Desiree Reed-Francois

Desiree Don Reed-Francois is the athletic director at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Desiree Reed-Francois
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamUNLV
ConferenceMountain West
Biographical details
Born (1972-05-07) May 7, 1972[1]
Fremont, California
Alma materUCLA
Playing career
c.1994Rowing
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
–Cal
–San Jose State
–Santa Clara
–Fresno State
–San Francisco
2009–2013Tennessee (Deputy AD)
2013–2014Cincinnati (Senior Assc. AD, Interim AD)
2014–2017Virginia Tech (Football)
2017–UNLV

College

Desiree is a 1994 graduate of UCLA, where she was a member of the rowing team.[2] She earned a Juris Doctorate from Arizona in 1997 and became a member of the California Bar.[3]

Career

Reed-Francois held sports administration positions at California, San Jose State, Santa Clara, Fresno State, and the University of San Francisco.[2][4] She spent four years at University of Tennessee, becoming Deputy Athletics Director and senior administrator for the men's basketball program.[3][5]

In March 2013, she was named Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator for the University of Cincinnati,[5] later serving as interim athletic director.[6] Reed-Francois joined Virginia Tech in May 2014, eventually overseeing the football program.[6] At the time, she was one of four women with day-to-day oversight of a Power Five program.[7]

Reed-Francois was announced as the UNLV athletic director in April 2017.[8][9][2] She received a contract through 2022 with an annual salary of $350,000, which also included oversight of both Thomas & Mack Center and Sam Boyd Stadium.[10][11] Reed-Francois became the first Hispanic woman to lead a Football Bowl Subdivision program as a full-time athletic director.[7][12]

Reed-Francois has taught sports law at multiple institutions.[3]

Family

Reed-Francois is of Mexican and English descent.[13] She is married to Joshua. The couple have a son named Jackson.[11]

See also

List of NCAA Division I athletic directors

References
  1. "Desiree D Reed". California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. "UNLV Rebels names Desiree Reed-Francois athletics director". Espn.com. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  3. "Desiree Reed-Francois Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site". Utsports.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  4. "2017 Women Leaders Board of Directors Slate". Womenleadersincollegesports.org. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  5. "Desiree Reed-Francois Bio - University Of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  6. "Desiree Reed-Francois". hokiesports.com. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  7. "Reed-Francois leaving Virginia Tech to take over as AD at UNLV". Daily Press. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  8. "UNLV hires Desiree Reed-Francois for AD position". Usatoday.com. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  9. Anderson, Mark (2017-04-18). "New UNLV AD Desiree Reed-Francois short on specifics, high on expectations – Las Vegas Review-Journal". Reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  10. Grimala, Mike (2016-04-20). "UNLV Picks Desiree Reed-Francois To Be Next Athletic Director". RunRebs. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  11. "Desiree Reed-Francois Selected to Lead UNLV Athletics | News Center | University of Nevada, Las Vegas". Unlv.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  12. Canales, Andrea (August 22, 2017). "UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois is one of a kind". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  13. http://www.espn.com.au/blog/onenacion/post/_/id/7849/unlv-athletic-director-desiree-reed-francois-is-one-of-a-kind
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.