GAIL D. HUNTER Senior Vice President, Events and Attractions
National Basketball Association
As Senior Vice President, Events and Attractions, Hunter is responsible for managing the NBA’s and WNBA’s domestic and international grassroots marketing programs. Events across the United States include NBA All-Star Jam Session, NBA Jam Van, WNBA Be Tour, NBA Fair, NBA Summer League and NBA Nation. Hunter oversees the production, operations, sponsorship management, execution, public relations, marketing and advertising for these events.

During 2007, the international grassroots events portfolio grew to over 445 event days in 16 countries, including NBA Madness (in numerous countries), NBA 3-on-3, Basketball without Borders, Jam Van China, Jr. NBA China and Philippines, and NBA Fit Clinics.

Hunter joined the NBA in 1999 as Senior Director of Events and Attractions and was promoted in January of 2002 to Vice President.

Prior to joining the NBA, Hunter was employed as Director of Corporate Marketing for the Seattle Mariners, where she was in charge of corporate sponsorship sales, corporate development, marketing and ballpark planning for Safeco Field. Hunter served as Director of Promotional Events for Major League Baseball from 1991 to through 1998, where she developed and managed baseball’s premier All-Star event, All-Star FanFest.

Hunter earned her bachelor’s degree in theatre arts in 1983 from the Fredonia campus of the State University of New York. In college, she was an accomplished student athlete, earning the Alice Michaels Award given to the most outstanding female senior athlete. Following college, Hunter went on to law school at the University of North Carolina, from which she earned her juris doctor degree in 1986.

She is a member of the Washington State Bar and practiced with the firm of Schweppe, Krug and Tausend in Seattle, Washington.

Hunter currently resides in Rutherford, New Jersey with her family.