Our Team: Kimberly M. Hollingsworth, Owner, CEO

Kimberly M. Hollingsworth is the owner of Even THE SCORE, LLC, a company dedicated to enhancing women’s knowledge about sports and transcending traditional sports culture. She received her bachelor’s degree in advertising and marketing from the University of Southern Mississippi and her master’s degree in public administration and public policy from Howard University. Prior to founding Even THE SCORE, Kimberly worked as a certified project manager and Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for the federal government.

Growing up in a large family in Laurel, Mississippi, Kimberly became an avid sport fan by emulating everything her brothers did, including their love for sports. Her brothers encouraged her to watch every sport known to man and to pick a favorite team for each sport. They told her to choose wisely and to stick with her teams through the good and the bad. Her faithful picks (The Dallas Cowboys, The Philadelphia 76ers, and The New York Yankees, just to name a few) remain the same until this day. Kimberly also enjoyed playing basketball and intramural football, running track, and dancing with the football dance squad in high school.

As an adult, Kimberly hosted many sports parties and invited friends to attend sporting events with her. She never hesitated to answer her friends’ questions about sports, even when those questions occurred during the middle of a game. Her friends began to declare that they never knew a woman who loved sports as much as she did.

From this intense love and passion for sports, Kimberly created Even THE SCORE, LLC. Her goal was to create relaxing, social, sporting mixers and/or parties where women could learn about sports and ask questions without feeling alienated. Through this innovative company, Kimberly has co-hosted several events with several Maryland Park and Recreational centers and My Place Sports Bar and Grill. She was also a vendor for The Washington Nationals’ and The Washington Mystics' Ladies Night Out events. In 2009, Kimberly will be expanding Even THE SCORE’s reach even further with more events at Lucky Strikes, Gracie's Mandarin, and the Gaylord's National Past Time Sports Bar and Grill, just to name a few.

In addition to her work with Even THE SCORE, Kimberly served as the public relations manager for the “Redeem The Dream” and “Million Family” marches in Washington, DC, organizer for the First Annual Gospel Fest for the Washington Nationals, and coordinator for Ebenezer AME Church’s Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort, which earned her an award from former Washington, DC Mayor Anthony Williams. She also founded IN-HOUSE-CONNECTIONS, a nonprofit that serves underserved single mothers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Kimberly is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) and the Washington, DC chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).