The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee will field a communications staff in Lima to assist media in its coverage of the 2019 U.S. Pan American Team. The communications team will manage the following elements for Team USA and the entire U.S. delegation:
- Gathering and disseminating publicity and promotional information regarding U.S. athletes, coaches and/or officials
- Facilitating interviews with U.S. athletes, coaches and staff
- Producing and distributing news releases, USA Daily newsletters, general information, storylines, and other materials via email, TeamUSA.org and the Team USA Newsfeed, along with all Team USA social media channels: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Microsite
A dedicated microsite at TeamUSA.org/Lima2019 is the central hub for news and information on Team USA, including results, competition schedules, athlete biographies, sport previews, history and records, and general information about the Pan American Games.
USA Daily
USA Daily, a news blast published each day that provides U.S. results and highlights is distributed each night via email and TeamUSA.org/Lima2019 from July 25 – Aug. 11.
Photos
Rights-free images are available at the official Lima Flickr page and Lima2019.pe. Additional shots for select athletes may be obtained through Getty Images.
Interview Opportunities
The primary opportunity for athlete interviews is in the venue mixed zones as athletes are leaving the competition areas. Athlete/coach interview requests outside of the mixed zone should be directed to the respective sport press officer or a member of the USOPC communications staff. Interviews with USOPC delegation staff can be arranged by contacting a member of the USOPC communications team.
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Contacts
Kendra Hansey | Specialist, Communications | kendra.hansey@usopc.org
Allie Dosmann | Content Producer, Digital Media | allie.dosmann@usopc.org
Tim McDonnell | Content Producer, Social Media | tim.mcdonnell@usopc.org
Jordan Klein | Assistant, Communications | jordan.klein@usopc.org
Team USA Press Officers – On Site in Lima
2019 Lima Pan American Games - Press and Digital Team Contacts | |||
NGB Press Officers | |||
Sport | Name | Phone | |
Basketball (M) | John Paquette | jpaquette@bigeast.com | 401-265-2244 |
Basketball (W) | Jenny Johnston | jmaag@usabasketball.com | 719-590-4800 |
Bowling | Matt Cannizzaro | Matt.Cannizzaro@bowl.com | 682-219-7425 |
Boxing | Brian Taylor | btaylor@usaboxing.org | 719-866-2322 |
Equestrian | Taylor Pence | tpence@usef.org | 704-780-8858 |
Field Hockey | Teryn Brill | tbrill@usafieldhockey.com | 719-331-9390 |
Gymnastics | Leslie King | lking@usagym.org | 317-829-5656 |
Karate | Jose Fraguas | jfraguas@usankf.org | 310-433-6732 |
Modern Pen | John Amabile | jcamabile@gmail.com | 732-804-8232 |
Modern Pen | John Amabile | jcamabile@gmail.com | 732-804-8232 |
Sailing | Brittney Manning | brittneymanning@ussailing.org | 401-342-7926 |
Softball | Katie Willis | kwillis@usasoftball.com | 405-425-3425 |
Rugby | Aalina Tabani | atabani@usarugby.org | 702-468-4349 |
Surfing | Becky Fleischauer | becky@usasurfing.org | 302-588-0671 |
Swimming | Kara Raney | kraney@usaswimming.org | 719-358-3340 |
Taekwondo | Jose Villalpando | Jose.villalpando@usa-taekwondo.us | 210-683-3233 |
Water Polo | Greg Mescall | gmescall@usawaterpolo.org | 714-500-5455 |
Weighlifting | Kelsey Kennedy | Kelsey.Kennedy@usaweightlifting.org | 719-600-7266 |
USOPC Press Officers | |||
Role | Name | Phone | |
USOPC | Mark Jones | mark.jones@usopc.org | 719-358-3287 |
USOPC | Jon Mason | jon.mason@usopc.org | 719-337-5392 |
MPC/Logistics | Peggy Manter | peggy.manter@usopc.org | 719-352-7222 |
USA Daily/Content | Kendra Hansey | kendra.hansey@usopc.org | 719-330-2695 |
USA Daily/Content | Jordan Klein | jordan.klein@usopc.org | 847-337-1058 |
USOPC Digital Content Team | |||
Editorial lead | Allie Dosman | allie.dosmann@usopc.org | 719-237-7463 |
Social lead | Tim McDonnell | tim.mcdonnell@usopc.org | 719-238-4590 |