Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Media Guides 2013-14 Men's Basketball Media Guide | Page 12

Missouri Valley Conference Staff

MVC Info.

Maxine Day
Executive Assistant

Maxine Day is in her 17th season
as Executive Assistant for the Valley.
Day came to the Valley with vast
administrative,?office?management,?
and marketing experience having
previously worked for Dow Chemical
in St. Louis before transferring to the
Los?Angeles?office.??She?has?also?held?
administrative positions for Ropak
Corporation and Sealed Air Corporation. After returning to
St. Louis, she accepted a position as Administrative Assistant for the Continental Basketball Association where her
duties?included?office?management?and?game?operations?
until?the?CBA?league?office?relocated?to?Phoenix.
Day’s duties at the Valley include coordination of conference?meetings,?assisting?with?office?management/administration, providing marketing assistance with The Valley
sponsor hotel network, and working with the league’s annual basketball tournaments and NCAA events. In addition
to her Valley duties, Day also serves as Executive Assistant
to the Commissioner of the Missouri Valley Football Conference where she is responsible for meeting planning, event
logistics,?as?well?as?general?office?management/administration.
A graduate of Ford City (Pa.) High School, she continued
her education at Hickey School of Business in St. Louis and
Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA with concentrated
studies in marketing. She has two daughters: Gloria and
Ashleigh.

Carla Fight
Asst. to the Commissioner

Carla Fight became a full-time
member of The Valley staff in January 2004, hired as Assistant to the
Commissioner.
Fight joined The Valley family after
24 years in the airline/travel industry. She is no stranger to the Missouri Valley Conference as Fight had
been a volunteer for the State Farm
MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament for 13 years prior to
taking over her current role in 2004.
Her career has kept her working mainly with St. Louis
airlines. For two years preceding her appointment at The
Valley, she was Manpower Coordinator for American Airlines’ Premium Services Department.
Before her move to American Airlines, Fight worked
for Trans World Airlines for 22 years. At TWA, she was a
manager for the Ambassadors Club network, a position
that put her in daily contact with the airlines most valued
customers.
? At?The?Valley?office,?Fight?provides?daily?administrative support for the conference commissioner as well as
special projects. She also oversees travel for Valley staff,
league?officials?and?television?talent.??Fight?also?handles?
the league’s merchandise program and student-athlete
gift programs.

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Quinn Zielonko
Media Relations Asst.

Quinn Zielonko is a St. Louis native
entering his second year with the
Missouri Valley Conference. After
interning with the Conference during the 2012-13 season, Zielonko
has assumed full-time Media Relations duties. He recently completed
two Masters Degrees at Lindenwood
University in St. Charles, Mo., in Business Administration and Sport Management. At Lindenwood, he served as a graduate assistant in the Sport Management department. He also holds a bachelor’s degree
from Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
In 2013-14, Zielonko will handle communications duties
for women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, swimming
&?diving,?indoor?and?outdoor?track?&?field,?and?men’s?and?
women’s tennis. He will also staff multiple championships
and assist with business affairs. Zielonko is an avid musician and tennis player, and currently resides in Chesterf ??????
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