Responsibilities:
- Sell Football, Men’s & Women’s Basketball, and Baseball season tickets, corporate plans, partial plans, and group ticket plans
- Call current and past customers and cold-call new sales leads to generate sales
- Contact area businesses and individuals via phone, in-person appointments, and networking events to sell season tickets, corporate plans, partial plans, and group ticket plans
- Work all home football games, performing various ticket sales and service duties throughout the game
- Build relationships to provide repeated business and excellent customer service by acting proactively to create opportunities for new business with existing customers
Joined VT Athletics Staff: July 2021
Prior to Virginia Tech: Thomas was previously working on his Master's degree from Georgetown University, taking classes online, where he eventually completed his degree while working at Virginia Tech. Before coming to Virginia Tech, Thomas coached his local high school basketball team and worked full-time at a lawn care service provider.
Education:
Georgetown University - August 2020 - May 2022
Master of Professional Studies in Sport Industry Management
Belmont Abbey College - August 2017 - May 2020
Bachelor of Arts in Sports Management, Minor: Business Management
Of Note: While at Belmont Abbey, Thomas received the Merit Scholarship, Dean’s List every semester, Chi Alpha Sigma Award, graduated Cum Laude, and he played Varsity Basketball for 2 out of the 3 years he was there until injuries forced him to become a team manager.
Personal: A native of Roanoke, Thomas currently resides in Christiansburg; he has a golden retriever named Leo