Pizza with the Pros

Pizza with the Pros is an outstanding networking opportunity for Rowan students. Industry professionals discuss their profession and career path weekly during the fall and spring semesters. Students engage with the professionals during a question and answer period and one-on-one interaction. 

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FALL 2024

• Sept. 19   Matt Graifer - In-Game Host & Cast Director, Savannah Bananas

• Sept. 23   Mo’ne Davis - Little League World Series Trailblazer

• Sept. 30   Leslie Walker - Executive Director, Sixers Youth Foundation

• Oct. 7       Erin Hodges - Manager, Social Media, Philadelphia Eagles

• Oct. 14    Sean Kelly ‘20 - Director, Broadcasting & Production, Univ. of Pennsylvania

• Oct. 21    Jim Jackson - TV Play-by-Play, Philadelphia Flyers

• Oct. 28    Jon Crispin - College Basketball Analyst, ESPN

• Nov. 4     Anthony Figazzotto - Coordinator, Marketing & Events, Philadelphia Phillies

• Nov. 11   Michael Barkann - Host, Eagles & Phillies Postgame Live, NBC Sports Phila.

• Nov. 18   Jon Slobotkin - Sr. VP, Content & Live Programming, NBC Sports Regional Networks

• Nov. 25   Larry Needle - Executive Director, PHL Sports

SPRING 2024

• Feb. 5      Jayson Stark - Senior Writer, The Athletic & Insider, MLB Network 

• Feb. 12    Pat McCarthy - Broadcaster, New York Mets 

• Feb. 19    Jon Lavengetto ‘14 - Senior Content Manager, New Orleans Saints & Pelicans

• Feb 26     Spike Eskin - VP Programming, WFAN & Soon Host, SportsRadio 94WIP 

• March 4    Dan Baker - Public Address Announcer, Philadelphia Phillies

• March 18  Eric Poe - CEO, Cure Auto Insurance & Brandon Rost - CEO/President beMarketing 

• March 20  Stephen A. Smith - ESPN Personality

• March 25  Jake Rosenberg - VP Football Administration, Philadelphia Eagles

• April 1       Marquise Watson - Mgr. Client Solutions & Brand Partnerships, Springhill Co. 

• April 8       Tom Finer ‘08 -Coordinating Producer, Digital Video, NBC Sports Philadelphia

• April 15     Tim McDermott - President, Philadelphia Union 

FALL  2023

• Oct. 2      Mike Quick - Former Philadelphia Eagle, Current Radio Broadcaster

• Oct. 9      J.R. Aguila - Former TV Producer, Philadelphia 76ers/NBC Sports Phila. & David Didinger - Camera Operator/Cinematographer, NBC Sports, Amazon & NFL Films

• Oct. 16    Kayla Santiago - Sports Director, Delmarva Sports Network & WBOC-TV

• Oct. 23    Andre Buck - Player Agent, Arete Sports Agency

• Oct. 30    Craig Carton - Host, The Carton Show, FS1 & Former WFAN Morning Host

• Nov. 6      Angeline Kamara - Regional Outreach Coordinator, NBA Math Hoops

• Nov. 13    Angelo Cataldi - Former Morning Show Host, Sports Radio 94WIP

• Nov. 20    Dillon Siddiqi - Baseball Communications Assistant, Philadelphia Phillies &  Rebecca Sulzbach - Social Media Coordinator, Philadelphia Phillies

• Nov. 27    Ashley Dabb - Head of Operations, Americas, Red Knot Communications

SPRING 2023

• Jan. 30     Kevin Gregg  - VP Baseball Communications, Philadelphia Phillies

• Feb. 6      Marc Jackson - Philadelphia 76ers TV Analyst, NBC Sports Philadelphia

• Feb. 13    Cage Fury Fighting Championship - Rob Haydak, CEO &  Brad Boulton, President & Fred Cambria, Executive Producer 

• Feb. 20    Alex Yoh - Vice President Business Operations, Delaware Blue Coats

• Feb 27     Ava Graham - Assistant Brand Manager, Sports Radio 94 WIP

• March 6    Marcus Hayes - Sports Columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer

• March 20  Tim McDermott - President, Philadelphia Union

• March 27  Ron Jaworski - Former Philadelphia Eagle, Current NFL Analyst, Entrepreneur

• April 3       Anthony Bonagura - Director Corporate Communications, Philadelphia Eagles

• April 10     Lindsey Masciangelo - Vice President Events, PlayFly Sports

FALL  2022 

• Sept. 19  Ruben Amaro Jr. – Former Philadelphia Phillies GM, Current TV Analyst 

