The franchise will honor Atlanta’s female leaders throughout their first home weekend match of the 2024 inaugural season
ATLANTA, Ga. (March 8, 2024) – The Pro Volleyball Federation’s Atlanta Vibe will celebrate Women’s History Month with a match centered around Atlanta’s Women in Sports + Business on Saturday, March 9 at Gas South Arena.
As a city known for elite sports and live entertainment, the women behind-the-scenes of Atlanta’s sports and business landscapes will be honored by the Vibe throughout their Saturday night match against the Vegas Thrill. The Vibe are Atlanta’s second professional women’s sports team after the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, and were the first – and are still the only – team in the Pro Volleyball Federation with a female majority owner.
The Vibe (6-3) surged back into a tie for first place in the Pro Volleyball Federation after back-to-back 3-0 sweeps on the road, and now return to their home in Gwinnett County to face one of those teams in the Vegas Thrill (3-6). First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. ET and tickets are still available at AtlantaVibe.com.
The honorees in attendance for the Vibe’s Women in Sports + Business Night include:
Kimberly Beaudin | Bio
As the President and CEO of the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame, Beaudin is credited with reshaping the Atlanta attraction by evolving its business model from a traditional sports property to a nonprofit membership model.
Sheretha Bell | Bio
Bell is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Strategy at the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) and Discover Atlanta, where she spearheads the brand marketing strategy for a destination marketing organization (DMO), promoting destinations/tradeshows, attracting visitors, helping in boosting the local economy, and driving visitors' growth and spending in Atlanta.
Alexis Belton | Bio
As a professional golfer, Belton competed on the Women’s Australia Tour, LPGA Epson Tour and the World Long Drive Tour. She found a home as a color commentator on the World Long Drive Tour and founded Belton Drive, an organization dedicated to using the game of golf to bring people together across cultures and bridge divides.
Traci Bransford | Bio
Bransford, a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, leads the Sports & Entertainment Industry team in the firm’s Atlanta office. Entertainment, media, and sports clients turn to Bransford for strategic counsel on the full range of their legal needs. She focuses her practice on transactional law with an emphasis on clients in music, television, film, literary publishing, and sports.
Brooklyn Del Barba | Bio
Del Barba is the Client Services Manager at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a world-class NASCAR racetrack and multipurpose facility south of Atlanta. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Del Barba graduated in 2018 with a degree in Hospitality Management and Tourism.
Shon Gables | Bio
Emmy-award nominated broadcast journalist Shon Gables can be found weekday evenings on Atlanta News First. She is a recipient of several National Association of Black Journalists awards and a Lee Evans Outstanding Journalist Award, along with a National Black Achiever in Industry Award and an American Women in Radio and Television's Gracie Award.
Coach Tishay Lewis | Feature
Coach of the Year Lewis led her Sandy Creek High School varsity volleyball team to the Georgia State Championship in 2023 – making her the second-ever Black female volleyball coach to win a State Championship across all classifications.
Tracey Lloyd | Bio
With over 20 years of experience leading and innovating in high-tempo environments, Tracey Lloyd stands as a co-founder of The Ascendax, a forward-thinking technology company specializing in smart city solutions, broadband connectivity, biometrics, cybersecurity, and more. Leveraging her background as a US Army veteran, a West Point graduate, and a seasoned corporate executive, Tracey drives profit, performance, and transformative change within the tech industry.
Morgan Shaw Parker | Bio
Shaw Parker currently serves as President and CEO of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. She brought 27 years of experience and values-driven leadership at all levels of the sports industry to the team and has developed a proven track record in sport business, marketing innovation, and building high-performing teams across the NFL, NBA/WNBA, and NCAA as well as media, corporate brands and sports agencies.
Deon Tucker | Bio
Tucker is the Metro North Regional Director for Georgia Power, where she leads the company’s external affairs activities for DeKalb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, North Forsyth and Rockdale counties.
Vanessa Vossler | Feature
Vossler is the Director of Fitness for Honors Holdings LLC, the largest franchisee of Orangetheory Fitness (OTF). She has been with Orangetheory Fitness for a decade, starting as a coach and later becoming a regional editor and director of coaching. She also helped launch the Lift 45 program, a class style specifically focused on weightlifting, has worked as a template designer for OTF corporate, and trained over 400 coaches in seven regions.
About the Atlanta Vibe
The Atlanta Vibe are one of seven teams competing in the Professional Volleyball Federation’s first season in 2024. Founding Fan Season Ticket Memberships are still on sale, as well as single game tickets, group packages and flex plans for the historic first season; find the full list of prices and benefits at AtlantaVibe.com/Tickets. The Vibe is Atlanta’s very first professional women’s indoor volleyball team and the city’s second fully professional women’s sports team. For more information, visit atlantavibe.com.
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