CLEVELAND - The College Athletics Business Management Association (CABMA) is proud to announce the 2024-2025 CABMA Student Spotlight. Get to know CABMA members and make connections with the monthly spotlight.
This month the spotlight turns to CABMA member Camryn Brown
Name: Camryn Brown
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Education: B.S. Exercise Physiology, University of Miami, C/O 2024
Major: M.S.Ed Sport Administration
Institution: University of Miami, C/O 2025
E-mail Address: cab6571@miami.edu
What inspired you to join CABMA?
My colleagues and supervisors in the Business Office at the University of Miami inspired me to join CABMA. They spoke highly of the organization, emphasizing how it brings together business operations professionals from athletics departments across the nation to collaborate, share knowledge, and support one another in the field.
What do you hope to gain from your membership?
Through my membership, I hope to gain valuable knowledge and insights from seasoned professionals in athletic business operations. I want to learn best practices, innovative strategies, and solutions to common challenges in this ever-evolving space of intercollegiate athletics. I hope to build a strong professional network with colleagues across the nation and to learn strategies that will help me develop as a leader in the world of college athletics.
What is your favorite sports memory?
My favorite sports memory was the 2024 WNBA Finals where I watched the Minnesota Lynx play against the New York Liberty. My dad and I were fans in the crowd of the most attended WNBA Finals game in history!
What's the most important thing the CABMA membership should know about you?
The most important thing the CABMA membership should know about me is that I am a passionate and driven individual who puts my heart into everything I do. My passion for sports administration, women in sports, and the greater community is what motivates me each and every day.
Book Recommendation?
Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
Favorite Quote?
Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.
Best piece of professional advice you've received?
The best professional advice I have ever received is to 'Be a sponge'- Approach your work with curiosity and a willingness to absorb as much knowledge as possible. The more knowledge and experiences you gather, the more equipped you'll be to excel in your field.
About CABMA: CABMA is an organization devoted to the establishment, maintenance and implementation of the highest standards of integrity and efficiency in the scope, policies and procedures involved in the management and administration of business in the athletics departments and associations of colleges and universities. For more information about CABMA, please visit www.cabma.com. CABMA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 60th year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
