Rotary Thursday - February 3rd, 2022
12 Noon, IN PERSON at University Village, Conference Room, SUNY Fredonia
Zoom link is available!
This week's guest speaker is SUNY Fredonia
Director of Athletics - Jerry Fisk
Jerry Fisk became the Fredonia Blue Devil Director of Athletics on Dec. 13, 2017.
Fisk came to Fredonia after serving as the Assistant Athletic Director of Event & Facility Operations at Elmira College, starting in July 2015. Prior to that, he was the Associate Director for Affinity Engagement and Assistant Men's Golf Coach at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. During his time at Hobart and William Smith, Fisk led a comprehensive fundraising drive that was focused to engaging former student-athletes, alumni, and parents through their affinity with the colleges.
His responsibilities also included scheduling and supervising facility usage for events, composing and distributing marketing materials targeted at driving attendance for home events, and developing marketing plans as well as starting new initiatives. He also worked with SAA and the Heron Society Board of Directors to direct athletics as well as fundraise.
Fisk has also spent time with the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, working as the Sponsorship Manger for the 2013 National Senior Games. He was responsible for building relationships with potential sponsors and raising funds to enhance the Senior Games.
Prior to working at the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, Fisk served as an Associate Director of Athletics at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. During his time with the Falcons, Fisk had a wide range of responsibilities including serving as the site administrator for all home athletic contests, conceiving and managing the athletic department budget, and working with multiple departments on campus to handle all athletic department and facility concerns.
Fisk's experience in college athletics also extends into the NAIA and NCAA Division I ranks. In 2011, Fisk served as the Director of Marketing and Operations for the Southern States Athletic Conference. One of his main areas was managing staff to create and produce a conference television show that aired in over 12 million homes. Prior to his time with the SSAC, Fisk spent two years working at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he worked his way from an Athletic Department Intern to the Director of Development and Member Relations at the College Sport Research Institute, all while earning his master’s degree in Athletic Administration.
He was a 4.0 student while earning a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Roberts Wesleyan College.
Fisk came to Fredonia after serving as the Assistant Athletic Director of Event & Facility Operations at Elmira College, starting in July 2015. Prior to that, he was the Associate Director for Affinity Engagement and Assistant Men's Golf Coach at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. During his time at Hobart and William Smith, Fisk led a comprehensive fundraising drive that was focused to engaging former student-athletes, alumni, and parents through their affinity with the colleges.
His responsibilities also included scheduling and supervising facility usage for events, composing and distributing marketing materials targeted at driving attendance for home events, and developing marketing plans as well as starting new initiatives. He also worked with SAA and the Heron Society Board of Directors to direct athletics as well as fundraise.
Fisk has also spent time with the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, working as the Sponsorship Manger for the 2013 National Senior Games. He was responsible for building relationships with potential sponsors and raising funds to enhance the Senior Games.
Prior to working at the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, Fisk served as an Associate Director of Athletics at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. During his time with the Falcons, Fisk had a wide range of responsibilities including serving as the site administrator for all home athletic contests, conceiving and managing the athletic department budget, and working with multiple departments on campus to handle all athletic department and facility concerns.
Fisk's experience in college athletics also extends into the NAIA and NCAA Division I ranks. In 2011, Fisk served as the Director of Marketing and Operations for the Southern States Athletic Conference. One of his main areas was managing staff to create and produce a conference television show that aired in over 12 million homes. Prior to his time with the SSAC, Fisk spent two years working at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he worked his way from an Athletic Department Intern to the Director of Development and Member Relations at the College Sport Research Institute, all while earning his master’s degree in Athletic Administration.
He was a 4.0 student while earning a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Roberts Wesleyan College.