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LT 26 Rube Goldberg P.1LT 26 Rube Goldberg P.1

Student and Alumni News P.2Student and Alumni News P.2

GPSM at the White House P.2GPSM at the White House P.2

Students in the Biz P.3Students in the Biz P.3

Alumni Updates and New Jobs P.3Alumni Updates and New Jobs P.3

V O L U M E V O L U M E 5

I S S U E I S S U E 22

MayMay 20142014

Developing Leaders in the Business of SportDeveloping Leaders in the Business of Sport

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Stephen E. Buchan -

Associate Director

Diane Higgs -

Manager of Student Affairs

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Brandon Urry — LT 24

Earl Declet — LT 25

Colin Baines — LT 26

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LT 26 Rube Goldberg ProjectsLT 26 Rube Goldberg Projects

By: Colin Baines - Graduate Assitant LT 26

Long Beach, CA – Members of LT 26 recently pre-

sented a variety of innovative and creative in-

ventions as part of their Foundations in Sport

Management Class. The event was held in the East

Gym at CSULB and marked the conclusion of their

first class on the Graduate Program in Sports Man-

agement.

The event was based on the works of Rube Gold-

berg, the famous cartoonist and engineer who de-

vised complicated gadgets that perform simple tasks

in indirect and convoluted ways. LT 26’s brief was

‘simple’ – develop a sport related product using at

least seven transfers and at least four different forms

of energy from heat, chemical, electrical, kinetic,

magnetic or mechanical. Their device also had to

include a variety of equipment including fish hooks,

ping pong balls, balloons and mouse traps.

Each team had five minutes to ‘pitch’ their in-

vention and provide an overview of their product

and company and were then given three attempts to

demonstrate their device to a captive audience and

the program’s version of the Shark Tank’s with Steve

Buchan.

On display at the Rube Extravaganza were projects

that dispensed sweets and other half-time snacks, a

range of college plinko games and a machine for

setting up your golf ball on the tee.

Teams represented from LT 26 included Plinko Pop,

Ain’t No Chip in Mah Dip, ITOS Machine, Sink N’

Drink, Mix-It-U-Master, Beastmode and Tee-On!

The presentations followed many weeks of de-

signing and testing their inventions, defining their

target market and how they would ultimately mar-

ket their new products to their customers.

Following the successful product launches, mem-

bers of LT 26 enjoyed pizza and a golf lesson from

Joey Cerulle, Head Women’s Golf Coach at Long

Beach State. He taught them the importance of golf

in the corporate sports world and just how much

business is often conducted on the golf course. It

was a great way for LT 26 to end their first class

with GPSM!

Above: Edgar Garibay, Adriana Briones, Lauren

Scholz, Shane Reyes, Maurisabel Quevedo and

Bryan Roth with their project “ Plinko Pop”.

Above: Christopher Winans, Taylor Goto, Evan Burlin-

game, Lacey LeVier and Carol Martinez with their pro-

ject “Ain’t No Chip in Mah Dip”. Click HERE to see the

video o f LT 26’s Rube Presentations.

As a Senior Account Manager with Cartan Tours Inc., Daniel Berditchevski (LT 17) recently had the opportunity to attend the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Established in 1899, Cartan Tours Inc. is a dynamic, hospitality, travel and event management company. In Sochi, Daniel managed one of Cartan’s properties, overseeing 40 clients and handling all aspects of the travel program including receiving clients, providing a welcome pack, Olympic tickets, and other information about Sochi sport venues, transportation, entertainment and dining options. With the Sochi Olympics over, Daniel is now gearing up for this summer’s 2014 World Cup in Brazil. - By Brandon Urry, GA LT 24

LAUREN YAO LAUREN YAO -- NCAA SCNCAA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

GPSM Alum, Atif Moon (LT 18) was recently featured in the Pakistan Link,

the largest Pakistani newspaper based here in the United States, as he

trains to compete in tennis at the 2016 Paralympics Games in Brazil. Atif

was born with Neuroblastoma, a tumor on the spinal cord, that lead to

three surgeries before he was a month old. The condition led to scolio-

sis as well as being paralyzed from the

waist down. Atif has persevered though

and as a GPSM student he was awarded

the 4.0 Award for maintaining an “A”

average throughout the entire

program. He was also awarded the pres-

tigious Bill Shummard Beach Pride award

when he graduated from the program in

2009. To read the Pakistani Link article on

Atif click here. - By Brandon Urry, GA LT 24

Fresh off a successful career as an infielder on the Penn State softball team,

where she was a 2011 and 2012 Academic All-Big 10 selection, Lauren Yao

became a member of LT 26. Shortly after starting the program this last

February, she was informed that she had been selected as a recipient of the

NCAA Ethnic Minority Scholarship. The scholarship is

given to only 13 female college graduates entering their

first year of postgraduate studies. As part of being a

recipient of the scholarship she has been given an all

expenses paid trip to attend the 2014 NCAA Career in

Sports Forum at the NCAA National Offices in

Indianapolis, IN from June 5-8. The forum is a four day

educational event which brings together two hundred

selected student-athletes to learn about careers in

sports, with a primary focus on intercollegiate athletics.

