Advisory Board
Sylvia Allen, President, Allen Consulting, Inc.
Sylvia Allen successfully leads one of the country's top marketing organizations in the field of sports and special events. Sylvia has consistently provided award-winning PR campaigns for a diversity of clients including everything from the Iditarod in Alaska to the PNC Bank Arts Center to a diversity of non-profits headquartered in New Jersey. As an internationally recognized author and sponsorship sales expert, her marketing and public relations firm produced more than 100 events and raised more than $1 million worth of sponsorships for clients last year. Allen is co-author of "How to Be Successful in Sponsorship Sales" and author of "A Women's Guide to Sales Success" as well as numerous articles on sponsorship sales and marketing. Her well-known commentary, "The 12 Steps to Sponsorship Success" has just been released on DVD. Silvia is a Contributing Writer for: Event Management News, Brandweek, Sponsorship Opportunities Newsletter, Fund Raising Management, Sales and Marketing Strategies News, Main Street News, Sport Travel, and the Radio Advertising Bureau Newsletter, among others. Sylvia earned a BA, from the University of Minnesota (Speech/Theatre Arts), and an MA from Empire State College (Culture and Policy, Cum Laude ) She is Co-Founder, Women in Sports and Events (WISE), and a past Board member of Stageplays Theatre Company.
