeff Urban
Senior Vice President,
Sports & Event Marketing
Gatorade |
DECEMBER 2007
"MIDWEST BRAND EXCHANGE"
1st ever Sports Sponsor THINK TANK
Learn More
SEPTEMBER 2007
"SPORTS & SCANDAL: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED AND HOW WE PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE"
Speakers:
- Stu Courtney, Sports Editor, Chicago Sun-Times
- Luis Hernandez, Director,Public Relations, Chicago White Sox
-
Nova Lanktree, Executive Vice President, Marketing Services, CSMG International
- Scott Novak, Senior Vice President, Dan Klores Communications
- James "Big Cat" Williams, Color
Commentator, Chicago Rush Arena Football (Former Lineman,
Chicago Bears)
- Alan Zucker, Senior Vice President, Athlete Marketing, IMG
Moderator:
Corey McPherrin, Sports Anchor,
FOX News Chicago/FOX Kickoff Live
AUGUST 2007
SUMMER NETWORKING NIGHT
Chicago Yacht Club
JUNE 2007
"COMPETING WITH TRADITIONAL
STICK -n- BALL: HOW THE CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
BROKE DOWN CITY
WALLS AND
WON THE FANS"
Speakers:
Matt Alexander, President,
Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway
Dockery Clark, Director of Sports and Alliance Marketing,
Miller Brewing Company
Justin Craig,
Program Director,
ESPN 1000
Jim Obermeyer,
Managing Director, Brand and Consumer, Marketing,
NASCAR
Greg Salah,
Vice President, Marketing,
USG
Bobby Wilkinson,
Manager, National Sponsorships,
State Farm Insurance
Moderator:
Ben Shields, Ph.D. Candidate, Northwestern University,
Co-author of "The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports in a Crowded Marketplace"
FEBRUARY 2007
A CONVERSATION WITH:
NOVEMBER 2006
"THE BUSINESS OF FOOTBALL:
NEW SEASON, NEW NIGHT FOR PRIME TIME, NEW LEADERSHIP:
WHAT WILL THIS MEAN FOR THE LEAGUE?"
OPENING SPEAKER
"The
NFL - Yesterday & Today: The Retrospective
of a Champion" With Shaun
Gayle, President, Shaun Gayle, LLC (Member
of '85 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears)
Speakers:
- Kathleen Finato, Senior Director,
North America Marketing - Mobile Devices Business,
Motorola, Inc.
- Ted Phillips, President & CEO, Chicago
Bears Football Club
- Mike Polisky, President & General
Manager, Chicago Rush
- Fletcher Smith, EVP,
Football, CSMG Sports
- James "Big Cat" Williams, Color
Commentator, Chicago Rush Arena Football (Former Lineman,
Chicago Bears)
- Rod Zimmerman, SVP/Market Manager,
CBS Radio Chicago
Moderator:
- Megan Mawicke, Sports Anchor / Reporter,
CBS 2 News
SEPTEMBER 2006
"CHICAGO 2016: WHY THIS IS
THE RIGHT TIME FOR CHICAGO TO WIN THE 2016 OLYMPIC
SUMMER GAMES"
Speakers:
- Philip Hersh, Olympic Sports Writer, Chicago
Tribune
- Michael Kontos, Senior Vice President,
Hill & Knowlton [Advisor to the Chicago
2016 Committee]
- Michael Segobiano, Director of Marketing,
City of Chicago
- William Scherr, 1988 Olympic Bronze
Medalist - Wrestling; Distinguished Member,
National Wrestling Hall of Fame; Class of 1998; South
Dakota Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2003 [Chicago
2016 Committee member]
Moderator:
- Wally Hayward, Chairman & CEO,
Relay Sponsorship & Event Marketing [NSMN Chicago
Chapter Steering Committee]
JULY 2006
"THE CHANGING FACE OF SPORTS
MEDIA"
Speakers:
- Bill Adee, Sports Editor, Chicago
Tribune
- Phil Bedella, Vice President / Assistant GM, Comcast
SportsNet
- Jeff Price, President, SI Digital
- Bob Snyder, Principal, Beason Broadcast Partners,
Ltd.
