College of Arts and Sciences — Sport Management

Kristin Shaff

Adjunct Faculty

Ms. Shaff is currently Senior Manager of Partnership Marketing at 24 Hour Fitness. Prior to that, Kristin joined the Visa account at GMR Marketing in 2005 and was responsible for Visa's NFL partnership. At GMR, Kristin developed and managed strategic activation programs with many of Visa's partners including: the IOC, USOC, US Ski and Snowboard, the NFL, NASCAR, ISC, Pebble Beach, NY Yankess, SF Giants, EA Sports, the NFL Players Association, and each of Visa's NFL teams. She's managed client programs for high-caliber events including: the Olympic Trials, Torino Olympic Games, Super Bowl XLI and XLII, Pro Bowl, Daytona 500, NFL Draft, Madden '08, and NFL Kickoff. In addition, she helped develop and implement Visa's proprietary ROI/ROO measurement too, which informs Visa's sponsorship decisions. Kristin's earlier experience includes: Fox Sports Net Arizona, developing marketing programs with the Suns, Diamondbacks, and Coyotes; the University of Notre Dame, selling sponsorships and managing the game-day experience for 26 athletic teams; and Host Communications, doing market research and national sales for each of Host's NCAA properties. She has a bachelor's in marketing from Washington State University and an MBA from Arizona State University.

Education

M.B.A., Arizona State University