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Benita Fitzgerald is the new CEO at the U.S. Center for SafeSport. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With U.S. Center for SafeSport CEO Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

MILAN — Benita Fitzgerald Mosley has stepped into a job that many in the sports-events industry think is one of the hardest: CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport. Established by U.S. Congressional order following several high-profile athlete abuse scandals in the Olympic and Paralympic movement, the center is the only independent organization aimed at […]

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U.S. Center for SafeSport Begins Search for New CEO and CFO

The Board of Directors of the U.S. Center for SafeSport has begun the formal search for the organization’s next chief executive officer and chief financial officer and retained global consulting firm Korn Ferry to lead the search. SafeSport fired former CEO Ju’Riese Colón in April, ending to a tenure that began in 2019. SafeSport board […]

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U.S. Center for SafeSport Releases 2024 Annual Report

The U.S. Center for SafeSport has released its 2024 Annual Report, which gives insight into the Center’s eighth year of operations and provides data related to case outcomes. The annual report includes data from January 1 through December 31, 2024. During that time, SafeSport fielded 8,098 reports of abuse and misconduct — the most the […]

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Ju'Riese Colon speaks on a panel about youth sports during TEAMS '22 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

U.S. Center for SafeSport Fires CEO Ju’Riese Colón

The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Center for SafeSport fired Chief Executive Officer Ju’Riese Colón on Tuesday, ending to a tenure that began in 2019 when she was hired to help the center established to combat sex abuse in Olympic sport. The Associated Press said it was told of Colón’s removal in an email. […]

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Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics to Hold Hearing

The Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics will hold a public hearing on Capitol Hill on “The Future of Olympic and Paralympic Sports in America” on September 6 with a variety of witnesses scheduled to testify including U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Sarah Hirshland, U.S. Center for Safe Sport […]

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From left, Jason Gewirtz of SportsTravel moderated a session with Wayne Moss, Ju’Riese Colón, Megan Ditchman and Sarah Dyer about the impact of youth sports and how to enhance it. Photo by Jared Wickerham

TEAMS ’22: Panelists Discuss the Evolving Landscape of Youth Sports

Not even the National Football League drives as much revenue throughout the country as youth sports — but challenges remain. Whether it be keeping children safe at events or getting them engaged in the first place, panelists detailed how policies are being put in place in the TEAMS Educational Session “The Evolving Landscape of Youth […]

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USA Swimming Partners With RealResponse Reporting Platform

USA Swimming has announced a partnership with RealResponse, a platform that provides safe and secure feedback, monitoring and anonymous reporting in accordance with Safe Sport protocols. Starting September 1, USA Swimming members can submit anonymously or on the record through text messaging at 888-270-SWIM (7946). To enhance the ability of USA Swimming to gather facts […]

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U.S. Center for SafeSport Launches Adult Survey

The U.S. Center for SafeSport is seeking adult athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement to participate in the center’s 2020 Athlete Climate Survey. The survey is open to athletes 18 years of age or older, who will have the opportunity to share their experiences in sports to help the center better understand the prevalence […]

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Al Kidd Receives Three-Year Extension at Sports ETA

Al Kidd has received a three-year extension to continue serving as president and CEO of the Sports Events & Tourism Association. Kidd joined the organization in 2017, becoming the second executive in the association’s history and helping the organization rebrand from its former name of the National Association of Sports Commissions. “Under Al’s leadership, our […]

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