LSU Alumni Spotlight: Angele Cory

Angele Marshall Cory (2004 BACH BUS) lost her event planning job when Hurricane Katrina blew off the roof of one of her employers’ event venues.  

She was just gaining momentum, creating collateral and marketing to college groups, when the aftermath of hurricane-force winds landed her across the pond. Cory was selected for an international business work-study program at Cambridge University, which placed her in a marketing job at a London casino company. 

“It was members only,” explains Cory. “You applied and had to wait at least 24 hours for admittance. It was very James Bond-ish and located in Mayfair, very fancy.” 

While attending LSU, Cory worked for LSU Football administration’s Tiger Pride and decided she really wanted to work in sports marketing. As fate would have it, Caesar’s Las Vegas purchased the casino where Cory worked. Soon after, she was asked to market the World Series of Poker Europe, which its commissioner ran as a sport. In that capacity, Cory moved to Las Vegas, with trips back and forth to London, to manage the 50-plus-year-old brand. In these years before Las Vegas claimed amazing sports team, Cory looked further afield for a position deeper into sports marketing and was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as an event marketer for all of their events.  

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“This was before Levi Stadium was built; we were at Candlestick Park,” she explains. “The team wasn’t all that good, and it was a small operation.” 

For years, her group ran the Hall of Fame, draft, foundation, and all other events, leading up to the grand opening of Levi Stadium. They continued to create lots of special events at the new venue, including corporate events, weddings, concerts, and soccer games. 

“It was a new awakening for the team,” says Cory. “The franchise began an upward trajectory.” 

After Jed York took over as owner, he hired Cory as his assistant. As such, she is in charge of planning the pre-Super Bowl’s owners’ dinner. The pressure is on for the 2026 event, part of the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl LX at Levi Stadium. 

“New Orleans Super Bowls are unique for us,” she explains. “We have followed New Orleans the last two times the 49ers have hosted Super Bowls. We hosted Super Bowl fifty and now sixty.’ 

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Cory was in New Orleans in February for Super Bowl LIX, meeting with the organizers of Rita Benson’s owners’ party, which is held on the Saturday evening before the game. 

“New Orleans is the epitome of hospitality and of the culinary experience,” she says. “It was held in City Park and built from the ground up. It’s hard to impress these people.” 

Cory’s team staged the 50th-anniversary-event at San Francisco City Hall, in the heart of the city, with cocktails, dinner featuring a comedy show hosted by Jeremy Renner, and entertainment by the Steve Miller Band. 

Cory has already begun preparation for the York family’s owners’ party for Super Bowl LX, with visits to possible venues and meetings with vendors. 

“We incorporate different aspects of the city from vendors to entertainment,” she says. “The York family are wine enthusiasts and have friends among the Napa Valley and Sonoma vendors.” 

Cory met her husband, Dan Cory, after he joined the 49ers as head of security. Now, he runs The Nickel Group, which provides security solutions to organizations, including the 49ers. 

Of course, Cory hopes the 49ers end up playing in Super Bowl LX, which would be icing on the cake. Since moving to the Bay Area, she has become a huge fan of the team. If they make it, the odds are in their favor. 

“The team has been to three Super Bowls and they’re 0-3.”