Start Date: October 2007
Positions at Chattanooga
Assistant Director, Strategic Communications: Oct. 2007-Aug. 2015
Director, Strategic Communications: Sept. 2015-January 2021
Interim Assistant Athletics Director, Strategic Communications, Feb.-March 2021
Assistant Athletics Director, Strategic Communications, April 2021-present
PR Contact: Football, Wrestling, Men’s & Women’s Golf, Administration
National Honors
Al Lucas, Troy Football, 1999 Buck Buchanan Award
Media Coordinator
2008 NCAA Men’s Golf East Regionals, Chattanooga
2008 FCS Championship, Chattanooga
2010 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, Chattanooga
Major Events
NCAA Basketball 1st & 2nd Round: 1999 South, 2004 Orlando, 2006 Dallas, Media Volunteer
NCAA Basketball Regional Finals: 2006 East, Media Volunteer
Allstate Sugar Bowl: 2001, 2004-06, Media Volunteer
U.S. Amateur: 2012, Chattanooga
Masters: 2013, Chattanooga
NCAA Postseason Experience as Lead Contact
Baseball
1995 (Fresno, Calif.), Middle Tennessee
Men’s Basketball
2009 (Philadelphia, Pa.), Chattanooga; 2016 (Des Moines, Iowa), Chattanooga
Women’s Basketball
1996 (Lawrence, Kan.), Middle Tennessee; 1998 (Durham, N.C.), Middle Tennessee
Football
1999 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, Troy; 2023 FCS Playoffs 2nd Round, Chattanooga
Men’s Golf
2008, Chattanooga; 2009, Chattanooga; 2009 Finals, Chattanooga; 2010, Chattanooga; 2011, Chattanooga; 2012, Chattanooga (Champions-Bowling Green); 2012 Finals, Chattanooga; 2013, Chattanooga; 2014, Chattanooga; 2016 Individual (Wes Gosselin), 2023, Chattanooga, 2023 Finals, Chattanooga; 2024 Chattanooga
Women’s Golf
2009, Chattanooga; 2009 Finals, Chattanooga; 2010, Chattanooga; 2011, Chattanooga; 2012, Chattanooga; 2013, Chattanooga; 2014, Chattanooga; 2016 Individual (Emily McLennan); 2019 (Monica San Juan), 2023 Finals (Dorota Zalewska)
Men’s Tennis
1996 Team (Baton Rouge, La), Middle Tennessee; 1996 Individual (Athens, Ga.), Middle Tennessee
Volleyball
1995 Play-In (George Washington), Middle Tennessee
Prior Experience
- Middle Tennessee, Assistant Sports Information Director, 1993-98
- Jacksonville (Fla.), Sports Information Director, 1998-99
- Troy (Ala.), Director of Athletics Media Relations, 1999-00
- Tennant Printing, Director of Collegiate Marketing & Sales, 2000-06
- Presto Sports, Senior Sales Consultant, 2006-07
Personal
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Alma Mater: Middle Tennessee ‘93
Hobbies: Cooking, Travel
Favorite Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Cincinnati Reds, Golden State Warriors, Tottenham Hotspur
Additional Highlights
- Working with university and athletics staff for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon's" nightly features on the Mocs leading into the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball East Regional appearance
- Worked with future Super Bowl Winners Osi Umenyiora (N.Y. Giants), Lawrence Tynes (N.Y. Giants), Keionta Davis (Chattanooga) & Kareem Orr (Chattanooga)
- Built collegiate printing business from scratch at Tennant Printing working with more than 80 schools nationwide during his 6-plus years
- Has worked at both his alma mater & hometown institution in his career