Congratulations Lauren! - By Brandon Urry, GA LT 24

Stefan Ludecke (LT 14) had the trip of a lifetime recently when he had the

opportunity to visit the White House in Washington, D.C. as an assistant coach

with the 2012-13 national championship men’s water polo team from the

University of Southern California. Seventeen other Division–1 national

championship teams were also honored that same day at the White House by

President Barak Obama. The teams had an hour and a half to explore the White

House before the President greeted every member of the squad and then

addressed all 17 teams on the South Lawn. Ludeke, who has been an assistant

coach with the USC program for the past three years, has helped play a role in

the last two national championships the men’s water polo teams have won. The

team has currently won the

past six NCAA men’s water

polo championships. While in

D.C., Ludecke was also able

to visit the Pentagon and

Arlington National Cemetery

where the Tomb of the

Unknown Soldier lies.

- By Brandon Urry, GA LT 24

GPSM ALUMNI AT THE WGPSM ALUMNI AT THE WHITE HOUSEHITE HOUSE

ALUMNUS FEATURED IN PAKISTAN LINKALUMNUS FEATURED IN PAKISTAN LINK

Above: Lauren Yao of LT 26.

Right: Lauren as a member of the

Penn State softball team.

(Courtesy Penn State Athletics)

Above: Atif Moon of LT 18.

Left: Atif training for the 2016 Brazil

Paralympic Games.

Above: Stefan Ludecke of LT 14 at

the White House.

Right: Stefan (top right, fourth

from end) with the National Cham-

pionship USC Water Polo Team.

GPSM ALUMNI AT THE GPSM ALUMNI AT THE

2014 SOCHI OLYMPICS2014 SOCHI OLYMPICS

Above: Daniel Berditchevski

(LT 17) at the Alpine Skining venue

during the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Above: Daniel, far right, with

freestyle skiing athlete Julia Morino

and her family, who are clients of

his, at the games.

ALUMNI UPDATES AND NEW JOBS

Candice De Hont (LT 13) accepts position of Event Coordinator with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Kiersten Janjigian (LT 17) becomes Owner and President of KJ & Co. Shoes.

Joshua Castillo (LT 17) accepts position of Business Analyst with IEHP.

Ashley McCulloch (LT 18) becomes Assistant Director of Events with Inside Lacrosse.

Tori Willis (LT 18) becomes Marketing Coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers

Garrick Chaffee (LT 23) becomes Minor League Video Coordinator with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Michael Zweig (LT 23) accepts position as Marketing Coordinator for Southern California Golf Association.

Victoria Davis (LT 24) becomes Inside Sales Representative with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Rebecca Lamas (LT 24) accepts position of Program Specialists with the State of Nebraska

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STUDENTS IN THE BIZSTUDENTS IN THE BIZ

ALUMNI UPDATES ALUMNI UPDATES

Above: Shane Reyes (LT 26) and Kyle Hay

(LT 26) interning for the LA Kings

Community Relations Department.

Right:Vander

Castillo (LT 24)

interning with

the Los Angeles

Clippers during

“MVP Month”

in March.

Below: Kelli Gill (LT25) with Green Bay Pack-

er quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the NCAA

Basketball Regionals at the Honda Center in

Anaheim, CA.

Above: Rachel Walton (LT 25), Kelli Gill (LT 25), Christopher Winans (LT 26),

Jordan Stimmel (LT 26), Ryan Crupnick (LT 26), Karn Borisuthiratana (LT 26),

Sean Del Rossi (LT 25), Amanda Flores (LT 26), Michael Holmquist (LT 25),

Right - Ross Melen (LT 26), Carol Martinez (LT 26), Scott Beckendorf (LT 26),

Below - Sarina Tsoi (LT 25), Carlos Reyes (LT 25), John Cambarerri (LT 25),

Ryan Plunkett (LT 26), Sean Del Rossi (LT 25) interning and enjoying the Big

West Basketball Championships held at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.

Below: Kelli Gill (LT 25) and Sean Del

Rossi (LT 25) interning at the NCAA

Basketball Regionals held at the

Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.

Above: Holly

Laubacher (LT 15),

Richard Martinez

(LT 14), Leticia

Lozoya (LT 24),

John Leynes (LT

26), Carol Martinez

(LT 26), Kelly Field

(LT 11), Ryan Plun-

kett (LT 26), Eric Yee (LT 25), Sergio Brito (LT 25), and Matthew

Dumas (LT 4) interning at the Grand Prix of Long Beach in April.

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Above: Leticia Lozoya (LT 24),

Shanelle Stephens (LT 24),

Kevin Saldivar (LT 25), and

Lisa Chow (LT 24) interning

with South Bay Youth Sports.

Above: Leticia Lozoya (LT 24),

Ashton Stine (LT 24), Lisa

Chow (LT 24), and Travis

Roberts (LT 24) interning at

the LA Marathon.