Desireé Reed-Francois
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | UNLV |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 7, 1972 Fremont, California |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Playing career | |
| c.1994 | Rowing |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| – | Cal |
| – | San Jose State |
| – | Santa Clara |
| – | Fresno State |
| – | San Francisco |
| 2009–2013 | Tennessee (Deputy AD) |
| 2013–2014 | Cincinnati (Senior Assc. AD, Interim AD) |
| 2014–2017 | Virginia Tech (Football) |
| 2017– | UNLV |
Desiree Don Reed-Francois is the athletic director at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
College
Desiree is a 1994 graduate of UCLA, where she was a member of the rowing team.[1] She earned a Juris Doctorate from Arizona in 1997 and became a member of the California Bar.[2]
Career
Reed-Francois held sports administration positions at California, San Jose State, Santa Clara, Fresno State, and the University of San Francisco.[1][3] She spent four years at University of Tennessee, becoming Deputy Athletics Director and senior administrator for the men's basketball program.[2][4]
In March 2013, she was named Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator for the University of Cincinnati,[4] later serving as interim athletic director.[5] Reed-Francois joined Virginia Tech in May 2014, eventually overseeing the football program.[5] At the time, she was one of four women with day-to-day oversight of a Power Five program.[6]
Reed-Francois was announced as the UNLV athletic director in April 2017.[7][8][1] 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.[9][10] Reed-Francois became the first Hispanic woman to lead a Football Bowl Subdivision program as a full-time athletic director.[6][11]
Reed-Francois has taught sports law at multiple institutions.[2]
Family
Reed-Francois is married to Joshua. The couple have a son, Jackson, who is 14 .[10]
See also
List of NCAA Division I athletic directors
References
- ^ a b c "UNLV Rebels names Desiree Reed-Francois athletics director". Espn.com. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ a b c 1 second ago. "Desiree Reed-Francois Bio - University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site". Utsports.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2017 Women Leaders Board of Directors Slate". Womenleadersincollegesports.org. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ a b 1 second ago. "Desiree Reed-Francois Bio - University Of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site". Gobearcats.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Desiree Reed-Francois". hokiesports.com. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ a b "Reed-Francois leaving Virginia Tech to take over as AD at UNLV". Daily Press. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ "UNLV hires Desiree Reed-Francois for AD position". Usatoday.com. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grimala, Mike (2016-04-20). "UNLV Picks Desiree Reed-Francois To Be Next Athletic Director". RunRebs. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ a b "Desiree Reed-Francois Selected to Lead UNLV Athletics | News Center | University of Nevada, Las Vegas". Unlv.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ^ 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.
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