Beth Hunter Position: Director of Sports Marketing First Year at ND: 2001

Beth Hunter is in her ninth year as a member of the Notre Dame athletics department, and is in her seventh year as the school's director of sports marketing after coming aboard as sports promotions coordinator in July 2001.

In her current position, Hunter oversees the creation and implementation of marketing plans for several of Notre Dame's 26 intercollegiate sports. She also works closely with the Notre Dame Monogram Club, an organization of former student-athletes, student managers, student athletic trainers and cheerleaders who have earned a monogram because of their participation in the University's varsity intercollegiate programs, and the Club's board of directors.

She also has become a voice for Notre Dame on the national level, having been named to the board of directors for the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) in June 2006.

A 1998 graduate of Providence College with a degree in psychology, Hunter spent the 2000-01 academic year as assistant director of marketing and promotions and director of licensing at the University of Northern Colorado. There, she was responsible for overseeing the marketing, promotions, advertising, and community service for all 16 varsity sports programs, as well as proctoring the licensing program for the entire university.

While at Northern Colorado, Hunter also served as assistant tournament director for the 2001 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, and gained experience working for NCAA productions at the NCAA Women's College World Series and the Division I NCAA Women's and Men's Volleyball championships.

Prior to joining the athletic department at Northern Colorado, Hunter served as a graduate assistant in the sports marketing department at Providence from 1998-2000. While obtaining her master's degree in business administration, she helped market the 21-sport program at the College. In addition, she also was the marketing director for the 2000 NCAA Frozen Four, hosted by Providence.

A native of Shrewsbury, Mass., Hunter and her husband, Jake, reside in South Bend, and have two children, Paige (5) and Clare (2).