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Antoine Prather

Buena Vista,VA

Summary

Dedicated professional seeking to advance my career in college athletics with a focus on mentoring student-athletes. A highly motivated individual with a proven ability to tackle challenges, I bring a strong worth ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills to the table. Proficient in MS Office Suite, with expertise in verbal communication, relationship building, problem resolution, and customer service. Known for maintaining a friendly and positive attitude, I am adaptable to flexible schedules, capable of effective unsupervised work, and quick to master new skills.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Ticketing & Promotions

Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA
06.2024 - Current
  • Generated over $400,000 in revenue from our two ticketed sports of football and men's basketball.
  • Led our department to a hybrid digital ticketing model by implementing scanners for football and basketball games.
  • Led a new initiative to generate a new revenue stream by creating a premium space for football.
  • Led a new initiative to generate a new revenue stream by creating a plan to enhance the game-day parking and tailgating experience.
  • Collaborated with members of our external team to create an in-depth plan to implement alcohol sales in our athletic venues.

Assistant Athletic Director

LaGrange College
Lagrange, GA
07.2022 - 05.2024
  • Generated over $50,000 in revenue from season tickets and single-game tickets.
  • Managed all hotel and transportation arrangements to help athletes participate in away games and neutral site competitions
  • The lead liaison our Fall and Spring golf outings that support our athletic department. In which I generated over $30,000 in hole sponsors and foursomes.
  • Was Game Day Manager for a multiple sports over the course of the athletic year.
  • Started season tickets for Men/Women Basketball and Baseball.
  • Hired and trained 5-10 work study students that I managed for game day operations and tickets throughout the athletic year.
  • Secured corporate partnerships for our department in which I brought in over $25,000 of hard cash and in-kind-gifts to help support and provide for our student-athletes
  • Secured group rates for all overnight travel within budget for all athletic teams in the department.

Compliance Intern

LaGrange College
Lagrange, GA
08.2020 - 06.2022
  • Organized training programs to educate department staff on benefits and consequences of complying or defying NCAA by laws.
  • Maintained and revised policy procedures for general operation for compliance department.
  • Obtained transfer tracers for all of our incoming transfer student-athletes.
  • Responsible for entering our student-athletes in the transfer portal once they had spoken to our compliance officer.

Athletics Intern

Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
08.2018 - 05.2019
  • Maintained eligibility records for athletes and teams according to compliance rules, including verifying students' grades and filing related forms
  • Boosted bookings 20% using detailed knowledge of facility and programs that we offered, while exhibiting excellent customer service skills.
  • Wrote 10 press releases over the duration of the athletic year covering multiple sports and teams.

Game Operations Student Worker

Clemson University
Clemson, SC
08.2015 - 03.2017
  • Setup and tore down before and after athletic events
  • Answered any questions at the guest services that any patrons about the facility or event may have had.

Education

Master of Science - Sports Administration

Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
12-2024

Master of Science - Sports Administration

Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
12-2024

Bachelor of Arts - Digital Creative, Film

LaGrange College
LaGrange College
12.2022

Skills

  • Proficient in MS Office Suite
  • Verbal communication
  • Relationship Building
  • Problem Resolution
  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • Customer Service
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Supervision & Leadership
  • Strong work ethic
  • Reliable & Trustworthy

Affiliations

  • NCAA Division III Student Immersion Program Recipient (2022)
  • NCAA Career in Sports Forum Participant (2022)
  • DII/DIII NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women Grant Recipient (2022)
  • NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar Participant (2023)
  • NCAA Foundations of Fundraising Participant (2023)
  • Member of MOAA and NAATSO

Timeline

Director of Ticketing & Promotions

Virginia Military Institute
06.2024 - Current

Assistant Athletic Director

LaGrange College
07.2022 - 05.2024

Compliance Intern

LaGrange College
08.2020 - 06.2022

Athletics Intern

Southeast Missouri State University
08.2018 - 05.2019

Game Operations Student Worker

Clemson University
08.2015 - 03.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Digital Creative, Film

LaGrange College

Master of Science - Sports Administration

Arkansas State University

Master of Science - Sports Administration

Arkansas State University

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