Brittany (LeVasseur) Vinton joins the South Dakota marketing team in August 2024. She works actively with the Coyote volleyball and men's basketball programs on the marketing front and social media content.
She comes to Vermillion from the NHL's St. Louis Blues, where she was the Game Presentation Coordinator since September 2023. She assisted the Blues' marketing staff with the planning and execution of in-game events, along with game script creation. She also coordinated the national anthem, band, and other talent groups for game days inside Enterprise Arena.
Prior to her time with the Blues, Vinton was the Battle Red Marketing and Events Ambassador for the Houston Texans for two years. In a similar role, she helped the marketing staff execute programs and events that promoted the Club and its corporate partners.
Vinton, a native of Texas, earned her bachelor's degree in marketing from Sam Houston State in 2023. While at SHSU, she worked in the athletic marketing office where she helped run the marketing show for the Bearkats, including creating schedules for promotions, game scripts, and execution of marketing plans.