Justine Pouravelis joined Simmons in May of 2025. She is a 15-time Emmy-Award Winning sports media executive with 17 years of industry experience.
Pouravelis began her basketball career at Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, Maine, where she led the Lions to a basketball Class A State Championship. She continued her academic and athletic pursuits at Bowdoin College, earning a degree in economics with a French minor and distinction as a Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar. She competed in the 2004 Division III Basketball National Championship and was a Division III All-American.
With close to two decades of experience in the creative world, Pouravelis has produced nearly all types of content from long-form documentaries, short-form digital video, live television, and social media. She managed a multi-platform team of 15 people; overseeing social media, long- and short-form content strategy, and original content production for the home of the Red Sox and Bruins. Pouravelis set strategy and KPI goals for a multi-platform content team across 11 social streams at NESN and Sportsnet Pittsburgh with over 1.5 million combined followers.
Pouravelis co-launched Women of NESN (WON), an external female-led branding of umbrella women's sports content in New England creating content for the PWHL hockey team. She took part in launching a video podcast about women's sports called "Respect Her Game."
A proud Charlestown resident and Maine native, Pouravelis is committed to advancing the intersection of women's sports, media, and education.
Area of Expertise
Economics, Sports Business, Sports Media
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
Co-founder of Women of NESN (WON), an external women's sports brand at the New England Sports Network.
Courses
US 290-01 Special Topics Intro to Women-Centered Sports Management
Special Projects
- Producer of NESN / Bruins Animated STEM-cast in partnership with the NHL
- Director of Documentary Film Bell Biv Devoe at Fenway Park
- Producer of Companion Emmy-award-winning documentaries on David Ortiz
Awards
- DIII Basketball All-American at Bowdoin College, three-year NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2015 New England Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee
- Played in Division III National Championship Basketball game in 2004
- 2005 National AHEPA award given to one Greek collegiate athlete
- 2002 Maine Sports Hall of Fame Student Athlete