Representatives of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were among the sport management professionals who discussed career opportunities at the 15th annual Misericordia University Sport Management Roundtable.

The panel included representatives from a variety of industry segments, including professional sports management, high school and collegiate sports management, and facilities management.They discussed career paths, challenges and benefits of the sport management career field, and how they see the professional opportunities changing within the multibillion dollar sport management industry.Representing the NBA, Spencer Ambrosius, manager, Organizational Inside Sales and Recruiting Ticket Sales; and Brandon Lawrence, manager, Organizational Group Sales, Cavaliers Operating Company, served as keynote speakers and participated in the discussion.Also serving as panelists were Jon Gregory, assistant athletic director for facilities, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; Nick Zigmant, executive director, Tamaqua YMCA; and Misericordia University sport management alumni Kristen Black '04, '08, athletic director, Panther Valley High School; Chris Sipsky '06, director of Group Ticket Sales and Service, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, American Hockey League team; and Mike Trudnak '04, vice president of partnerships, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Triple-A baseball team.The Misericordia University Sport Management Association and the Office of Admissions hosted the interactive program.Participants included high school students and their parents, current Misericordia students in both the sport management and business administration majors, and students accepted into the Misericordia University Sport Management Program for the 2015-16 academic year.The professionals answered questions and discussed their positions, their career paths and recent employment trends.Also participating in the program were David Gargone, assistant professor of business and sport management, and director of the Misericordia University Sport Management Program; Rachel Oberg, assistant director of admissions; and Shane Pagnotti, assistant director of admissions.For more information about the Misericordia University Sport Management Program, go to

www.misericordia.edu or call 570-674-6400.