Four and a half years after working as a sports marketing assistant for the Eagles, Mitchell VanSumeren returned to the the Embry-Riddle athletic department as the Director of Sports Marketing in March 2020.
After leaving Embry-Riddle, VanSumeren spent a year as a graduate assistant at the University of South Florida. Upon completing his MBA in Sport Business, he was hired as the activation coordinator for Tampa Bay Sports & Entertainment where he managed over 50 corporate partner sponsorship accounts, implemented all contractual elements of partnership agreements and assisted with planning and execution of partner events.
VanSumeren then spent the next year and a half as the Manager of Business Development at Learfield IMG College at the University of Michigan. He oversaw assets such as the Learfield IMG College Sports Radio Network, in-arena branding and digital and social media content.
VanSumeren earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Stetson in 2015 and completed his MBA at South Florida in 2017.
