A Chat in the Garden with Monique A. J. Smith

Jan Bethea, DBA., is an Assistant Professor for Sport Management at Springfield College in Massachusetts. Her teaching responsibilities include Introduction to Sport Management, Seminar: Business and Professional in Sport, and Management Client Services Sales, and Customer Hospitality. In addition, her research focuses on the social impact of Black Cultural Centers on Black Student-Athletes at Predominately White Institutions. The goal is to reveal the
absence of cultural mirrors and ethnic identity programs needed in college athletics. She is also the faculty advisor for Springfield's Sport Management and Recreation Club.

Prior to Springfield, Dr. Bethea spent over 22 years in intercollegiate athletics as an athletic administrator at various institutions, including University of Nevada, Las Vegas, California State Northridge, and the University of Nebraska. She is considered a thought leader, consultant, and educator who was heavily involved in developing leadership programs for student-athletes.

Dr. Bethea earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Augustine's University (Raleigh, NC) in Physical Education; a Master of Science degree from St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens,FL) in Sports Administration; and a Doctor of Business Administration in Sports Administration degree from St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, FL).

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