Sports Partners - Sports, Careers, Diversity

WSS is proud to be working with the following partners. Each partner plays a significant role in our mission as the leading career development and diversity recruiting company in sports!

Monster is one of the most diverse sites on the Internet and the leading global online careers property. Monster works for everyone by connecting quality job seekers at all levels with leading employers across all industries. The Diversity and Inclusion channel (http://diversity.monster.com) connects job seekers with employers that have a commitment to recruiting diverse candidates. Seekers can use the site to access jobs, career tools and other information. Founded in 1994, Monster has 22 local language and content sites in 20 countries worldwide. Monster is the official online career management services sponsor of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team.
CareerPerfect.com® is the online division of Career Services Group, Inc., a leading career guidance firm and a pioneer in online career planning. CareerPerfect.com® was developed to provide easy-to-use online versions of our leading-edge career programs, services and tools. For over twenty years we have specialized in providing solutions with unmatched quality in the areas of career planning, professional résumé writing, and interviewing. We have successfully helped tens of thousands of clients, from executives through individuals beginning a career, succeed in their career goals.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 colleges and universities, athletic conferences and sports organizations devoted to the sound administration of intercollegiate athletics. The NCAA strives to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete asthe integralpart of the student body. The NCAA is committed to developing leadership abilities in student-athletes and enhancing opportunities for ethnic minorities and women.
The Ladies Professional Golf Association is the longest-running women's sports association in the world, having celebrated its 50th anniversary in the year 2000. The organization has grown from its roots as a playing tour into a non-profit organization involved in every facet of golf. The LPGA Tour and the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional (T&CP) Division comprise the backbone of what has become the premier women's sports organization in the world today. The LPGA maintains a strong focus on charity through: its tournaments; its grassroots junior and women's programs; its affiliation with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; and the formation of The LPGA Foundation. The LPGA is under the guidance of Commissioner Carolyn F. Bivens and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, FL.
The National Society for Hispanic Professionals, Inc. (NSHP) is the leading Hispanic non profit 501(c)(6) professional networking association for Hispanic professionals in the United States and the Americas. It currently has over 5,600 members and growing. NSHP was established on November 15, 2001 by Carolina Reyna to empower Hispanic professionals with information and connection.
The Executive Women's Golf Association (EWGA) is a not-for-profit organization formed in 1991 to provide opportunities for women to learn, play, and enjoy the game of golf for business and for life. Thanks to opportunities offered by the EWGA, women are making their influence felt in golf. The Association is an open avenue for women to use golf as a tool for both personal growth and corporate advancement. The EWGA provides women the opportunity to gain proficiency in this business sport in a welcoming and comfortable environment – among other businesswomen – among friends.
The mission of HBCUCONNECT.COM is really many fold. We are currently striving to be a cohesive link between all Historically Black Colleges and Universities worldwide. Our forum is currently focused on providing free information and services for the HBCU community; Including both currently enrolled and prospective students, parents, faculty and alumni. Over the next decade, HBCUConnect.com aims to be the main catalyst for greater HBCU awareness, large scale HBCU enrollment constant alumni communication, community leadership development and more efficient networking.
Black Women In Sport Foundation, founded in 1992, is dedicated to facilitating the involvement of Black women in every aspect of sport in the United States and around the world, through the "hands-on" development and management of grass roots level outreach programs. The Black Women In Sport Foundation is a Pennsylvania Non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and is unique in its ability to address the needs and wishes of young black women and girls, and to define the best ways to guide and support them in their path to life-long achievement.
The Association for Women in Sports Media is an organization of women who work in the sports media, and women and men who support them in their work. The organization was established in 1987. from executives through individuals beginning a career, succeed in their career goals. The 17-year-old worldwide organization of more than 600 women and men employed in sports writing, editing, broadcast and production, public relations and sports information.
The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), the largest women's professional association and the largest women business owners' organization in the country, provides resources and services - through education, networking, and public advocacy - to empower its members to achieve career success and financial security. NAFE is owned by Working Mother Media, which includes Working Mother and NAFE Magazines, the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), WMM Business Advisory Services, and a Conference Division that produces the 100 Best Companies WorkLife Congress, the Best Companies for Women of Color Conference, and the NAFE Women @ Work: Meaning, Money, and Making Connections National Conference.
The United States Sports Academy is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with WSS Executive Search to provide educational opportunities and professional development for women and minority sports career candidates and professional athletes. The United States Sports Academy is an independent, non-profit, special mission school of sport offering sport-specific residential and online distance learning programs to students, teachers and administrators around the world. The Academy has a rich history of addressing the need to provide quality, sport-specific programs. The Academy is located in Daphne, Alabama, on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Mobile Bays.
The National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) was founded in 1997 initially as a semi-pro league across the United States that ultimately developed into a professional women's basketball league in 2001. The NWBL will head into its fifth season in 2005, featuring some of America's best professional women basketball sports stars, with its teams in Chicago, IL; Ft. Collins, CO; Birmingham, AL; Dallas, TX; Lubbock, TX; and Houston, TX.
The African-American Women in Technology organization (AAWIT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education, support and advancement of African-American women in the field of Information Technology. AAWIT encourages, promotes and serves the interest(s) of African-American women in Information Technology, striving to help its members advance their careers and enhance their personal development through special resources and networking opportunities. AAWIT.net is an informative, educational, resourceful, online community and is research, quality and community oriented.
Women In Business and Industry provides today's working women, whether seasoned execs or recent college grads, with the information they need to succeed.