Cathlin Allen
Alma Mater: Marymount College of Fordham University
Undergraduate Degree: English
Hometown: Wooster, OH
Career area of interest: Community Relations at the Professional level
Internship Site: Nashville Predators
Internship Responsibilities: Community Relations -Assisting the department with player visits to schools and hospitals. Scheduling and coordinating the color guard for each home game. Assisting with the silent auction table at each home game for the Predators Foundation as well as other fundraising attempts. Assisting in fulfilling donation requests. Assisting in coordination of fundraising events such as the Predators Foundation Golf Tournament, Wine Tasting & Festival and the annual Gala Ball. Helping coordinate and run small events at community centers, schools and/or hospitals. Assisted in organizing the 2009 grant applications which were sent to the Predators Foundation for grant money. Daily office tasks as well: answering phones, responding to emails, organizing autographed material for donations and auctions.
Why she chose Belmont's Sports Administration Program: I like the idea of being part of a small group of people who all had the same goal as I did: to work in sports. I like knowing my professors on a more personal level and that I would have the same people in my classes throughout each semester. I liked that I was part of a program that was relatively new but would inevitably grow into a large, fantastic program. I know that my classmates will go on to do wonderful things with what they have learned from this program and help put the SAM program and Belmont on the map. I also love Nashville and wanted to work in this area.
