1. John Bowman
20487 State Route 511 Wellington, OH 44090 • 440-935-5116 • bowmanj5@xavier.edu
Education
• Xavier University - Cincinnati, Ohio
Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Management - Class of 2014
Minors in: Communication Arts
Business
Gender and Diversity Studies
Experience
• Xavier University Recreational Sports - August of 2010 - May 2014
o Official - August 2010 - May 2011
• Was trained to be an official/referee/umpire/scorekeeper for Basketball, Floor
Hockey, Flag Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Kickball and Softball
• Operated scoreboards and kept statistics for intramurals
• Learned rules and regulations of all sports developed by NIRSA
• Attended Ohio University basketball officiating workshop
o Promoted to Manager Position - May 2011 - May 2014
• Overseeing intramural events, scorekeepers, officials and participants
• Constructing a schedule for officials and resolving schedule conflicts
• Evaluating officials, providing feedback and offering advice to improve
• Creating and presenting a power point explaining rules at captain’s meetings
• Training employees for officiating, scorekeeping and event set-up
• Filling out necessary paperwork, recording payments, collecting waivers
• Organizing, promoting, and managing special events
• Marketing- making flyers, working promotion tables, developing themes
• Responsible for participants and staff, first responder to injuries
• Hiring new employees, conducting interviews for promotion of employees
• Attended the Ohio Recreational Sports Association conference for 3
years
o Added Duties of Facilities Manager/Assistant to Athletic Director - Jan 2012 - May 2014
• Ran Facility operations for Division 1 Men’s & Women’s Soccer & Baseball
• Meeting referees and umpires to deliver paychecks and escort to locker rooms
• Greeting visiting team, main information source, giving instructions to visiting coach
• Responsible for locker/training rooms, gates, lights, and risk management
• Set up sound system, scoreboard, press box, and prepare field for play
• Wellington High School Athletic Department – September 2015 – Present
o Athletic Director Intern – September 2014 – Present
• Attending sporting events and being on hand to help out
• Being responsible for admission revenue, collecting money from ticket takers

2. • Setup and preparation of facilities prior to events
• Dealing with officials, having them fill out paperwork, showing them to room
• Coordinating facility usage for events and practice
• Creating a transportation schedule for away games
• Collecting and recording pay to play or other fees and payments
• Hiring and interviewing potential coaches for an open position
• Checking eligibility and academic progress of student athletes, tutoring if needed
• Selling athletic passes for senior citizens or students, recording payments
• Attending sport banquets and awards, picking up trophies or plaques before
• Was exposed to how an athletic budget is managed and
• Attending administrative meetings with school district, county, athletic conference
• Promoting events, teams, success, special events, finding sponsors
• Special events execution (Senior Night, Homecoming, Pee Wee Cheerleading, Etc.)
o Website Manager of WellingtonAthletics.org – September 2015 – Present
• Writing new relevant articles to inform community about sporting events
• Being present at sporting events to gather information and take notes and pictures
• Working with local newspaper’s photographer to upload photo galleries
• Looked into school history to produce creative “Today in History” articles
• Increased page views by almost 10,000 and moved up 64 places in state website rank
• Creation of a Facebook page and Instagram account and implemented Twitter
• Worked directly with Varsity News Network to fix bugs within the website
o Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach – October 2015 – Present
• Attended practices and all games
• Did stats for the team after each game
• Scouting teams, watching film, helping players with eligibility, team bonding
Additional Skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs
• Proficiency in Adobe After Effects, InDesign, and Photoshop software
• CPR/AED Adult and infant certification
• Pupil Activity Permit
• Ability to relate to a variety of people through exposure to different demographics