Matt Minella has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. Matt served as the Vice President of Sales & Corporate Partnerships at the Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation, where they led sponsorship and corporate hospitality sales for prestigious golf events like the BMW Championship. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Sponsorship Sales & Marketing at inPLAY EVENTS, where they directed sponsorship sales and marketing for various events and served as a liaison between businesses and event partners. Matt also worked as an Account Executive at WGN Radio and as a Senior Account Executive at MSLGROUP, where they built sports, entertainment, and consumer-driven public relations programs.
Matt Minella graduated from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism - Integrated Marketing Communications.
Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation
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The Western Golf Association conducts six national golf championships and sponsors the nationally acclaimed Evans Scholars Foundation. Headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, the organization was founded in 1899 by 11 Chicago-area golf clubs to promote their interests in golf. In addition to the BMW Championship on the PGA TOUR and the Evans Scholars Invitational on the Korn Ferry Tour, the WGA conducts four prestigious amateur championships, the Western Amateur, the Western Junior, and the Women’s Western Golf Association’s Amateur and Junior championships. Established by the WGA and famed amateur golfer Charles Chick Evans Jr., the Evans Scholars Foundation provides full housing and tuition scholarships to high-achieving caddies across the country. Currently, a record 1,045 caddies are enrolled in 19 universities across the nation as Evans Scholars. The Program, which is supported by the WGA, is funded by contributions from more than 33,000 Par Club members, including Evans Scholars Alumni, as well as proceeds from the BMW Championship. Since the Program’s inception in 1930, more than 11,320 caddies nationwide have graduated as Evans Scholars.