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MALIA ROGERSMalia Rogers is from Woodbridge, Virginia where she attended Forrest Park High School and played on the varsity softball team for four years. She then went on to play four years of Division III softball at the University of Mary Washington, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication + Digital Studies in 2018. In those four years, the team went to the CAC Conference Tournament four times where Malia started at third and second base. Malia was a four-year member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and became both the President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and team captain in her final year. Each summer throughout college, Malia coached at the UMW Softball Clinics, where her passion for coaching youth softball players began.
In 2017, Malia was selected as one of two student-athletes to represent UMW at the NCAA's Division III Student Immersion Program in Nashville, Tennesee where the goal was to build a pipeline of ethnic minority candidates, with an interest in Division III coaching. |
As a rising senior, Malia was selected as one of 230 student-athletes across the country to participate in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis. Malia is passionate about speaking to student-athletes about the incredible professional development opportunities that playing at a Division III level can provide, as well as the overall experience.
After graduating, Malia joined The Headfirst Companies as a Leadership Fellow, working at the Washington Nationals Baseball Camps for a summer, before getting promoted to a Talent Acquisition Associate for the Headfirst Professional Sports Camps division. Within this role, she worked to hire baseball, softball, soccer, and football youth coaches for seven professional sports teams. Additionally, Malia attended the 2020 Atlanta Braves Youth Coaches clinic, where she received 1:1 feedback and information directly from the Braves coaching staff.
Malia recently moved to Arlington and now works full-time as a Talent Acquisition Specialist for a growing tech company in Arlington called Storyblocks. In her free time, Malia also enjoys dancing as a professional Polynesian dancer for various cultural events/celebrations throughout the DMV.
After graduating, Malia joined The Headfirst Companies as a Leadership Fellow, working at the Washington Nationals Baseball Camps for a summer, before getting promoted to a Talent Acquisition Associate for the Headfirst Professional Sports Camps division. Within this role, she worked to hire baseball, softball, soccer, and football youth coaches for seven professional sports teams. Additionally, Malia attended the 2020 Atlanta Braves Youth Coaches clinic, where she received 1:1 feedback and information directly from the Braves coaching staff.
Malia recently moved to Arlington and now works full-time as a Talent Acquisition Specialist for a growing tech company in Arlington called Storyblocks. In her free time, Malia also enjoys dancing as a professional Polynesian dancer for various cultural events/celebrations throughout the DMV.
