HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA. (July 28, 2003). Women’s Sports Services, LLC, a career development and recruitment solutions company that operates the online career center WomenSportJobs.com, has announced a partnership with the Black Women In Sport Foundation. The partnership will focus on diversity hiring needs in the sports industry. Both organizations plan to work closely on supporting and promoting women of color in sports related career fields.

The Black Women In Sport Foundation was founded in 1992 as a non-profit organization dedicated to women of color in the sports industry. “This collaboration with Women’s Sports Services is truly a blessing. Jointly, we can provide thousands of women of color access to sports jobs and career training. If employed, women of color will add a dynamic and unique reality to the sports industry”, said Tina Sloane Green, president and co-founder of the Black Women In Sport Foundation.

The timely alliance will provide WSS’s employer partners direct access to a diverse and talented pool of candidates. “By working with the Black Women In Sport Foundation, we will ensure that our corporate partners have continuous and growing access to the many qualified women and minorities available for hire,” said Mary Lou Youngblood, Chief Operating Officer, Women’s Sports Services.

Through the partnership, members of the Black Women In Sports Foundation will have access to a comprehensive online career center including job listings, resume support, career development seminars and networking events. "The BWSF is excited about the increased employment opportunities that this partnership will provide our membership. There are so many capable and talented women of color that are looking for opportunities to advance in their chosen sports careers and having access to Women's Sports Services and WomenSportsJobs.com will benefit both our members and potential employers", said Nikki Franke, BWSF Secretary.

“We are proud to support the Black Women In Sport Foundation and we look forward to working together to ensure diversity hiring in sports,” said Becky Heidesch, CEO, Women’s Sports Services, LLC. Women’s ports Services, founded in 1995, has done a variety of work in the women’s sports market in the areas of event marketing and career development. In 2002, the company decided to concentrate its efforts solely on career development and recruiting.

Overview of WomenSportsJobs.com
WomenSportsJobs.com was launched in 2000 as a spin-off from the Women’Sports Wire Employment Edition. The Women’Sports Job Wire was originally launched in 1996 and provided job listings for women interested in sports related careers. With the popularity of the internet,
the company ceased the print publication and developed a comprehensive online career center offering job listings, career services and employer recruiting services.

The career site hosts a nationwide job database and resume bank for women and minorities interested in sports related career fields. Employers who utilize the site for recruiting needs include companies such as the NBA/WNBA, Adidas, American Golf Corporation, ESPN, Gart Sports, Burton Snowboards, REI, Lifetime Fitness, Bally Fitness, Champs Sports, Golf Channel, Palace Sports & Entertainment, Major League Baseball Teams, Human Kinetics Publishers, NCAA Colleges, High Schools and more. For more information log on to www.WomenSportsJobs.com or call (714) 848-1201.

Overview of BWSF
The Black Women In Sport Foundation was founded in 1992 by Tina Sloan Green, Nikki Franke, Alpha Alexander, and Linda Greene. The Foundation is dedicated to facilitating the involvement of Black women in every aspect of sport in the United States and around the world, through he "hands-on" development and management of grass roots programs. For more information log on to www.blackwomeninsport.org or call (215) 877-1925, ext.320.

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