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 Email 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 Email 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