Board of Directors:

*Board members are only elected for two-year terms.

Chairperson:

-Daniel Washburn (Elected: Jan. 2004 & Oct. 2006)

Vice Chairman:

-Andy Gillentine (Elected: Oct. 2004 & 2006)

*Voted to become V.C. on May 26, 2007

Andy Gillentine is Associate Dean and Past-Director of the Sport Administration Program at the University of Miami. He served as athletic director and coach for over 15 years and is nationally recognized for his expertise in sport management curriculum and program development. He served on the Sport Management Program Review Council Executive Board and as Chair of the National Sport Management Council. His research interests are sport marketing, professional development, and management issues in sport. He has conducted research projects for numerous sport organizations, which have resulted in over forty publications and over 100 national and international presentations. Recently, he was appointed as a Research Fellow of the Research Consortium of the AAHPERD, the largest professional organization of sport and physical educators in the US. His textbook, Foundations of Sport Management, is widely used in Sport Management Programs throughout the country.

Council member:

-Robin Olson (Non-Elected: Appointed 05/2007)

Mrs. Olson retired from Committed Sponsorship Inc, In Jan. 2007. Due to Mr. Resnick resigning as council member with CSI, Robin was said to replace him. She was acted to replace him, because she was the last executive director appointed. Robin stated that she would not run for the position in Oct. when the election is. She is happy to help CSI out to replace Ron for a couple of months.

Council member:

-Frankie J. Ruiz (Elected: Oct. 2005)

Frankie J. Ruiz, Vice president and founder of PR Racing, Inc., a full service health, fitness and participant-sports event Production Company. Founded in 2002, the company owns and produces the ING Miami Marathon, Escape to Miami Triathlon and 14 additional annual participant-sporting events, including the 2007 USA Pan American Race-walk Cup Trials. Prior to PR Racing, he was producer of the Miami Beach Fitness Festival, adjunct professor at Florida International University, and a political campaign consultant.
Ruiz was a track and field collegiate athlete at Florida International University during his undergraduate studies at the university. He is currently the Head Cross Country Coach at Belen Jesuit High School. Ruiz, a native of Miami, has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Communications with a minor in Marketing and Master’s in Public Administration with a Graduate Certificate in Human Resources and Policy Management from Florida International University, and attended Belen Jesuit Preparatory High School in Miami. He has been married for four years to Marlene Ruiz.

Council member:

-Debra J. Ringgold (Elected: Oct. 2006)

Professor of Marketing at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University. She teaches courses in public, nonprofit, and private sector marketing, marketing research, marketing communications, and marketing and public policy. Debra was honored as the Administrator of the Year at Willamette University in 2005. Her teaching awards include the United Methodist Award for Exemplary Teaching and Community Service (in 2002) and the Jerry E. Hudson Distinguished Teaching Award (in 1997).  Her research has appeared in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of Micromarketing, Journal of Consumer Policy, Advances in Public Policy and Marketing, Psychology and Marketing, American Behavioral Scientist, and numerous conference proceedings including Advances in Consumer Research. Debra is the 2004 recipient of the Thomas C. Kinnear/Journal of Public Policy and Marketing Award for outstanding research. Debra has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing since 1991 and begins a three-year term as its Associate Editor in 2006. She was elected to the Board of Directors of the 38,000 member American Marketing Association in 2000. She begins her term as Chairperson of the AMA Board in 2006.  Her recent clients include the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Anheuser-Busch Companies, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and Hewlett Packard.

Executive Director:

-Michael A. Lotti (Appointed: Jan. 2006)

Michael A. Lotti held the position of Director, Business Research, and Vice President, Corporate Marketing, for the Eastman Kodak Company. The Business Research organization provides critical insight to management regarding customer needs, trends, competitive situation, and technology adoption.

Mike’s involvement with global market research and marketing began in 1980 when he joined Kodak’s Asia, Africa & Australia Region as a market research coordinator. He has held positions in marketing management, advertising management, market research, advertising research, and manufacturing for both the worldwide and US markets. He led the integrated Marketing Communications program for the Color watch brand for which Bill Cosby was the celebrity spokesperson. Mike's experience also includes a three-year assignment in Kodak’s Tokyo office as the Director of Business Research for the Asia Pacific Region.  Mike has an MA in Statistics from Western Michigan University and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the Simon School of Management, University of Rochester. He is active in the American Marketing Association where he has served as Vice President of AMA’s Marketing Research Division and is the currently the Chairperson of the Board Elect for 2006-’07 for the AMA. He is a Trustee of the Marketing Science Institute and a member of the Census Bureau’s Advisory Committee of Professional Organizations.

Former Executive Director:

-Robin Olson (Appointed: Jan. 2004 to 2006)

Robin Olson retired in early 2007 from her duties at Committed Sponsorship Inc. She was the Marketing Director since she retired in 2007. She was the first Marketing Director that CSI has worked with. In 2006, Mrs. Olson resigned as the Executive Director of the Board of Director. Today she lives in Vero Beach, FL. with her husband Alan.  She was appointed Executive Director in 2004 when the board of directors started. Mr. Washburn appointed her marketing director within two weeks of appointing her Executive Director.