Annemarie Blanco

Associate Director, Paralympic Communications at U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee

Annemarie Blanco has a diverse work experience in communications and marketing roles. Annemarie worked as an Associate Director of Paralympic Communications at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee since August 2022. Prior to that, they were a Sport Communications Manager at the same organization from February 2020 to August 2022.

Annemarie also gained experience as a Digital Media Manager at the International Paralympic Committee from April 2017 to February 2020. Annemarie developed and maintained the organization's digital media strategy and led sponsor digital activation and video campaigns for Paralympic Games and IPC Sport Federations.

Before that, they worked as a Communications and Marketing Manager at USA Boxing, Inc. from April 2015 to April 2017, where they led social media strategy and increased social media reach. Annemarie also had freelance roles as a Social Media Coordinator for the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games and as a Freelance Writer for USA Football.

Annemarie's earlier experiences include working as a News Contributor at Scout.com - Patriots Insider, a Paralympic Communications Specialist at the United States Olympic Committee, a Youth Hockey and Fan Development Intern at the Nashville Predators, a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Middle Tennessee State University, and a Social Media Manager at Collegiate Sports Data.

Overall, Annemarie Blanco has a solid background in communications, digital media, social media strategy, and marketing in the sports industry.

Annemarie Blanco completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Journalism from Georgia State University from 2004 to 2009. Annemarie then pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Sports Management from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) from 2013 to 2015.

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    Associate Director, Paralympic Communications

    August, 2022 - present

  • Sport Communications Manager

    February, 2020

  • U S Press Attache For IPC Athletics World Championships

    October, 2015

  • Paralympic Communications Specialist Temp Position

    June, 2015