C B 3 2017 MEDIA 17 PROSPECTUS THE CANCER IT’S BIGGER THAN GAME“ ASSASSIN DAY. WE’RE 91 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR IN IT FOR RAISED GOES TO FIGHT CANCER. LIFE.” That’s what the Breast Cancer Research Foundation calls doing what’s right. There’s no time to lose in the battle DR. ANNETTE with breast cancer. Delivering funding to the researchers KHALED on the front lines of the battle is critical. Local Research UCF COLLEGE Team Leader, Annette Khaled, PhD, is an Associate OF MEDICINE Professor at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences College of Medicine, University of Central Florida. Her team is already putting funds to work right here in Central Florida on cutting edge research for curative therapy. QUICK FACTS HEROES Name of Bowl Game ...........................AutoNation Cure Bowl Year ......................................................................................Third Founded ................................................................ May 28, 2008 NEEDED. Inaugural Game .........................................December 19, 2015 Bowl Charity Partner........................................Breast Cancer .....................................................Research Foundation (BCRF) Location ................................................................Orlando, Fla. ARE YOU IN? Pairing ..................................... American Athletic Conference The Orlando Sports Foundation’s mission ..............................................................vs. Sun Belt Conference is to bring teams together to find a cure for Date .............................................................December 16, 2017 cancer. The nation’s 40th collegiate football Kickoff ............................................................... 2:30 p.m. (EST) bowl game was launched in 2015 and featured Television Network ............................... CBS Sports Network Stadium ............................................. 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Groups of 20+/Membership ..............................407-235-3925 Tickets Online ............................................. Ticketmaster.com TABLE OF CONTENTS ORLANDO SPORTS FOUNDATION STAFF Page 1..................................................... Quick Facts Executive Director/CEO .........................................Alan Gooch Page 2......................................................Leadership Dir. of Communications & Sponsor Relations .. Terri Bernhardt Page 3....................Executive Director, Alan Gooch Dir. of Ticket Operations ........................................Matt Stover Page 4.............................................Cure Bowl Story Development and Social Media Coor. ........... Whitney Prince Page 5-7 ................................... Cure Bowl Timeline Admin/Quality Control Analyst ................. Priscilla Quezada Page 8-11 ...................2015 AutoNation Cure Bowl Controller/Business Ops./HR ..........................Kelly Walston Page 12-15 .................2016 AutoNation Cure Bowl Website ..................................OrlandoSportsFoundation.com Page 16-17 ..........................Corporate Champions Office ....................................................................407-235-3925 Page 17 ................ 2017 Cure Bowl Event Schedule Fax .........................................................................407-317-7717 Page 18-19 ............ American Athletic Conference Mailing Address .......Orlando Sports Foundation / UCF EDC Page 20-21..............................Sun Belt Conference .........................................36 West Pine St., Orlando, FL 32801 Page 22-23........................................ Media Policies BOWL HOTELS Page 24-25 ......................Camping World Stadium Page 26 ..................... Camping Wold Stadium Map American Athletic ..Loews Royal Pacific at Universal Studios Page 27 .....Camping World Stadium Parking Map .................................................................................888-273-1311 Page 28 ....................................2017 Bowl Schedule Sun Belt .....Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Studios ................................................................................888-273-1313 Media ..... Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios CREDITS The 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl Media Prospectus was ...............................................................................407-503-5000 written by Nate Blythe along with editorial contributions Game Officials ........... Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Studios from Terri Bernhardt, Alan Gooch, Whitney Prince and ...............................................................................407-503-2000 Bridgette Gale. Mike Foristall of Knight Agency provided BOWL MEDIA RELATIONS the layout for the inside and designed the four covers. Director of Media Relations ................................. Nate Blythe Photos are courtesy of Macbeth Photography, Snap and Play, Aldrin Capulon, Sun Belt Conference, American E-mail ..................................................nblythe@curebowl.com Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, UCF and Office ....................................................................772-240-8742 Orlando Sports Foundation. 1 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS LEADERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS OSF STAFF MACK MCLAUGHLIN ALAN GOOCH PRESIDENT & CHAIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO EXECUTIVE, COMMUNICATIONS [email protected] & LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE [email protected] KAY STANNEY TERRI BERNHARDT VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & SCIENCE OFFICER SPONSOR RELATIONS [email protected] [email protected] RAY BASTIN MATT STOVER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF TICKET OPERATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR [email protected] [email protected] MEGAN DOWDY WHITNEY PRINCE HOST DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE CHAIR COORDINATOR [email protected] [email protected] JEFF LAGOS PRISCILLA QUEZADA CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT & ADMINISTRATION / QUALITY SELECTION COMMITTEE CONTROL ANALYST [email protected] [email protected] SCOTT ROSE KELLY WALSTON SCOUT TEAM COORDINATOR CONTROLLER / BUSINESS [email protected] OPERATIONS / HR [email protected] JIM WARMUS CO-CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE BOWL SCOUT TEAM [email protected] SCOTT ROSE ALAN GOOCH OSF CURE BOWL SCOUT TEAM DIRECTOR BOARD EXECUTIVE [email protected] DIRECTOR MARK MOORE [email protected] AMERICAN ATHLETIC COORDINATOR [email protected] DAVE MARCINKO SUN BELT COORDINATOR [email protected] 2 2017 CURE BOWL MEDIA PROSPECTUS ALAN GOOCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORLANDO SPORTS FOUNDATION // CEO OF THE AUTONATION CURE BOWL Gooch began his career at the University of Central Florida (UCF) as a defensive back in 1981. He went on to spend 22 seasons as a member of the coaching staff. He started his coaching career in 1983 as a graduate assistant, quickly moving thru the ranks and becoming UCF’s recruiting coordinator. During his eight years as the recruiting coordinator, he aided the program’s transition from Division II through I-AA and into I-A status. He was named assistant head coach in 1998 and took over as interim head coach at the end of Alan Gooch has committed the 2003 season. Gooch and Gary Gibbs of University of Oklahoma are the only his life to one thing…helping two coaches in Division I football to rise from player to head coach without leaving others. His primary vehicle their alma mater. for doing this has been At a White House ceremony in April 1998, Gooch and former UCF tailback Dwight his work for more than 30 Collins (who is deaf and received ESPN’s 1997 National Spirit Award) were years in college athletics recognized by President Bill Clinton and the National Consortium for Academics and, primarily, football. and Sports. Gooch was a finalist for the National Student-Athlete Day GIANT Alan is the Executive STEPS Award in the category of Collegiate Coach joining Dean Smith of North Carolina and Eddie Robinson of Grambling. He finished runner-up to Robinson, Director of the Orlando but was honored as the inaugural NCAA Division I-A Assistant Football Coach of Sports Foundation and the Year at the 1998 AFCA National Convention in Dallas. the CEO of the AutoNation Cure Bowl. In December NCAA All-Americans and UCF Hall of Fame members Willie English, Marquette Smith, Elgin Davis and Dee Brown are running backs who played for Gooch. 2015, the organization’s Others who went on to play in the NFL include Aaron Sam, Terrance Williams and goal of bringing a new and Alex Haynes. different college football bowl game experience to Upon leaving coaching in 2004, Gooch accepted a position as the Executive the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Director of the