WOMEN'S FOOTBALL FOUNDATION NAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Austin, TX– (March 8, 2014)-The Women’s Football Foundation, is pleased to announce Tamara Jarrett has been appointed Executive Director.
With over 20 years of professional executive-level experience, Jarrett brings extensive resources and leadership skills to the Foundation. She holds bachelor’s degrees in sport management and mass communication from Towson University, and a master’s degree in sport administration from Georgia Southern University. She pursued her PhD in Communication Studies at Kent State University. She is also the Co-Founder and President of CORE Unlimited – a sports and recreation consulting and business development firm with clients throughout the United States.
Jarrett has a long association with the sport as a competitor, coach, fan, and even commentator. Jarrett is a 3-time All-American in collegiate flag football and currently plays for the 2013 IWFL World Champion Carolina Phoenix.
“Tamara brings great enthusiasm and a vast background in football. She has tremendous connections in academia along with strong links throughout the sports community,” said Laurie Frederick, Women’s Football Foundation Chairperson. “Her knowledge of women’s football is enormous which makes her the perfect choice to lead the foundation through this critical start up phase.”
The Women’s Football Foundation mission is to educate and empower girls and women by helping to create better opportunities for them to participate in contact sports, specifically tackle football.
“For so many of us, football is much more than a hobby or competition or even job. It is a pursuit of excellence and an expression of freedom that should be available to everyone. The mission of the WFF is to make that belief a reality. The WFF is a new kind of football team – one that I hope will bring us together under one banner moving toward our common goal of making the opportunity to participate available to all girls and women.” , said Jarrett.
The Women’s Football Foundation debut event will be held the last week of July in Rock Hill, SC and will include four major IWFL games as well as several exciting training and educational activities for girls interested in learning more about football and women that would like to improve their skills. WFF events include a coach’s clinic, helmet free tackle clinic, and a girl’s U17 tackle football showcase game. The week will also feature the first annual Women’s Football Foundation Banquet to honor our past, present and future stars.
For further information on Tamara Jarrett or the Women’s Football Foundation, please visit the website at www.womensfootballfoundation.org
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