Houston Institute of Sport Administration Officers
Albert Garcia: President
Hi, I'm Albert Garcia, a Terry Scholar senior Sport Administration major with a minor in Business Administration. I was born in McAllen, Texas but raised in San Antonio. In the future I hope to be an Athletic Director (hopefully here at UH!) at a Power 5 university.
In the past I have interned with the United States Olympic Committee and worked with the Houston Texans. I am currently interning with the Fan Experience Department here at the university and am part of the Super Four Internship program.
Jessica Solis: Director of Human Resources
Hello, my name is Jessica Solis and I am senior studying sport administration. I was
born in Houston and have lived in Alief my entire life. While many different sports
interest me, football is my favorite to watch and powerlifting is my favorite to participate
in.
I began working for Houston Athletics in the winter of 2013. My first position was
in the Business Office but I have been a part of the development team, Cougar Pride,
since May of 2014. My goals include attending grad school at UH and continuing on
to a career in fundraising.
John Ridley: Assistant Director of Human Resources
Hi, my name is John Ridley and I am currently a sophomore at the University of Houston majoring in sports administration. I'm from Katy, Texas and my favorite sport is football.
I plan on attending law school and aspire to be a sports agent. My career highlight in my first year at the University is landing the Super Four Internship.
Destiny Morton: Director of Operations
Hi, I'm Destiny Morton from Huntsville, Alabama! I'm a graduate student studying Sports Administration and I completed my bachelor's at the University of Alabama in Hospitality Management/Journalism. If I were only able to play one sport the rest of my life, I'd easily choose beach volleyball, but I enjoy watching a good game of college football (Roll Tide)!
I learned a great deal working at Bryant-Denny Stadium in the hospitality office, Hampton & Hilton hotels and currently, handling memberships and facility management at CES Performance. Upon completing my master's degree, I plan to gain more experience managing event operations at the professional sport level. My long-term career goals include chairing a Super Bowl or Olympic host committee.Arrion Goudeau: Director of Marketing
Hey, my name is Arrion Goudeau and I am a sports administration major with a minor
in public relations. I was born and raised in Houston, Texas specifically in Kingwood.
My favorite sports to watch are football and basketball but I enjoy playing soccer.
When I graduate I hope to obtain a job working in the events department of a professional
sports organization and eventually get to the point where I am in charge of all events
at that level. I have helped in many different events over the last two years within
athletic marketing as well as cougar pride and development in which I really enjoy.
Oladipupo (Dipo) Afolabi : Assistant Director of Marketing
Hello all, my name is Oladipupo Afolabi, but you all can call me Dipo. I am a sports administration major with a minor in business administration. I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but raised in Sugar Land, Texas. My favorite sports are football and track & field, but I do enjoy doing track workouts to keep me in shape.
My career goal is to work at Nike corporate in sales. I have been working in sales for 2 years and 10 months. My passion for the industry and the Nike brand continues to grow every day. I was a marketing intern for UH athletics where I helped in game day promotions, tabling events, and street team promotions. I am also the sprit referee for football and men’s basketball where I do promotions that involve me going around campus giving students unsportsmanlike calls and technical fouls for having lack of school spirit.