- Larry Wert, President, NBC-5
Moderator:
- Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, Sports Business
Daily & Sports Business Journal (NSMN National Board of Advisors)
MAY 2006
"A NEW ERA OF CHICAGO SPORTS"
Speakers:
- Dave Cowens, General Manager & Head
Coach, Chicago Sky
- Tom Fox, Senior Vice President,
Sports Marketing, Gatorade
- John Paxson, EVP, Basketball Operations,
Chicago Bulls
- Mike Polisky, President & General
Manager, Chicago Rush
- Dale Tallon, General Manager, Chicago
Blackhawks
Moderator:
- Corey McPherrin, Sports Anchor,
FOX News Chicago/FOX Kickoff Live
APRIL 2005
SPRING MIXER
SEPTEMBER 2004
"LEVERAGING
SPORTS MARKETING ASSETS IN ADVERTISING"
Panelists:
- Dustin Cohn, Director of Advertising,
Gatorade
- Tariq Hassan, Element 79 (Agency
for Gatorade)
- Sean McGrath, Vice President, Management
Director, Foote Cone & Belding (Agency for COORS
LIGHT)
- Karen Uhler, Senior Marketing Manager,
Allstate Insurance Company (Proud Sponsor, Home and
Auto Insurance, 2004 U.S. Olympic Team)
- Raphael Viton, Executive Vice President & Director
of Client Leadership, Two by Four (Agency for Wrangler
Jeans) (formerly)
Moderator:
- Jim Kirk, Chicago Tribune
AUGUST 2004
ANNUAL SUMMER NETWORKING
PARTY
JULY 2004
"THE MAKING OF THE LASALLE
BANK CHICAGO MARATHON: HOW SPONSORS, MEDIA AND
FANS CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING A WORLD CLASS RACE"
Panelists:
- Tom Gray, Mayor's Office of Special
Events
- David Kennedy, Deputy Director of
Recreation and Programs, Chicago Park District
- Carey Pinkowski, Executive Race
Director, LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon
- Bob Richards, Chicago Sun-Times
- Tom Schnecke, Vice President, Broadcast
Operations & Engineering, CBS2 WBBM-TV/DT
- Rita Spaccapaniccia, Advertising
Manager, Dominick's/Safeway
Moderator:
- David Juday, ESPN Radio 1000
MAY 2004
"THE BUSINESS OF SOCCER"
Panelists:
- Dan Flynn, Secretary General/CEO,
U.S. Soccer Federation
- Dan Levy, Olympics/Women’s
Sports, Octagon (Agent to Mia Hamm)
- Brad Rothenberg, Partner, BRC Group (NSMN
San Francisco Chapter Steering Committee)
- Peter Wilt, General Manager, Chicago
Fire
Moderator:
- Jim Moorhouse, Director of Communications,
U.S. Soccer Federation
JANUARY 2004
"PUTTING FANS IN SEATS: WHY
SELLING MORE THAN TICKETS KEEPS THEM COMING!"
Panelists:
- Chris Boyer, Assistant Athletic
Director, Marketing & Sponsors
Services, Northwestern University
- Ron Contorno, President, Full House
Entertainment Database Marketing
- Dan Migala, Editor, The Migala
Report
- Jeff Morander, Director, Stadium
Sales & Services, Chicago Bears
- Doug Ryan, Director of Ticket Sales,
Chicago Blackhawks
Moderator:
- Jim Sofranko, Executive Director,
Sales & Marketing, Chicago Blackhawks (NSMN
Chicago Chapter Steering Committee)
NOVEMBER 2003
"SPONSOR SHOWCASE WITH THE
CHICAGO BEARS"
Panelists:
- Dave Greeley, Chief Marketing Officer,
Chicago Bears (formerly)
- Rich Reider, Event Marketing Manager,
Miller Brewing Company
- Scott Voris, Promotions Director,
GMR Works (Cadillac)
Moderator:
- Jim Kirk, Columnist, The Chicago
Tribune
OCTOBER 2003
"AFTER THE FALL: ATHLETE
MARKETING IN THE POST-KOBE BRYANT ERA"
Panelists:
- Ray DeThorne, Executive Vice President/Account
Director, Leo Burnett USA
- Nova Lanktree, Executive Vice President,
Marketing, Lanktree/CSMG Sports
- Gary Swain, Senior Vice President,
North American Events & Managing Director, IMG
Chicago
- Karen Uhler, Senior Marketing Manager,
Allstate Insurance
- Bob Williams, President, Burns Sports & Celebrities
Moderator:
- Wally Hayward, CEO, Relay Sports & Event
Marketing (NSMN Chicago Chapter Steering Committee)
SEPTEMBER 2003
"TECHNOLOGICALLY SPEAKING:
INSIGHTS INTO THE CHANGING WORLD OF SPORTS
& TECHNOLOGY"
Panelists:
- Jeff Eberwein, Chief Information
Officer, United Center / Chicago Bulls / Chicago Blackhawks
- Walter Lis, Director of Marketing,
STATS Inc.
