Duval Times

University of North Florida issued the following announcement on Nov. 8.

 University of North Florida Director of Athletics Nick Morrow announces a number of promotions throughout senior staff positions as part of a larger internal reorganization within his first year as the UNF Director of Athletics.

Senior staff promotions are made in facilities, business and ticket operations, external operations, compliance and administration as well as human resources. 

"Organizing our senior administration was a priority in my first few months," director of athletics Nick Morrow said. "It is important to have the right people in the right place in order to accomplish our primary objective of creating the best student-athlete experience possible. I am thrilled with the senior administration we have in place. They care about relationships. They care about UNF. They care about the community."

Ervin Lewis - Deputy AD - Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

With over a decade of senior-level experience in the North Florida Athletics Department, Ervin Lewis was elevated to Deputy AD in July of 2021. Lewis joined North Florida as the Associate Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations in August of 2009. 

Lewis serves as the second in command in his position as Deputy AD, with special focus on the internal operations including academics, sports performance, facilities and operations as well as event management. Lewis also serves as the sports administrator for the women's basketball, men's soccer, volleyball and beach volleyball programs.

Justin Burdette - Associate AD for Business and Ticket Operations

Justin Burdette adds business operations to his duties as he moves into the role of Associate Athletics Director for Business and Ticket Operations. Burdette came to UNF in June of 2014 and has been responsible for overseeing all areas of ticketing in the UNF athletics department.

In his new position, Burdette is primarily responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business office, while managing the athletic department budget and the ticket office.

Burdette most recently served as the Assistant AD for Revenue Generation and Ticketing where he took on an additional role within the development office, aiding in revenue generation and fundraising efforts. The Lakeland, Fla., native is also the sport administrator for the UNF softball program.

Kaitlin Parsons - Associate AD for External Operations

Kaitlin Parsons moves into her fourth different role as a five-plus year member of the Ospreys, taking over as Associate AD for External Operations. In this position Parsons oversees the external operations team, including communications, marketing, ticketing and broadcasts. 

Additionally, Parsons is charged with overseeing revenue generation through sponsorships, ticket sales, merchandise and sales. 

Parsons arrived at UNF in 2016 as associate director of marketing, working in that role for five months before being elevated to director of marketing for two years. She followed that up with another promotion, earning the title of Assistant AD for Marketing, a title she carried for three years prior to this latest promotion.

Nancy Miller - Associate AD for Compliance and Administration

UNF Hall of Famer Nancy Miller adds another title to her already robust résumé in roughly three decades of experience as an Osprey. 

Miller will be promoted to Associate AD for Compliance and Administration, accounting for the day-to-day operations for compliance and serving as the sport administrator for nine of the varsity sports programs: swimming, men's golf, women's golf, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field.

Miller was a member of the inaugural women's basketball team in 1992, racking up 1,269 points en route to a UNF Hall of Fame induction. From there she coached as an assistant for 19 seasons before transitioning to an administrative role in 2015 as the compliance coordinator and academic specialist. She was promoted to Assistant AD for Compliance in February of 2016.

Donna Kirk - Senior Associate AD for Compliance & Administration/SWA

Already serving as the Senior Associate AD of Compliance and Academic Services as the acting Senior Woman Administrator, Donna Kirk takes on oversight of UNF Athletics human resources operations for a department that has 125-150 full and part-time employees. 

Kirk has over two decades of experience in Division I athletics. Kirk arrived to UNF in 2013 and also has sport oversight over women's tennis, men's tennis, women's soccer and cheerleading. She also serves as the department's Title IX Coordinator.

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