Tel: (914) 872-4036 C: (845) 264-2997
walter@diamondsportscareers.com

Walter is a founding partner in Diamond Sports. He is the lead responsible for business strategy and market development,  partnerships, and education and training, as a member of the senior management team.

Walter led the successful development, launch and management of new education and training programs, sports marketing and career events, and new business development for some of the most successful growth companies in American business history.  Walter has over 20 years experience in education, as an adjunct professor, curricula developer, distance learning and online programs, and internship placement.  Recher worked with Dave Torromeo in the launch of the Manhattanville College Masters Degree Program in Sport Business Management, serving as Director of Sports Internships, and as adjunct professor. Recher developed the first online class at Manhattanville, Technology and Sports in the Global Market, and Entrepreneurship in Sports. As Internship Director, he has managed relationships and placed interns with major teams and organizations, including MSG, the NY Yankees, USTA, and the NY Mets. Previously, Recher led the successful launch of the University of Phoenix Online Center for Professional Development in the New York Metro market, and has been a member of the Society of Human Resource Management and ASTD.

Mr. Recher introduced new online and traditional classes at Fordham University, Marist College, Manhattanville College and State University of New York Online, and developed new courses and programs, including Entrepreneurship in Sports, and Emerging Technologies. Recher founded SmallBall Marketing to develop sports entrepreneurship, and has been involved in the organization and management of numerous sports marketing events, including  the Diamond Sports Perfect Pitch with the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Big Apple Coaches Convention featuring Don Mattingly, career seminars at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center and Bobby Valentine’s Sports Academy, the Manhattanville College Career Fair, and the inaugural Army vs. Marist baseball event at Dutchess Stadium.

Mr. Recher developed a new media marketing firm in partnership with the National Center for Missing Children, sponsoring  events with the PGA/Buick Classic and Citibank Tournament of Champions. During his career at MCI, Recher developed partner marketing alliances with Intel and Microsoft in the launch of the MCI Distance Learning Program as Director Advanced Services Marketing, and managed the GE Global Services team. Mr. Recher earned his MBA at Fordham University, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from State University of New York, College at Oswego.

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