Department History
Senior Leadership 2025–2026
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
John Cohen |
Director of Athletics |
Lee VanHorn |
Chief of Staff - Administration |
Rhett Hobart |
Deputy AD / External Affairs & Chief Revenue Officer |
Djenane Paul |
Deputy AD / Senior Woman Administrator |
Jared Benko |
Executive Deputy AD |
Tim Jackson |
Deputy AD / Tigers Unlimited |
|
Joy Stephenson Vrbka |
Senior Associate AD / Administration |
Courtney Gage |
Senior Associate AD / Student-Athlete Services |
Jacob Jordan |
Senior Associate AD / Development |
Paris Buchanan |
Senior Associate AD / Fan Experience & Creative Strategy |
Kirk Sampson |
Senior Associate AD / Strategic Communications |
Mary McLendon |
Executive Senior Associate AD / Sports Medicine & Performance |
Jamilah Ali-Shaffer |
Senior Associate AD / Student-Athlete Support & Administration |
Anna Thompson |
Senior Associate AD / Facilities & Special Events |
Brett Whiteside |
Senior Associate AD / Player Management |
Chad Jackson |
Senior Associate AD / Governance & Strategic Initiatives |
Jim Booz |
Executive Senior Associate AD / Compliance |
Zach Springer |
Senior Associate AD / Business Affairs & CFO |
Daniel Watkins |
Senior Associate AD / Strategic Marketing & Revenue Generation |
Jeremy Roberts |
Senior Associate AD / Operations |
Senior Leadership 2024–2025
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
|
John Cohen |
Director of Athletics |
|
Lee VanHorn |
Chief of Staff - Administration |
|
Jared Benko |
Executive Deputy AD |
|
Rhett Hobart |
Deputy AD / External Affairs |
|
Djenane Paul |
Deputy AD / Senior Woman Administrator |
Rich McGlynn |
Executive Deputy AD |
|
Tim Jackson |
Deputy AD / Tigers Unlimited |
|
Richard Greene |
Senior Associate AD / Compliance |
Jeff Whitehead |
Executive Senior Associate AD / Compliance |
|
Daniel Watkins |
Senior Associate AD / Marketing and Revenue Generation |
|
Kirk Sampson |
Senior Associate AD / Strategic Communications |
|
Zach Springer |
Senior Associate AD / Business Affairs |
|
Courtney Gage |
Senior Associate AD / Student-Athlete Services |
|
Mary McLendon |
Executive Senior Associate AD / Sports Medicine & Performance |
|
Jeremy Roberts |
Senior Associate AD / Operations |
|
Joy Stephenson Vrbka |
Senior Associate AD / Administration |
|
Paris Buchanan |
Senior Associate AD / Fan Experience and Creative Strategy |
|
Anna Thompson |
Senior Associate AD / Facilities & Special Events |
|
Jacob Jordan |
Senior Associate AD / Development |
Senior Leadership 2023–2024
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
|
John Cohen |
Director of Athletics |
|
Lee VanHorn |
Chief of Staff - Administration |
|
Tim Jackson |
Deputy AD / Tigers Unlimited |
|
Rich McGlynn |
Executive Deputy AD |
|
Djenane Paul |
Deputy AD / Senior Woman Administrator |
|
Jeremy Roberts |
Senior Associate AD / Operations |
|
Kirk Sampson |
Senior Associate AD / Communications - Football, Track & Field |
|
Jeff Whitehead |
Executive Senior Associate AD / Compliance |
|
Joy Stephenson Vrbka |
Senior Associate AD / Administration |
|
Jacob Jordan |
Senior Associate AD / Development |
|
Zach Springer |
Senior Associate AD / Business Affairs |
|
Kathryn Flynn |
Senior Associate AD / Student-Athlete Support Services |
|
Paris Buchanan |
Senior Associate AD / Fan Experience and Creative |
|
Daniel Watkins |
Senior Associate AD / Marketing and Revenue Generation |
|
Richard Greene |
Senior Associate AD / Compliance |
|
Rhett Hobart |
Deputy Athletics Director - External Affairs |
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