- Tracy Schoenadel, Vice President,
TNSSPORT / Executive Director, ESPN Sports Poll
- Dan Migala, Editor, The Migala Report
AUGUST 2003
"THE BUSINESS OF GOLF"
Panelists:
- Scott Cassin, Vice President, Sports
Marketing, LaSalle Bank
- John Kaczkowski, Tournament Director,
Western Golf Association
- Robert Markionni, Executive Director,
Chicago District Golf Association
- Nick Paul, Vice President, Management
Director, 361° Chicago
Moderator:
- Jeff Rude, Senior Writer, Golfweek
Magazine
JULY 2003
"AN OLYMPIAN EFFORT: SALES
AND MARKETING OF THE GAMES"
Panelists:
- Jeannie Goldstein, Vice President,
Sports & Entertainment Marketing, Frankel (formerly) (NSMN
Board of Advisors/NSMN Chicago Chapter Steering Committee)
- Mike Moran, Olympic Consultant,
Edelman Sports & Entertainment Marketing (former
USOC Chief Communications Officer)
- Rob Prazmark, President, Olympic
Sales & Marketing, IMG (formerly)
Moderator:
- Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, Sports
Business Daily/Sports Business
Journal (NSMN National Board of Advisors)
JUNE 2003
SUMMER NETWORKING NIGHT
MAY 2003
"THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN SPORTS"
Panelists:
- Alan Ferber, Vice President of Marketing,
U.S. Cellular
- Rob Gallas, Senior Vice President,
Marketing & Broadcasting, Chicago White Sox (formerly) (NSMN
Chicago Chapter Steering Committee)
Moderator:
- Jim Kirk, Columnist, The Chicago
Tribune
APRIL 2003
"THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN SPORTS"
Panelists:
- Kevin Adler, Vice President, Relay
Sports & Event Marketing (formerly)
- Tom Buerger, Midwest Ad Sales Director,
Sports Illustrated (NSMN Chicago Chapter Steering Committee)
- Dan Curran, Midwest Director, Sports,
Westwood One Radio
- Steve Fapka, Vice President, ESPN/ABC
Sports
- John McNamara, Vice President, Turner
Sports
Moderator:
- Walter Lis, Director of Marketing,
STATS, Inc.
MARCH 2003
"THE MIX OF SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT:
THE POWER OF CELEBRITY AND MUSIC"
Panelists:
- Joshua Landis, Vice President, Sports & Entertainment,
POC Media (formerly)
- Walter Lee, Co- President, Pro Sports
Music Marketing (Marketer & Promoter:
"Who Let the Dogs Out?")
- Linda Tinoly, Foote, Cone & Belding
- Bob Williams, President, Burns Sports & Celebrities
DECEMBER 2002
HOLIDAY NETWORKING PARTY
NOVEMBER 2002
"EVENT MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING:
HOW TO PRODUCE, PROMOTE, AND STAGE A SUCCESSFUL SPORTS
EVENT"
Panelists:
- Brook Jay, President, All Terrain
Productions, Inc.
- David Kennedy, Director, Sports
Development Office, City of Chicago, Mayor's Office
of Special Events
- Chuck Mycoff, Senior Vice President,
Hospitality & Entertainment Division, Intersport
- Gary Swain, Senior Vice President,
North American Events/Managing Director, IMG Chicago
Moderator:
- Howard Schlossberg, Faculty Director,
Creative Sports Marketing Program, Marketing Communications
Department, Columbia College Chicago
OCTOBER 2002
"TEAMS, LEAGUES, PROPERTIES:
WHO'S BUYING IN THE DOWN ECONOMY?"
Panelists:
- Jeannie Goldstein, Vice President,
Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Frankel (formerly) (NSMN
Board of Advisors/NSMN Chicago Chapter Steering Committee)
- Dave Greeley, Chief Marketing Officer,
Chicago Bears (formerly)
- Steve Fapka, Vice President, ESPN/ABC
Sports Customer Marketing &
Sales
Moderator:
- Cathy Griffin, President, The Griffin
Network (NSMN National Board of Advisors/NSMN Los
Angeles Chapter Steering Committee)
SEPTEMBER 2002
"THE FUTURE OF SPORTS BUSINESS
IN CHICAGO"
Event Sponsor: IEG SponsorDirect
Panelists:
- Bob Bernstein, Senior Vice President,
Client Media Director, Foote, Cone & Belding (NSMN
Chicago Chapter Steering Committee)
- John Lewicki, Senior Director, U.S.
Sports Marketing, McDonald's Corporation
- John McDonough, Vice President,
Marketing and Broadcasting, Chicago Cubs (formerly)
- Tony Schiller, Paragon Marketing
Group
Moderator:
-Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, Sports
Business Daily/Sports Business Journal (NSMN National
Board of Advisors)
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