Holdyn Halperin

14306 W 89th St. Lenexa, KS 66215

Phone: 913-269-9882 E-Mail: holdyn.halperin@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Expected Graduation: December 2016

Sport Management Major, Business Minor

University of Kansas GPA: 4.0

EXPERIENCE
University of Kansas Athletic Department

Oct 2013-Present

Ticket Sales
-Motivated hundreds of donors and prospects to purchase KU football tickets.
-Articulated the benefits of attending a football game at the University of Kansas.
-Collaborated with the Williams Education Fund to assess donor needs.
-Connected with potential clients through immersion at athletic events.
-Attended weekly meetings to assess sales productivity and outlook.
Ticket Operations
-Receive and respond to calls by fans and donors with their questions and orders.
-Singlehandedly allocated season ticket orders for womens basketball, baseball, and volleyball.
-Promoted to ticket resolution/public sales and part-time supervisor for football games.
-Provide administrative and clerical support to all the departments within KU Athletics.
-Trained and developed five new employees on the nuances of working in a ticket office.
-Assisted with the allocation of mens basketball and football season tickets.
-Upgraded from Student to Ticket Office Staff control in Spectra/Paciolan.
PGA Tour at TPC Sawgrass
July 2015
-Job shadowed the Sr. Vice President and Executive Director, Matt Rapp, of The Players Championship.
-Consistently challenged with learning how to produce a golf tournament of nearly 200,000 guests.
-Collaborated with the Jacksonville Transit Authority on better ways to direct traffic to the event.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Academics
Voted 2012 Hy-Vee/KCTV5 Student-Athlete of the Year in Kansas City Metro Area.
Hixson Academic Scholar 2014-Present. KU Deans List with 4.0 GPA 2013-Present.
National Honor Society 2011-Present. Academic Achievement Award 2010-2013.
Athletics
Earned Letters at Olathe Northwest High School in Football, Basketball, Track, and Academics.
Football-Five School Records, Led East Kansas in Passing Yards, First 2000 yard passer in League History.
CLUBS AND SERVICE
Sport Management Club of KU- Organized, marketed, and conducted the Dr. Bob 5k Run.
ProCamps Worldwide- Assisted with the process of coordinating the Alex Smith Youth Football Camp.
Sporting 22 Scholarship- Awarded for the service of coaching soccer to the siblings of hospice patients.

References
Mr. Scott Hahn, Assistant Director of Ticket Operations for Kansas Athletics
(785) 864-7726
shahn11@ku.edu
Note: Scott is my superior at the Kansas Athletics Ticket Office.
Mr. Doug Hopkins, Director of Ticket Operations for Kansas Athletics
(785) 864- 7997
dhopkins@ku.edu
Note: Doug is my superior at the Kansas Athletics Ticket Office.
Dr. Francis Bernie Kish, Facilities Director/Lecturer at the University of Kansas
(785) 864-0703
bkish@ku.edu
Note: Dr. Bernie Kish was my Sport Management professor for 3 courses.
Mr. Luke Gysel, Recruiter at Allied Global Services
(785) 393-0440
lukegysel@gmail.com
Note: Luke was my superior at KU Athletics in Ticket Sales.
Mr. Lorne Clark, High School Teacher and Coach at Olathe Northwest High School
(913) 907-9913
lclarkwdsc@olatheschools.org
Note: Lorne was my high school football coach.