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Gonzaga Sport Consulting Group

Who runs this

Meet our team

GSCG is run by students. They are supported by a faculty director and an advisory council of people who have spent their careers inside the industry.

Student directors

They set the standard, run the projects, and carry the organization from one semester to the next.

Dylan Hite

Dylan Hite

Director

Lauren Smith

Lauren Smith

Director

Owen Hyatt

Owen Hyatt

Director

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Sofia Clark

Director

Samantha Smith

Samantha Smith

Director

Directors at large

Senior people who step into whatever the semester needs, across projects rather than inside one.

Jake Scalzo

Jake Scalzo

Director at Large

Rachel Walker

Rachel Walker

Director at Large

Faculty director

The through line between cohorts, and the person a client hears from first.

Dr. John Correia

Dr. John Correia

Faculty Director

Associate Professor of Management Information Systems, Gonzaga School of Business Administration.

Advisory council

Ten people from across sport, consulting and finance who give our students the perspective no classroom can.

Mateo Valdez

Mateo Valdez

Chairman

Founder of GSCG. Gonzaga '24.

Greg Bui

Greg Bui

Advisory Council

Former VP, Nike. Trustee, Gonzaga University.

Tate Kelly

Tate Kelly

Advisory Council

VP of Corporate Partnerships, USL Spokane.

Tyler Lafferty

Tyler Lafferty

Advisory Council

Founder, Strategy Labs, SevenTwo, 14Four and Slingshot.

Michael Sattler

Michael Sattler

Advisory Council

Senior Accountant, Seattle Seahawks.

Joe Smith

Joe Smith

Advisory Council

Head of Brand Experience Marketing, Truist Bank.

Brooke Sullivan

Brooke Sullivan

Advisory Council

VP of People and Culture, Seattle Mariners.

Gary Weber

Gary Weber

Advisory Council

Professor, Gonzaga University.

Jayne Deibert

Jayne Deibert

Advisory Council

Incoming Associate, PwC.

JJ Merlino

JJ Merlino

Advisory Council

Co-founder, Arcata Advisory Group. Leads gaming and hospitality, and CFO advisory services.

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