She's not Tim Tebow. Allison Melangton won't be kneeling to pray before any Super Bowl crowds this week. But like Tebow, Melangton would give credit to Jesus Christ for her ability to balance hundreds of her duties in preparing for the Super Bowl.
 

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Melangton, president and CEO of the Super Bowl Host Committee in Indianapolis, is the behind-the-scenes detail manager alongside committee chairman Mark Miles.

Miles frequently credits Melangton with helping land the big game for Indianapolis because she tracks the big picture as well as the details. "On both sides of her brain, the creative and the analytical, she's loaded with ability," noted Miles.

Melangton cheerfully attributes it all to her personal faith, yet does not point to any dramatic conversion to Christ.

A native of Auburn, Maine, she grew up in a church-going family and planned for a sports management career in Colorado after going to Colorado State University.

Melangton came to Indianapolis in 1983 to work for USA Gymnastics. She also met the man who became her husband, Tom Melangton, a heating and cooling business executive. They became members of East 91st Street Christian Church, then under the leadership of long-time pastor Russ Blowers.

"Between my husband, Tom, and the preaching of Russ Blowers, I came to a new depth of faith," she recalled. The Melangtons now attend Radiant Christian Life Church in Westfield, Ind.

Melangton climbed the ladder of success in sports management, working for the Indiana Sports Corp. She's also won four Emmys as an associate producer of gymnastics for NBC Sports during its Olympic coverage.

Source: World Magazine  | Russ Pulliam