Anthony Porcari
Bachelor of Sport Management, Brock University
Certificate in Resort and Destination Management, University of Florida
2021 graduate from Brock University. I am a hard working individual that is passionate about sports and business. On this page, you can read about some of the achievements I got from Brock University. I was a varsity athlete on the Men's Ball Hockey Team and maintained an 80%+ average every year to renew my entrance scholarship. I completed an internship with Disney in 2019 and HockeyStickMan in 2021. I enhanced my skills in customer service, communications, partnerships, and marketing. I am tech savvy and have experience with e-commerce sites such as Weebly and Shopify. Check out my projects page to see some of the major business projects I have worked on.
Brock University
Awards
Co-op Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL) Grant Student Athlete of the Year (2018-2019) President's Award 4 x Dean's List $16,000 Entrance Scholarship |
Work Experience
Intern, Partnerships & Outreach
February - April 2021 Blogs: HockeyStickMan Launches Partnership with LUG Hockey My Hockey Stick Journey Part 1 My Hockey Stick Journey Part 2 HockeyStickMan Turns Waste into New Products
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Intern, Food & Beverage/Operations
July - December 2019 I participated in an academic exchange program through the University of Florida in 2019 and received a certificate in Resort and Destination management. The program involved a six (6) month internship at Walt Disney World Resorts in Orlando, Florida. I gained three (3) months of experience in Outdoor Foods at Disney's Hollywood Studios and three (3) months of experience in Attractions at Avatar's Flight of Passage located in Disney's Animal Kingdom. I took this opportunity to get out of my comfort zone, learn new skills, and build my network in the United States. It was challenging to work for a company I did not know a lot about beforehand, but I pushed myself beyond my limits to learn the operations and provide world-class customer service for visiting Guests. This experience helped me grow immensely as a person and I am proud to say that I had the opportunity to be a Cast Member at Walt Disney World.
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Community Mission:
My mission is to eliminate the role in which politics dictate the level an athlete competes at so that teams are made up of the most deserving individuals. I will do this by getting involved in youth sports organizations and making sure that only hired professionals with no relations to players, coaches, or parents evaluate tryouts. Ultimately, organizations will put forward their most dominant teams to accurately represent the level of competition being played. More importantly, athletes will compete at the proper level. All of which, will eliminate biases in sport and truly showcase the most elite players.
As an athlete growing up politics played a major role in determining who played at each level. I played competitive soccer and hockey in a small town and I noticed that there were always issues with politics when it came to hockey. The relationships between families and representatives in the organization made it clear why oftentimes an individual with a better skill set would be demoted to a lower level. I have experienced this as a player multiple times and it is hard to believe how many others face this issue every single year. It is important for me to get involved in my community youth sports to prevent this from happening to others.
My mission is to eliminate the role in which politics dictate the level an athlete competes at so that teams are made up of the most deserving individuals. I will do this by getting involved in youth sports organizations and making sure that only hired professionals with no relations to players, coaches, or parents evaluate tryouts. Ultimately, organizations will put forward their most dominant teams to accurately represent the level of competition being played. More importantly, athletes will compete at the proper level. All of which, will eliminate biases in sport and truly showcase the most elite players.
As an athlete growing up politics played a major role in determining who played at each level. I played competitive soccer and hockey in a small town and I noticed that there were always issues with politics when it came to hockey. The relationships between families and representatives in the organization made it clear why oftentimes an individual with a better skill set would be demoted to a lower level. I have experienced this as a player multiple times and it is hard to believe how many others face this issue every single year. It is important for me to get involved in my community youth sports to prevent this from happening to others.