SEAN CAIN (248)-924-4164 • [email protected] EDUCATION Ohio University, College of Business | Athens, Ohio May 2021 Master’s in Business Administration Master’s in Sports Administration Adrian College | Adrian, Michigan May 2018 Bachelor of Business Administration in Sport Management GPA: 3.74 Minors: Journalism, Communications, emphasis in Public Relations EXPERIENCE Ohio University | Athens, Ohio August 2019 – Present Department of Sports Administration Higher Education Chair Graduate Assistant University of Nevada, Reno | Reno, Nevada August 2018 – July 2019 Development & Special Events Fellowship • Increased fundraising dollars by more than 200% in just one fiscal year by re-branding an unrestricted fund to include programs that drive financial support and better cater to the needs of existing donors • Oversaw the execution of athletic department special events, including game day responsibilities for an FBS Bowl winning football team, a Top-5 nationally ranked men’s basketball team and 13 other NCAA Division I athletic programs • Administered a 50/50 raffle that generated over $80,000 in sales, an increase of more than 75% from the previous year Adrian College | Adrian, Michigan August 2014 – May 2018 Men’s Soccer, Captain, Student-Athlete • As an All-Conference selection, led a 28-player roster to first championship game in program history • Recipient of the Zuidema Award: recognized by NCAA coaches for outstanding senior leadership and athletic ability • Balanced 25+ hours per week of team commitments with full-time enrollment and multiple employment Sports Editor August 2014 – May 2018 • Generated 250% more digital and print impressions by re-branding the sports section of institution’s newspaper • Managed a team of seven staff writers, tasked with designing a three-page paper that covered 44 on-campus sports • Mentored, assigned stories to and paid undergraduate staff writers looking for a career in journalism Founder/Director Adrian College Exhibits Excellence in Sport Awards | Adrian, Michigan August 2015 – May 2018 • Created a two-hour award show, with 18 awards and 1000+ guests that was based off of the ESPN ESPYS, black-tie event • Oversaw a committee of 10+ student-athletes and coaches during the seven-month planning and preparation process COMMUNITY AND COLLEGE INVOLVEMENT St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital | Pontiac, Michigan July 2017 - Present Board of Directors Golf Planning & Event Committee • Successfully put on the Danny Thomas Celebrity Golf Outing for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital that raised more than $113,000 in total donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital on a yearly basis. • Collected over $500,000 worth of donated memorabilia for opportunity to be auctioned off at event National Collegiate Athletic Association | Indianapolis, Indiana September 2015 – January 2019 Representative • Served as chair of institutional and conference-level Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s • Division III representative of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Ohio Athletic Conference and the Landmark Conference, represented 27 member schools in total • Conduit of communication between the 190,000 student-athletes and the NCAA’s national office • Directly interacted with heads of national governing bodies (i.e.US Olympic Committee, US Soccer, Special Olympics) • Created a mental health guide for college campuses to better assist their student-athletes with mental illness, as well as, changed all NCAA Division III policies and procedures to include gender-neutral language .