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Paul Ermlich joined Sport in Society in the Spring of 1995. He was appointed to the position of Communicatiosn Coordinator in June of 1997, upon completion of his undergraduate degree from Northeastern University in Journalism.

Ermlich is a member of Sport in Society's DMC Team (Development / Marketing / Communications). The team includes Adam Zand and Lisa Hernandez-Gaskins. DMC coordinates the annual Sport in Society Awards Banquet.

In his current role, Ermlich is responsible for all publications for both Sport in Society and the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS). He produces the annual reports, quarterly newsletters, brochures, event invitations, and programs. He also is responsible for the design of the much-publicized 1997 Racial Report Card. The report, which analyzes the hiring of women and minorities in the NBA, NFL, and the NCAA and its member institutions, yielded an unprecidented amount of media coverage for a Sport in Society publication. In addition, he also coordinates photographic and video coverage of Sport in Society special events. Ermlich is also the creator and maintainer of the new Sport in Society Homepage (effective March, 1999).

In 1997, Ermlich served as assistant to the Marketing and Development Director of The Center before being appointed to Communications Coordinator. He also assisted with the accumulation of National STUDENT-Athlete Day activities information on campuses nationwide.

In 1996, Ermlich worked with the Mentors In Violence Prevention (MVP) Program. With MVP, Ermlich served as the liaison between Sport in Society, Liz Claiborne Inc., Patrice Tanaka & Co. Public Relations firm, and the College Football Association in the creation of a Relationship Violence Public Service Announcement. The cutting-edge PSA campaign used actual college football student-athletes speaking directly to men on the issue of men's violence against women. The PSA's aired in ten college football stadiums across the country during October 1996, which is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Ermlich spent the spring of 1997 as a volunteer basketball coach/mentor for the Jo Jo White Growth League working with middle and high school students at the Shaw School in the West Roxbury section of Boston, Mass. He was also a Sport in Society representative and chaperone for the Growth League Walt Disney World trip in December of 1997.

Ermlich also worked closely on the development of Sport in Society's successful Hoop Dreams & More program. The program, in conjunction with the highly-acclaimed documentary film "Hoop Dreams", brought 500 young people and their parents from the Boston Housing Authority together with the members of the documentary during the spring of 1995. After viewing of the film, they participated in small-group workshops on the important lessons in the movie. Additionally, Ermlich was a key member of the team that put together the educational outreach and grant proposals for the project.

Ermlich served as a facilitator at the annual National STUDENT-Athlete Day events in April of 1997. He lead a discussion group of 30 high school students on conflict resolution. The event was held at Northeastern University's Matthews Arena for over 400 student-athletes from 126 area high schools. He again facilitated a breakout session at the 1998 event co-sponsored by Sport in Society, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and Reebok International Ltd.

He has also been a facilitator for various outreach efforts to area high schools dealing with diversity, discrimination, sterotyping and conflict resolution on behalf of Sport in Society's Project TEAMWORK. He has assisted with the annual Human Rights Squad Forums, since 1995.

Ermlich also was the research assistant on a study by Sport in Society which investigated racial bias in the media in the fall of 1996. Additionally, he played an integral part in the coordination of Sport in Society's Annual Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. In 1996, he assisted in the coordination of the silent auction and advertising for the banquet program. In 1997 and 1998, he assisted in all areas of the annual Banquet preparation.

Previous to his work with Sport in Society, Ermlich was employed by The Boston Globe. In 1994, he served as an editorial assistant in the Sports Department before moving on to the Living/Arts section in the Summer of 1995. He worked as the Volunteer Opportunities Coordinator, and Assistant to the Book Editor. His work has been published in both sections. He also served as Assistant Sports Editor at The Northeastern News. A freelance writer and poet, Ermlich's work has also been published in The Boston Phoenix, and Spectrum literary magazines. He has written three feature stories for the 1995 Cauldron (NU Yearbook).

Other organizations that Ermlich has worked with include Northeastern University's Sports Information Department, New England Sports Channel in Boston, plus Creekside Bed & Breakfast of Cooperstown, NY. He has also worked with the Glimmerglass Opera Company. He performed in Glimmerglass' productions of "Carmen" (1984) and "The Mighty Casey" (1986).

The Cooperstown, NY, native graduated from Northeastern University in June of 1997 with a bachelor of science degree in Journalism, with a concentration in print media, and a minor in English. He resides Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts with his wife, Hiroko Onikura Ermlich.