John Bowman has extensive experience in sport management and recreation from his time as an undergraduate at Xavier University and as an intern with the Wellington High School Athletic Department. He has held various roles such as official, manager, and assistant coach for intramural and varsity sports. Currently, he serves as the Athletic Director Intern for Wellington High School where he helps organize events, facilities, budgets, and more. He also manages their website and assists with the varsity basketball team.

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