• Sept. 26  John Bochiaro ‘98 - VP Game Presentation, NHL

• Oct. 3      Rhea Hughes - Co-Host Morning Show, Sports Radio 94WIP

• Oct. 10   Vince Nicastro - Deputy Commissioner, Big East Conference

• Oct. 17    Brian Monihan, President, NBC Sports Philadelphia

• Oct. 24    Tipping Pitches Baseball Podcast - Liz Welch, GM Wilmington Blue Rocks & Jeff Manto, Manager, Trenton Thunder

• Oct. 31   Canceled (Phillies Playoffs)

• Nov. 7     Kevin Emmons - South Jersey Sports Zone

• Nov. 14   Scott Franzke - Radio Broadcaster, Philadelphia Phillies

• Nov. 21   Allen Lumpkin - Executive Director Team Logistics, Philadelphia 76ers

• Nov. 28   Doug Gausepohl ‘13 - Senior Manager, Social Media Marketing, MLB

• Dec. 5    Doug Stasuk - BFA Productions & Simon Rosenwasser - Play By Play Productions

SPRING 2022

• Feb. 7      Kate Scott  - TV Broadcaster, Philadelphia 76ers

• Feb. 14    Cindy Webster - Sports Marketing, PR & Event Planning Professional

• Feb. 21    Jordan Strauss - Broadcast Producer, Philadelphia Union

• Feb. 28    Barrett Brooks - College & Pro Football Analyst, ESPN & NBC 

• March 7   Philadelphia Phillies Night - Gregg Murphy, Broadcaster & Sean Rainey, Dir. Video Production & Dee Kelchner ‘14, Video Production Coordinator

• March 21  Martin Brown - President & CEO, Steel Sports                                                                                                                            

• March 28  Joe DeCamara - Midday Talk Show Host, Sports Radio 94WIP

• April 4      NFL Films Night - Jason Weber '97, Senior Producer & Cara Rodgers '05, Production Manager & Kelly Viseltear '97, VP Project Management and Budgeting 

• April 11    Jon Runyan - VP Policy and Rules Administration, NFL

• April 18    Zach Berman - Staff Writer, The Athletic

• April 25    Greg Casterioto '99 - Former Director of Communications, Philadelphia Phillies

FALL  2021 

• Sept. 20  Michael Huang - Managing Editor Sports, Philadelphia Inquirer

• Sept. 27  Marc Zumoff, Retired TV Broadcaster, Philadelphia 76ers 

• Oct. 4      Scott O’Neil - Former CEO, Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment 

• Oct. 11    Zack Hill - Senior Director of Communications, Philadelphia Flyers

• Oct. 18    Leslie Gudel, COO Elevate Sports Media & Andy Talley,former Villanova Coach

• Oct. 25    Brian Dawkins - Pro Football Hall of Fame 

• Nov. 1     John Kincade - Morning Talk Show Host, 97.5 The Fanatic, Philadelphia

• Nov. 8     John Brazer - Director of Fun and Games, Philadelphia Phillies

• Nov. 15   Amy Fadool - Anchor/Reporter, NBC Sports Philadelphia

• Nov. 22   Mike Sielski - Sports Columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer

• Nov. 29   Natalie Egenolf - Parx Sportsbook

• Dec. 6    Dave Raymond - Original Phillie Phanatic

SPRING 2021 (Virtual)

• Feb. 8      Seth Joyner - Eagles Hall of Fame & NBC Sports Philadelphia

• Feb. 15    John Ricco - SVP & Senior Strategy Officer, New York Mets

• Feb. 22    Jabari Young - Sports Business Reporter, CNBC

• March 1   Corey Vann - Creative Artist Agency (CAA), NBA Division

• March 8   Joe Lunardi - Bracketologist, ESPN

• March 15  Rachel Micali - Player & Talent Coordinator, NFL Films

• March 22  Lara Toscani Weems - VP Corporate Communications, HBSE

• March 29  Geoff Brown - Associate Vice President, NBA

• April 5       Wilmington Blue Rocks/Rowan Announcement - Vince Bulik, President &  Liz Welch, Assistant General Manager

• April 12     Colleen Wolfe - Host, NFL Network

• April 19     Kevin Negandhi - Sportscenter Anchor, ESPN

• April 26     Mike Missanelli - Sports Talk Host, 97.5 The Fanatic

FALL 2020 (Virtual)

