A FEW THINGS ABOUT ME

 MANAGER, ADULT, SENIOR & YOUTH LEISURE SERVICES                  Feb. 1984 – Nov. 2005

PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK, Oak Park, IL.

• Race Director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Races for 19 years, a race that introduced runners, sponsors, and volunteers to FLW architecture and contributed to the economic impact in Oak Park in a significant way.
• Race Director Youth Triathlon Series

PRESIDENT, SPECEVENT ENTERTAINMENT                                                 July  1989 – Sept. 2019

•  Event Production of Sporting Events and Special Events over 1,000 projects Run Coordinator –     Mrs. T’s Triathlon – CAPRI EVENTS (Chicago, IL)
• Race Director –  Makin’ Tracks 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Youth Races (River Forest, IL)
•  Race Director – Father’s Day Freedom 5K Run/2 Mile Walk (Wheaton, IL)
•  Race Director –  Naperville Rotary Freedom Run 5K Run/2 Mile Walk (Naperville, IL)
•  Race Director – One Mile Run (Oak Park, IL)
•  Race Director – Tri-County Barnstormers Cross Country 5K/10 Run (Romeoville, IL)

LONG DISTANCE RUNNING (LDR) CHAIR, USA TRACK & FIELD,  ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION                                                                                                                    Sept. 1991 – Feb. 2023

•  Education Director – Race Director Seminars & Workshops

Video Project: Black Americans and the Marathon Distance, 2:24 mins.

Smart Digital Screen, a digital signage platform produced in cooperation with Race Director University, is launched as a “team player,” a new digital communication solution for safety and security at marathons & special events.

EVANS PHOTOGRAPHY                                         1979 –

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REGENT, SCHOOL OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT                                   1991 – 2001                                          OGLEBAY PARK, WEST VIRGINIA

Instructor for Parks and Recreation Professionals throughout the United States Affiliated with North Carolina State University.

Event Producers, Special Event Managers, Sports Administrators, and Race Directors will likely lack the training of insurance underwriters and the host of commercial and liability producers about risk. Road races and running events are mass casualty events. So, how can you reduce your liability, assuming you do not rely on “tort immunity” as a safeguard?

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

30 YEARS PLUS EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL EVENTS, SPORTING EVENTS, AND SPORTS MANAGEMENT WITH A BACKGROUND IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.

RDU CONSULTANCY