Kowalski Sports and PR

Spectrum of Services

Events

Small to large scale events, from planning through implementation with measurable effect -- domestically and internationally

CABO COLLEGIATE -- Daily reports, media services and website content for 15-team college golf event.

Oakland Hills C.C. South Course restoration media update (August 2020).

https://www.wxyz.com/sports/aiming-to-host-majors-again-oakland-hills-shows-off-progress-on-12-1-million-course-project

Oakland Hills C.C. South Course reopening (June 2021).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3-clSTH3Zs

https://www.golfchannel.com/video/oakland-hills-revamped-following-gil-hanses-renovation

CBS Raleigh report on The Country Club of North Carolina's new pickleball courts: https://youtu.be/l7QoU_oAa8Y?t=15

U.S. Junior Amateur comes to CCNC (Golfweek/USA Today) -- https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/06/04/golf-us-junior-qualifying-country-club-of-north-carolina/

Patrons Day: https://www.wbtv.com/2021/07/12/us-junior-amateur-ready-tee-off-country-club-north-carolina/

Campaigns and Media Relations

Telling your story and/or promoting awareness through creative and classic PR and well-established relationships

(left: Taping of INSIDE GOLF on NBC Sports Philadelphia, April 2021)

....And Everything Else

PR solutions, writing, editing, research and publications, teaching, mentoring, leadership and relationship maintenance and all your other PR needs

Abbreviated List of Published Writing in 2021:

Arizona Golf Insider -- April/May

https://www.azgolf.org/magazine-newsletter/

Global Golf Post

http://read.nxtbook.com/global_golf_post/global_golf_post/20210426/kowalski_col.html

What You Can Depend On

Experience

Building & Maintaining Reputations

· Expert communicator

· Large-scale special events/operations

· Media/public relations

· Staff and office management·

Building & Maintaining Reputations

· Media/public relations, journalism

· Strategy/crisis communication and resolution

· Teaching/mentoring and leadership

Relationships = Earned PR

Building & Maintaining Reputations

Relationships = Earned PR

· Media relations with international, national, regional and local contacts

Current Work and Job History

FRIENDS IN PR, WRITING, EVENTS

The Country Club of North Carolina (2019-2021)

Oakland Hills Country Club (2020-21)

2022 U.S. Senior Open

Keeler1930 (2020-21)

Club Management Association of America (2020)

Cabo Collegiate (2020)

Ladies National Golf Association (2020-21)

Global Golf Post (2021)

Arizona Golf Insider (2020-21)

Dominican Golf & Travel Exchange (2019)

PGA.com (2019)

Golf Pennsylvania/Golf Northeast (2020-21)

JOB HISTORY

USGA Communications (1999-2019)

Rutgers University Athletics (1988-1998)

Penn State University Athletics (1980-88)

Chambersburg Public Opinion (1978-80)

Affiliations/Activities

-Metropolitan Golf Writers Association: Member (since 1999); Board Member (since 2010)

-College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA): President in 1997-98 and in officer rotation from June 1994), Member (1984-present)

-Public Relations Society of America (1999-2005)

-Golf Writers Association of America: Member (1999-present)

-U.S. Basketball Writers Association: Member (1984-1998)

-Football Writers Association of America: Member (1986-1998; Press Box Merit Award, 1990)

-New York Football and Basketball Writers Associations: Member (1988-1998)

-Sigma Pi Social Fraternity at Penn State: Theta Alumni Board (1982-86), Undergraduate secretary

-Varsity Lacrosse at Penn State (1975-1978): 4-year letter-winner; 3-year starter, North-South All-Star Game nominee

-Penn State Lacrosse Alumni – Teammates for Life Program (2016 -- current)

-Penn State Bellisario College of Communications Mentoring Program (2020)

-U.S. Lacrosse Coaches Association: Member (1980-86)

-Saucon Valley Lacrosse: Founding member, officer and coach (2005-current)

-Saucon Valley Foundation for Educational Innovation: Founding member (2007-2015); Communications Committee chairman (summer 2011-summer 2015)

Education/Honors

M.S. in Physical Education (Sports Administration), The Pennsylvania State University, 1982

B.S. in Journalism, The Pennsylvania State University, 1978

· College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame (2017)

· Scoop Hudgins Lifetime Sports Information Directors Award from All-American Football Foundation (1999)

· Football Writers Association of America SID Operations Rankings: Rutgers 2nd in BIG EAST (1997)

· New Jersey State Resolution for work on NCAA Basketball Final Four (1996)

· Football Writers Association of America: Press Box Merit Award, 1990

· Outstanding Young Men of America (1986)

· CoSIDA Publications Awards for Excellence in basketball, football, gymnastics, soccer and wrestling

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Spectrum of Services

Events

Campaigns and Media Relations

....And Everything Else

What You Can Depend On

Experience

Building & Maintaining Reputations

Building & Maintaining Reputations

Building & Maintaining Reputations

Building & Maintaining Reputations

Building & Maintaining Reputations

Relationships = Earned PR

Building & Maintaining Reputations

Relationships = Earned PR

Current Work and Job History

Affiliations/Activities

Education/Honors

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