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Michelle Schmitt is in her first year as the Director of Media Relations at Santa Clara after working at the University of South Carolina for 15 years, including the last five as an Assistant Director of Athletics. In addition to working as the basketball SID, she also oversees track and cross country, works with a number of sports in their recruiting efforts and assists in enhancing Santa Clara's public relations efforts nationally. Schmitt successfully coordinated USC's media relations efforts at the 2004 Athens Olympics where USC-affiliated athletes won seven medals, including four gold medals. She worked for Carolina at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, promoting USC with former athletes and volunteer coaches winning five Olympic medals. In addition, she worked for the Atlanta Organizing Committee at the swimming and diving venue at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Most recently, she was the Director of Planning and Special Projects. Prior to that, Schmitt was assistant SID for three years before taking over duties as director of publications and special events. As the publications coordinator, she won more than 55 CoSIDA publications awards. She came to USC in 1993 from the Big Ten Conference, where she was the publications and special projects assistant. A native of Elmhurst, Ill., and a graduate of Mascoutah High School, Schmitt, 42, is a 1990 graduate of Illinois State University, where she received a bachelor's in public relations. She earned her master's in sport administration from ISU in 1991. She is a 1998 graduate of the Sports Management Institute and a 2002 graduate of Leadership Columbia. In the military from 1985-88 (Army), Schmitt worked in the White House Telecommunications Center in the White House Communications Agency. She won the White House Service Award, the U.S. Army Commendation Medal and the prestigious Presidential Service Award. |
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