Holly Kaminski ’13 joined the ChargeOn Fund team in July 2021 and serves as director of Knights Hospitality. In her role, she is responsible for the oversight of all premium operations and hospitality for football, men’s basketball and baseball game days, while also managing the student-based Knights Hospitality Game Day Staff program which includes more than 75 members. This program offers students the opportunity to gain valuable real-life experiences and knowledge in the sports industry.
Kaminski has more than a decade of experience in event operations and fan/client experiences. She started her career with facilitating event operations and hospitality as an event coordinator for marquee events including the NFL Super Bowl, NCAA Men’s Final Four, ACC Championship, NFL Draft and College Football Playoff, spending 2-4 weeks in each host city to oversee program operations.
She has also worked a variety of roles for Orlando’s sport and tourism markets. As an account manager for Hello! Destination Management, she oversaw all in-house accounts at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resorts facilitating the execution of on-property décor and entertainment, off-property events, transportation, and event staffing. In 2019, her team alone brought in $6 million in revenue, leading the Orlando office. She also worked as a special events and game day operations coordinator and fan ambassador for Orlando City Soccer Club from 2013-16, which was during the club’s transition from USL to MLS. She was an integral part of the successful Fill the Bowl campaign for the inaugural MLS season opener, which brought a record-breaking attendance of 62,510 fans to Camping World Stadium for the match.
She has earned two bachelor’s degrees in event management and hospitality administration/management from UCF’s renowned Rosen College of Hospitality Management, which is regularly ranked among the top 5 in the world. As a student, Kaminski was also a graduate of the LEAD Scholars program and competed for the Swim Club at UCF.
