Kimberly Miller named Associate Athletics Director of Internal Operations & Compliance at WSCU

KIMBERLY MILLER
ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL
OPERATIONS AND COMPLIANCE
COURTESY WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

GUNNISON, Colorado – Western State Colorado University is excited to announce the hiring of Kimberly Miller as the next Associate Athletics Director of Internal Operations and Compliance. Miller will also assume the duties of Senior Woman Administrator for the athletics department.

"I would like to thank Jason Carmichael and the search committee for affording me this opportunity to service the coaches, staff and student-athletes at Western," Miller said. "Western has great traditions, leadership, a strong alumni presence and endless support from the Gunnison community. I am extremely excited to join the Western family."

Miller comes to Western after a stint as an instructor of sport management at Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina. Along with teaching core curriculum in sport management, Miller coordinated the entire sport management program, oversaw the Sport Management Major's Club and was in charge of formulating a more comprehensive curriculum for students.

"Kim's addition to our department is nothing short of a game changer," Western Athletics Director Jason Carmichael said. "Kim has routinely been identified by her peers as an administrator with a huge upside. Kim's work ethic, professionalism, integrity and insatiable desire to grow as an administrator are all huge assists for our department and institution."

Prior to Livingstone, Miller worked at Shaw University as their Assistant Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator from 2006-16. During this time, Miller supervised various men's and women's sports; managed and monitored the athletics department's budget; oversaw all athletic department operations in the Athletic Director's absence; oversaw internal operations, business operations, facilities and special events; assisted in fundraising, ticketing, marketing and promotions; advised the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee; negotiated and evaluated all athletic contracts and guarantees. Miller also had many other duties during her decade at Shaw.

Miller also was named the head women's softball coach at Shaw in 2008. A title she held until the end of the 2014 season. As head coach, Miller created the Shaw University Softball Challenge that attracted 40 NCAA Division II women's softball teams over three days, grossing over $30,000 annually with a $500,000 economic impact to the city of Raleigh.

Before Shaw, Miller was the Senior Administrative Assistant at American University. Here she assisted the Associate Athletics Director for Business with departmental budgetary management and reconciliations. Miller also monitored and provided reports on scholarship awards. During her time at American, Miller also served as the liaison to financial aid and admissions, as well as aiding the Associate Athletics Director for External Relations in donor communications and special events.

A year prior, Miller began working with the Charlotte Bobcats – now Hornets – as a Graduate Intern for the Administrative and Basketball Operations Office. Here she assisted with facility relocation logistics, assisted the Director of Human Resources with processing, screening and hiring of employees, and assisted with the 2005 Bobcat Training Camp operations, planning and team travel logistics.

From 2002-05 Miller worked at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as the Championships and Officiating Assistant. Along with assisting in the planning and management for all championships and special events, Miller assisted with the publication efforts for hosts, participants and local organizing committee championship manuals. Miller served as a liaison to the Conference Coaches Associations and Delegate Assembly Members. Miller was also charged to formulate future conference schedules and the conference fee/penalty payment schedules, as well as assisting the coordination of the conference hall of fame nominations and voting procedures. Not to mention, Miller worked with the coordinators of officials for various sports for invoicing, contracting and dissemination of game assignments.

Miller also has a background in sports information as a Broadcasting/Media Relations Intern at Ohio University and a Sports Information Intern at Bethune-Cookman University.

Miller is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), the National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors (NACDA), Minority Opportunities Athletic Associations (MOAA) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Athletic Directors Association (NCAA D2ADA).

In 2001, Miller earned her bachelor's degree in sport management from Winston-Salem State University. She also holds a master's degree in sports studies from High Point University and is expected to earn her doctorate degree of philosophy in education with a specialization in sport management from Northcentral University in 2016.

"We are excited Kim has chosen Western as the next stop on her journey in college athletics," Carmichael remarked. "Personally, I am thrilled to have her as a colleague in the department and as a department, we look forward to beginning the upcoming academic year with Kim in place at such a vital position."

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