â The president and CEO of the Bay Area Host Committee said it's a constant challenge to find that balance between work and home as she leads the organization through three major sporting events over the next two years. But she never hesitates to mentor others because, while the industry has made progress in adding more people of color, she still doesn't see as many women of color pursuing a career in sports management.
'So even if my parents were OK with it, which they were eventually, it was what the others were going to say around them that made them a little bit apprehensive of like, 'Well if this person says this and this person says this, then it makes me uncomfortable, and I'm not doing right by my community.''Ice hockey would be a part of her life through college, playing outside of school until she started a family.