Senate Interim Study

IS-2025-13   Future of Professional Women's Sports

Senator Boren and Senator Nice

9:00 am - 10:30 am

1.             Opening Remarks: Senator Mary Boren, Senator Nikki Nice, and Representative Emily Gise

2.             Introduction of Panelists:

3.             Tina Floyd - Owner of Oklahoma City Spark professional softball team

4.             Eric Newendrop - President and CEO of Beam Marketing Group and Sports Management Professor at the University of Tulsa

5.             Sean Jones - Owner of the Women's Professional Soccer League (WPSL) and Co-Founder of WPSL Pro (based out of OKC)

6.             Karen Hancock - Senior Woman Administrator / Senior Associate AD / Sport Administrator (WBB) - Oklahoma State University

7.             Marlene Livaudais - Former Corporate Sponsorship Director for the Tulsa Shock (now Dallas Wings) of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA),  Executive Director for the PGA TOUR’s TOUR Championship, LPGA Mazda Hall of Fame, and PGA of America’s PGA Championship

8.             Anne Hoge - CEO of the WPSL Pro league: Attorney and Investor in Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in San Francisco

9.             Casting a Vision for Female Athletes and Women’s Sports Fans in Oklahoma

10.          Economic Impact of Professional Women’s Sports in Oklahoma

11.          Policy Options and Legislative Considerations

12.          Closing Remarks

13.          Other business