| HUNTINGTON
BEACH, CA. (May 10, 2004). Women’s Sports Services, LLC (WSS)
has been selected as the official career partner for the Ladies
Professional Golf Association (LPGA). The comprehensive partnership
will focus on career and professional development needs for the
LPGA membership. Through the multi-faceted partnership, WSS will
provide career services with state of the art technology for the
newly created LPGA online career center. In addition, WSS will provide
consulting services and conduct professional development programs
for the LPGA Tour and Teaching & Club Professional members.
Women’s Sports
Services, a career development and diversity recruiting company,
operates the online career center WomenSportsJobs.com and WSSExecutiveSearch.com,
which specializes in job placement for women, minorities and professional
athletes. “We are proud to be working with the LPGA on this
significant mission. We see this partnership as setting the precedent
for other professional leagues to address and support the career
needs of their organization. We look forward to further developing
this program and providing many years of service to the LPGA family,”
said Becky Heidesch, CEO/President, Women’s Sports Services,
LLC.
"We are thrilled
about this new relationship and the experience and expertise Women's
Sports Services will bring to the LPGA and the online and career
management programs," said Dr. Betsy Clark, LPGA vice president
of professional development. "This partnership is significant
to our professional development initiatives that will focus on assisting
the LPGA membership with career development, enhancement and transition
strategies and skills.
About
Women’s Sports Services (WSS), LLC
WSS, a full service career development and diversity recruiting
company, was founded in 1995. On the cutting edge of the women’s
sports market for years, WSS is one of the longest standing women’s
sports businesses in the US. The unique and creative company has
done a variety of work over the years in the women’s sports
market in the areas of career development, marketing and consulting.
WSS is proud to be in partnership with Monster, Career Perfect,
the Association for Women in Sports Media, Black Women in Sport
Foundation, National Association for Female Executives, Women in
Business & Industry, Executive Women’s Golf Association,
African American Women in Technology and Diversity Workplace. For
more information log on to www.WSServices.com or call (714) 848-1201.
About
the LPGA
Featuring the world's best women golfers, the LPGA's membership
includes touring, teaching and club professionals. The LPGA Tour
in 2004 features 33 events, with nearly 250 hours of television
coverage, and total prize money of more than $43 million. Since
1981, the LPGA and its tournaments have raised approximately $150
million for charity. From the dreams of its 13 founders in 1950,
the LPGA has evolved into the world's preeminent women's professional
sports organization. The LPGA has grown from its roots as a playing
tour into a non-profit organization involved in every facet of golf.
The LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) membership boasts
a total of nearly 1,200 women golf professionals who serve as teachers,
golf professionals, club managers and coaches. Through the LPGA
T&CP membership, the LPGA is working to increase the involvement
of women and youth in golf, as well as contribute to the growth
of the sport overall. The LPGA is headquartered in Daytona Beach,
Fla. For more information on the LPGA, log onto www.LPGA.com.
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