Faculty & Staff

Dr. Nola Agha is a Full Professor at the University of San Francisco as well as an award-winning educator and researcher. She teaches not only quantitative analysis but also the ethical application of business practices in order to develop inclusive leaders for the sport industry. Dr. Agha’s research involves inequitable redistributions of wealth, the structural forces that allow for inequities, and policies that can remedy them. This includes the public subsidization of professional sport as...

Dr. Michael M. Goldman is a marketing and sales teacher, researcher, and advisor to organizations in the U.S., India, Kenya, and South Africa. From investigating how to retain baseball season ticket holders of the San Francisco Giants, to advising the MTN Group on leveraging their FIFA World Cup sponsorship, to developing sales skills workshops with the Los Angeles Clippers, Michael has worked with students, managers, and clients to enhance their abilities to acquire, grow and retain profitable...

Dr. Manning teaches Sport Marketing and Business Development and Sales.  His approach as an educator is influenced by his time as a University Professor, College Administrator, NCAA Volleyball Coach, and High School teacher. He has broad experience teaching across the Sport Management curriculum – through collaborative projects with industry professionals/organizations (MLB, MiLB, MLS, NBA, NCAA, NFL, NHL, USL), his theme has become, “California is Our Classroom: The Intersection of Academia and...

Laura Hazlett is a talented and strategic executive with an impressive track record on complex projects that involve multiple stakeholder groups. Laura spent four years as the chief financial and administrative officer of the California College of Arts, was the chief financial officer for athletics at UC Berkeley, and served as a consultant to the University of Oregon. While with the University of Oregon, Laura was the financial point person for the development of Matthew Knight Arena, acting as...

Derek Howard has more than 30 years of experience in  complex litigation on behalf of athletes, consumers, employees and trust  beneficiaries. He has served as Co-Lead Counsel in nationwide class action cases and obtained substantial awards through  both jury verdicts and pre-trial settlements. Mr. Howard’s practice has provided counseling and litigation advice concerning sporting organizations, major Fortune 500 corporations, and has attained newsworthy and groundbreaking settlements.

Growing up in Pasadena, California, Andrew developed a lifelong love of sports through playing soccer, baseball, and running cross country and track. Having done his undergrad at Amherst College in Massachusetts and received his JD at UCLA School of Law, Andrew has lived across the country, but remains a diehard Dodgers fan.

After beginning his career as a litigation associate with Winston & Strawn LLP, Andrew decided to pursue a career in sports and joined Cohort 40 of USF Sport Management...