Suzette Mariel
Suzette Mariel is CEO and Director of Operations for EJ Sports, LLC. Her co-leadership style has produced advanced training programs including The Fall League, Strength and Conditioning programs, Hitting workshops and other intensive training workouts for athletes. She has coordinated competitive Global Baseball Series Tournaments held in China, Korea and Australia since 1997. In addition she has strategically partnered with Sports Strong Foundation to provide their basketball teams with friendship games held in Beijing, China.
Suzette Mariel has a passion for helping athletes and individuals reach their maximum potential and a fierce drive for motivating others in a positive environment. She competed on the Oakland Strokes crew team in high school and played regional competitive soccer. She then went on to play tennis in college during her studies. Her athleticism in high school and college helped her understand the needs of balancing education, life and sport.
In a former career she hosted a news show designed to increase awareness of national news issues that affect youth. This endeavor fostered her desire to continue to enlighten youth athletes and individuals about the world around them and their unique place within the global community.
Suzette has traveled extensively to regions of Asia, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Latin America. She has coordinated travel for baseball teams, basketball teams as well as produced and coordinated production for films, commercials and magazines in the United States and abroad. Her zest for life continues by operating her own boutique PR firm as well as freelancing for ESPN, TNT, Versus, MLB network, Fox Sports and other major television networks.
Her current form of exercise beyond video games is Pilates, working on her backhand, skipping stones and putting her suitcase in the overhead bin for travel. She also creates amazing Lego structures and enjoys photography using her Canon 7D. To learn more check out her blog on www.suzettemariel.com or follow her on twitter @suzettemariel .