Kara DeVries

Experience

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  Davenport University

  Aug 2017 - now

  - Schedules the use of all athletic facilities and Student Center in accordance with established policy and procedures.- Manages and serves as the coordinator for the events calendar which houses both internal and external events.- Manages scheduling and negotiation of contracts with external groups for use of the athletic facilities.- Responsible for and/or assists with the hiring, training, development, evaluation, and management of all workers employed at the student center and athletic facilities including student workers.- Develops and maintains policies, procedures, and best practices for athletic facilities and holds others accountable to follow. - Management of the day-to-day operations of the Student Center and athletic facilities. - Responsible for assisting with the development and implementation of programming to generate revenue sources from the utilization of the athletic facilities and student center. This includes but is not limited to fitness programs, intramurals, sports clubs, special events and camps.- Oversees the coordination of all internal and external camps hosted at the student center and athletic facilities. - Partners with Student Life and other departments to develop programs that enhance student wellness and impact student retention.- Assist with the development and management of the annual budget for the student center and athletic facilities. - Assists in the development of hours of operation or recommends changes. In addition, ensures adequate staffing for the student center and athletic facilities.- Assists the athletic administration with athletic issues as needed.- Understand and abide by all external and internal regulations and policies. This includes NCAA, GLIAC and national affiliations associated with athletics or other role-specific regulations. Show less - Coordinate Covid Testing for Davenport Athletics- Create weekly Covid testing schedules that meet the NCAA & GLIAC Covid Testing requirements- Contact coaches and student-athletes about covid testing each week- Supervise Covid testing operations to ensure all coaches and athletes that are required to test are tested- Contact student-athletes and coaches that test positive- Submit incident reports for positive Covid cases- Update multiple spreadsheets with vaccination status' for coaches and student-athletes- Assist with game day event operations- Train student assistants and building managers for event operations and ticket operations- Creat training materials for the student assistant onboarding process Show less - Scheduling for building managers- Assist in scheduling for student assistants- Attend weekly building manager meetings to discuss recent and upcoming events- Supervise staff during games- Train workers how to work desk shifts, as well as working event operations and being an event concierge- Assist with set up and tear down of practices or events- Count money and separate into startups and revenue after events- Create visitor guides for baseball, basketball, football and volleyball games- Organize athletic equipment - Send out day of game sheets and protocol sheets for every home game for each sport- Find announcers for every home game- Communicate over email on a daily basis Show less - Scheduling announcers for every home game for all Davenport sports teams- Creating game day diagrams for football, basketball and volleyball games- Oversee the on-field event operations of football games- Creating game-by-game staff responsibility sheets for each football game for field, press box, tickets, parking lot and hosting positions- Creating a football game day staff handbook covering all information for a football game day- Sending out day of game sheets for all home games for basketball, football, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, rugby, hockey, and soccer- Assisting with athletic administrative work- Hosting the officials for football games Show less

  • Manager of Athletics Facilities and Events

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Sports Photographer

    Feb 2018 - now

  • Athletics Administrative Assistant; Covid Case Manager

    Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Building Manager

    Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Summer Building/Conference Manager

    May 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Athletics Facilities and Events Intern

    Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Building Manager

    Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Summer Athletic & Camps Assistant

    Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Student Center Athletic Assistant

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2018
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  Calvin University

  Sept 2022 - Mar 2024

  Hockey Team Photographer

  - Team Photographer for Calvin University’s ACHA Division I and Division III Hockey teams- Take photos for the team to capture top plays, player's and coach’s emotions, and unforgettable moments for players and coaches - Travel to home and away games, shoot games, edit photos, and upload for the team within 48 hours of each game- Travel to Marlborough, Massachusetts for the ACHA Hockey Nationals for both the Division I and Division III teams