Heather Burke
Sr. Director of Sports & Wellness at Special Olympics
- Role
- Director of Sports & Training at Special Olympics
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Heather Burke
With over eight years as Sr. Director of Sport and Wellness at Special Olympics Michigan,…
Experience
Director of Sports & Training
Oct 2008 — Present
Organize and run 9 State tournaments for 20,679 athletes with intellectual disabilities.Locate and reserve all facilities for 9 Statewide Tournaments, as well as recruit and organize all officialsDevelop marketing tools for training schools, and various sporting events outside of statewide tournaments.Develop divisions for all team sports.Train, supervise and evaluate the 3 full time employees as well as student employees and internsDevelop and submit a yearly budget.
Education
Central Michigan University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Western Michigan University
Masters, Sport Management
2004 — 2006
Western Michigan University
Bachlor of Science, Physical Education and Health Education
1999 — 2006
Skills
- Leadership Development
- Event Management
- Customer Service
- Nonprofits
- Sponsorship
- Leadership
- Event Planning
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Social Media
- Sports Marketing
- Volunteer Management
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Office
- Sports Management
- Non-Profits
- Public Relations
- Community Outreach
- Powerpoint
- Fundraising
- Social Networking
- Sports
- Teaching
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