• Sept. 21  Rob King - Senior VP & Editor-at-Large, ESPN Content

• Sept. 28  Lara Price - Chief Operating Officer, Philadelphia 76ers

• Oct. 5      Scott Hanson - Host, NFL RedZone

• Oct. 12    Nathan Maciborski - Executive Editor Publications, NY Yankees

• Oct. 19    John Sadak ‘00 - Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Cincinnati Reds & CBS Sports

• Oct. 26    Dana O’Neil - Senior Writer, The Athletic

• Nov. 2     Deb Boulac - NFL Game Producer, CBS Sports

• Nov. 9     Krystle Rich - Anchor/Reporter, NBC Sports Philadelphia

• Nov. 16   Frank Lazar Jr. - Assistant Multimedia Producer/Editor, NY Jets

• Nov. 23   Deirdre Lester - Chief Revenue Officer, Barstool Sports

• Nov. 30   Blue Coats/Rowan Announcement - front office, Tom Mcginnis & Dei Lynam

• Dec. 7     Brendan Kaminsky - Senior Manager Talent Social Strategy, ESPN 

SPRING 2020

• Feb. 3    Bonnie Clark - VP Comm., Phillies & Molly Arbogast - President, POV Sports Marketing & Cynthia Weiss - VP of Marketing, NBC Sports Philadelphia & Aileen Dagrosa - Sr. VP, General Counsel, Eagles

• Feb. 10  Tom McCarthy - Phillies Broadcaster, CBS Sports & Westwood One

• Feb. 17  Chris Shearn - Anchor/Reporter, YES Network, Art Gallery

• Feb. 24   Eric Nemeth - Sr. Dir. Publicity, Harlem Globetrotters & Zeus McClurkin - Harlem Globetrotter,  Art Gallery

• March 9   Marc Weiner - Coordinating Producer, MLB Network, King Auditorium 5:45pm

• March 23 - April 27 Canceled due to COVID-19

FALL 2019 

• Sept. 23   Kelsey Boyd - NFL PR

• Oct. 1       Charles Barkley - Pro Basketball Hall of Fame & Broadcaster

• Oct. 7       Matt Howley - Ex. Producer/Director Netflix Docuseries

• Oct.14      Rob Kuestner - Eagles Content Producer, NBC 10

• Oct. 21     Phil Anastasia- Philadelphia Inquirer

• Oct. 28     Dave Spadaro - Philadelphia Eagles Insider 

• Nov. 4       Dave Sholler - Sr. VP Communications, Philadelphia 76ers

• Nov. 11     Joe Finley - Owner, Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs & Trenton Thunder

• Nov. 18     Jim McCormick - Fantasy Football, ESPN

• Nov. 25     John Clark - Anchor/Reporter, NBC Sports Philly/Ch. 10

• Dec. 2       Mike Rosenstein - Sr. Sports Producer at NJ Advance Media (NJ.com)

• Dec. 9       Mike Perman - VP Programming, NBC Sports Group

Spring 2019 

• Feb. 4        Crystal Langhorne: WNBA’s Seattle Storm 

• Feb. 18      Kaitlyn Fedor: Director of Marketing, Hoop Group

• Feb. 25      Ed Wade: Former General Manager, Philadelphia Phillies 

• March 4     Neil Hartman: Vice President for Sports, Workshop Content Studio & former Comcast Sportsnet anchor

• March 11   Jason and Lauren Weber:Senior Producer, NFL Films & Manager, Digital Production for MLB.com

• March 25   Kevin Bonner: Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications, Penn

• April 1       Gary Potoski: Sports Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer 

• April 8       Mike Gatti: Senior Supervising Producer, NBC Sports Philadelphia.

• April 22     Renee Washington: Multimedia Sports Journalist

• April 29     Katie Rose Thornton: Vice President, POV Marketing

Fall 2018 

• Oct. 8        Bob Cooney: The Fanatic 97.5 Morning Co-Host, Former Philadelphia Daily News Sportswriter

• Oct. 15      Yannick Kluch: Founder,  We are 1 Team (2017 NCAA Award for Diversity and Inclusion) 

• Oct. 22      Rob Knox: Sports Information Director, Towson University & Current President of the National Organization for NCAA Sport Media Professionals

• Oct. 30      George Raveling: Activist, Naismith Hall of Fame Basektball Coach (USC, Iowa, Washington State), 1992 US Olympic Dream Team Coach, Nike Director of Global Basketball

• Nov. 6       Merrill Reese: Play By Play Voice of the Philadelphia Eagles since 1977

• Nov. 12     Allison Masrtrangelo: Rowan grad, Emmy nomincated Denver TV Sports Anchor 

• Dec. 3       Matt Murphy: Communications Associate, Delaware Blue Coats