Sareea Freeman, MBA

Experience

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  Florida State University -Volleyball/Basketball

  Jun 2009 - Apr 2014

  Student-Athlete

  A scholarship athlete that played volleyball for four years and basketball for one year! All-American HM 20133x ACC Champion Final Four 2011Elite Eight 2009Forever a Nole! FSU gave me the opportunity to change my life and I am forever grateful to everyone that helped me throughout my time there!

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  University at Albany, SUNY

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  Director Of Operations

  Responsible for the planning of day-to-day events related to the program. Oversee details of team travel. Coordinate all team functions and meals. Liaison to the academic support program. Oversee with the head coach the general operations of the program.

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  Nike

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2016

  Account Executive

  •Manage key accounts for Nike, build relationships and ensure client is receiving product in a timely fashion.• Foster and drive collaborative internal and external relationships through consistent communication.• Drive orderbook insight by managing the open, allocated and picked reports and proactively make adjustments as needed to delivery/service information to ensure that Nike meets customer expectations• Drive resolution of wholesale partner issues through problem-solving, escalation and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.• Collaborate with commercial team to achieve targets by providing proactive information through reporting and analysis.• Partner with commercial team AE each season to help create assortments to be presented during sell-in to respective wholesale accounts. Show less

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  LA Fitness

  May 2016 - Dec 2016

  Marketing Coordinator

  Headed up the marketing department at LA Fitness, both direct and indirect marketing. Managed client accounts and assistant in sale operations

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  Chicago Sky WNBA

  Apr 2017 - Oct 2017

  Communications and Media Assistant

  Assisted with the game day operations that dealt with communication and media. Managed all Chicago Sky social media accounts when instructed. This was an unpaid internship that was a great experience and opportunity.

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  Chicago State University

  May 2017 - Feb 2020

  Assistant to the Associate Athletic Director of Business & Head Volleyball Coach. Handled athletic administrative duties such as budgeting, processing paperwork and the overall organization of heavy requests from all teams within the Division 1 athletic program. Also assisted in day to day operations of the volleyball program.

  • Athletic Business Operations Manager

    Jan 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Athletic Administrative Assistant

    May 2017 - Jan 2018
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  Butler University

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

  Director Of Operations

  - Assist in all phases on the D1 Program besides on-court coaching- Responsible for Travel - Director for the Sharon Clark Butler Volleyball Camps - Director of Player Development- Liaison for all incoming recruits- Help manage recruiting logistics - Scout prospects through film and evaluate skill level- Manage all social media on all media platforms- Coordinator of Fundraising, Alumni & Booster relations

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  Charles Schwab

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

  Account Manager
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  Howard University

  Aug 2021 - Mar 2023

  Director of Operations

  Include the oversight of administrative tasks associated with the operations of an efficient Division I women’s’ volleyball program. The Director will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating team travel (including creating itineraries, making arrangements for lodging, meals, transportation and coordinating meeting space), practices (home and away), coordinating summer camps, summer access, and ticket requests. The Director of Operations will be responsible for building and maintaining the women’s basketball budget for team travel and equipment. This position will also act as a liaison with community outreach programs, coordinating public relations, planning and monitoring special events and projects, and other duties as assigned. The director will manage the hiring and managing of managers. This position will also include student athlete development consists of but not limited to mental health, nutrition, financial knowledge and more. Show less

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  Events DC

  Mar 2022 - now

  Project Manager

  In the Sports and Entertainment Division, directly assisting the Senior Director of Business Development. Other Duties include the coordination and organization of newly developing and ongoing projects and/or events. These tasks will involve monitoring project plans, schedules, budgets and expenditures, organizing and participating in events processes, and ensuring that project deadlines are met in a timely manner.Some Major Events Include:Army Navy GameTruth & Service Classic IronmanBecause They're Funny Comedy Festival Show less