Advisory Board
The advisory board for the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism assists in further establishing the center as a leader in sports-journalism education and public discussion of sports, politics, culture, business, race, gender and ethics.
Advisory board members represent the most recognizable brands in sports and media: The Washington Post, USA Today, ESPN, Fox Sports, Sports Business Journal, SiriusXM, MSG Network, the NFL and Dick’s Sporting Goods, among others. They include some of the most familiar personalities in sports media. Fourteen members of the board are University of Maryland alumni.
Advisory Board





Len Elmore (‘74)
Professor of Sport Management, Lawyer, Analyst, Former Athlete

Margaret Engel
Director, Alicia Patterson Journalism Foundation, Journalist

Emilio Garcia-Ruiz (‘84)
Editor in Chief, San Francisco Chronicle
Frank Isola (’87)



Peter Land
Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, Dick’s Sporting Goods

Aimee Leone (‘84)
Senior Vice President of Talent Relations, FOX Sports



Nick Pietruszkiewicz (’00)
Senior Editor, ESPN.com *Advisory Board Chair

Jon Schwartz (‘97)
Senior VP, Communications and Public Affairs, National Football League

Alan Schwarz
Data Journalist, Former New York Times Investigative Reporter



David Steele (’85)
Journalist, Author, The Sporting News, The Undefeated

Danielle Stein (’19)
Sports Reporter, WCAV-TV, Charlottesville

