Kellie Elliott was hired in October 2015 as a senior associate athletics director/senior woman administrator (SWA) and promoted to UTSA’s Deputy Athletics Director in July 2016.
Elliott, who has more than 20 years of experience in collegiate, professional and Olympic management positions, oversees the department’s business, administration and operations areas, as well as serving as the football administrator.
A native of Menlo Park, Calif., Elliott comes to the Alamo City after serving as a consultant for a private high school’s athletics program and as acting Chief Executive Officer for a startup company that is filing patented technology for the construction industry and establishing its first round of funding.
Previously, Elliott was the Chief Operating Officer for the University of California’s Alumni Association in 2013-14. During her time in Berkeley, she helped implement plans that led to increased revenue generation and sustainable growth.
Prior to her tenure at California, Elliott was the Director of Conferences and Event Services at Yale for two years. She led a department that offered a full range of program management services for internal and external clients. She was responsible for marketing and sales communications, pricing and meeting revenue goals, as well as long-range planning for summer facility use.
Elliott served as Deputy Director of Athletics at Florida State in 2008-10, where she directed all external services. Her administrative oversight included development, marketing, ticket operations, Seminole Productions, communication services, video operations, sports information, promotions and digital media. She also managed a $67 million contract with ISP (International Sports Properties) who serves as the sponsorship arm of Seminole Athletics. In addition, her duties included managing all broadcast, media rights and Internet partnerships. She served as the sport supervisor for several sport programs and had the responsibility for recruiting and hiring head coaching positions.
Before her time in Tallahassee, Elliott was Deputy Director of Athletics for Internal Operations and SWA at San Jose State in 2005-08. She served as the chief operating officer responsible for all financial, administrative and operational elements of the Spartans’ athletics department. She also served as the chairperson for the university’s Gender Equity Committee.
Elliott worked in a number of managerial and leadership roles at Stanford, her alma mater. As Project Manager in 2004-05, she secured a $30 million contribution for new football stadium construction and directed the transition to launch the reopening of a renovated Maples Pavilion, the basketball and volleyball venue. Elliott also worked as a Project Manager for the Stanford Board of Trustees (2003-04), as Program Director for the Stanford Alumni Association (1987-89; 1992-95) and as Director of Football Operations (1989-92).
Elliott was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Huntsville Flight - a charter member of the NBA’s National Basketball Development League in 2001-03. Her marketing and business acumen led to the Flight being a model franchise for the NBA, generating nearly $600,000 in corporate sponsorship. The official spokesperson for all media contact and press conferences, she also mentored athletes for professional development, public speaking, media appearances and community volunteerism.
She was a regional operations manager for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Committee and a senior general manager for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Committee, where she was responsible for operational planning and construction at six of the 10 competition venues.
Elliott holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford and she is a graduate of the Sports Management Institute offered through Michigan and Texas.
Elliott, who has more than 20 years of experience in collegiate, professional and Olympic management positions, oversees the department’s business, administration and operations areas, as well as serving as the football administrator.
A native of Menlo Park, Calif., Elliott comes to the Alamo City after serving as a consultant for a private high school’s athletics program and as acting Chief Executive Officer for a startup company that is filing patented technology for the construction industry and establishing its first round of funding.
Previously, Elliott was the Chief Operating Officer for the University of California’s Alumni Association in 2013-14. During her time in Berkeley, she helped implement plans that led to increased revenue generation and sustainable growth.
Prior to her tenure at California, Elliott was the Director of Conferences and Event Services at Yale for two years. She led a department that offered a full range of program management services for internal and external clients. She was responsible for marketing and sales communications, pricing and meeting revenue goals, as well as long-range planning for summer facility use.
Elliott served as Deputy Director of Athletics at Florida State in 2008-10, where she directed all external services. Her administrative oversight included development, marketing, ticket operations, Seminole Productions, communication services, video operations, sports information, promotions and digital media. She also managed a $67 million contract with ISP (International Sports Properties) who serves as the sponsorship arm of Seminole Athletics. In addition, her duties included managing all broadcast, media rights and Internet partnerships. She served as the sport supervisor for several sport programs and had the responsibility for recruiting and hiring head coaching positions.
Before her time in Tallahassee, Elliott was Deputy Director of Athletics for Internal Operations and SWA at San Jose State in 2005-08. She served as the chief operating officer responsible for all financial, administrative and operational elements of the Spartans’ athletics department. She also served as the chairperson for the university’s Gender Equity Committee.
Elliott worked in a number of managerial and leadership roles at Stanford, her alma mater. As Project Manager in 2004-05, she secured a $30 million contribution for new football stadium construction and directed the transition to launch the reopening of a renovated Maples Pavilion, the basketball and volleyball venue. Elliott also worked as a Project Manager for the Stanford Board of Trustees (2003-04), as Program Director for the Stanford Alumni Association (1987-89; 1992-95) and as Director of Football Operations (1989-92).
Elliott was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Huntsville Flight - a charter member of the NBA’s National Basketball Development League in 2001-03. Her marketing and business acumen led to the Flight being a model franchise for the NBA, generating nearly $600,000 in corporate sponsorship. The official spokesperson for all media contact and press conferences, she also mentored athletes for professional development, public speaking, media appearances and community volunteerism.
She was a regional operations manager for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Committee and a senior general manager for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Committee, where she was responsible for operational planning and construction at six of the 10 competition venues.
Elliott holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford and she is a graduate of the Sports Management Institute offered through Michigan and Texas.