Will Roleson
Associate Executive Director @College Sports Communicators
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WORK HISTORY
Associate Executive Director @College Sports Communicators
Greenwood, IN, US
Responsibilities: Serve as 501c6 organization’s chief financial officer and chief operating officer … Work with Executive Board officers, cabinet leaders, and committee chairs … Manage association’s annual convention that hosts 900+ attendees … Member of the corporate partnership sales team … Coordinate human resources for the association … Primary liaison with association’s legal and accounting firms. Accomplishments • Managed successful transition of annual convention from a stand-alone model to one in conjunction with NACDA and its affiliates, including registration, scheduling, audio/visual, exhibit hall, VIP travel, and transportation • Have represented and spoken on behalf of organization at various conference, regional and national meetings • Helped grow staff from three to five plus an intern • Developed organization’s first annual budget in conjunction with newly formed Budget Committee • Launched CSC Membership Appreciation Week and National Championship Communicators program • Produced organization’s first comprehensive convention management operations manual • Helped increase annual sponsorship sales to record levels • Negotiated new contracts with service providers and corporate partners • Facilitated Board of Directors’ first strategic branding review with consulting firm • Enhanced human resources functions, including payroll, group health insurance and retirement program • Provide staff leadership to committees and cabinets
EDUCATION
Miami University
Bachelor of Science, Mass Communications
University of Southern Indiana
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Brookville High School
College prep
SKILLS
ABOUT WILL ROLESON
A versatile communications specialist, operations leader and association executive. Will started as a hands-on athletics media relations practitioner — writing, publishing, managing press boxes — and progressively assumed broader organizational responsibilities. His career advanced to include directing communications for a Division I conference, and managing a multi-million-dollar national association\'s finances and operations, including serving as interim executive director. He has contributed his experience through national presentations, volunteerism in his local community and teaching as a university adjunct professor. The throughline of his career is being the person who keeps complex organizations running well — managing people, budgets, partnerships, events, and communications — often behind the scenes.
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