BlazeSports America
Chris Hood is an accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience spanning several high-profile roles. Currently serving as a Board Member for BlazeSports America and as Senior Director of Marketing for Apartments.com at CoStar Group, Chris leads B2B marketing strategy for the company's largest brand. Previous positions include Director of Client Experience Marketing at Cox Automotive Inc. and various roles at Manheim, including overseeing marketing strategy across a significant number of auction locations. Chris's earlier experience encompasses roles at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Technology Association of Georgia, where sponsorship and membership development were key focuses. Chris holds an MBA from Georgia State University and a BA in Political Science from Davidson College.
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BlazeSports America
Born in 1993 as the legacy organization of the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, BlazeSports is a non-profit organization and the longest running legacy program of any Paralympic Games. At BlazeSports, we’re driven by a desire to provide all children and adults with physical disabilities the chance to play sports and live healthy, active lives. Our mission is to change the lives of children and adults with physical disabilities through adaptive sport and recreation. Our Goals To provide sport, recreation and physical activity opportunities for people with physical disability in sport comparable to those provided non-disabled, nationally and internationally. To foster character development, productive lives, healthy lifestyles and self-sufficiency for people with physical disability through sport. To use cutting-edge training, distance learning opportunities, and fresh ideas as a vehicle to build the capacity of local service providers. To build positive perceptions of people with physical disability. To promote peace building, human rights and equity through sport.