From there, the University of Arizona graduate became an event operations manager and, in 2000, served as Tournament Director for the NCAA Men’s Basketball West Regional Championship held in Tucson. He began his career in intercollegiate athletics as a graduate assistant under current SJSU head football coach Dick Tomey. He was credited with launching an Athletic Capitol Campaign and restructuring the annual giving and marketing programs.įrom 1993 until 2004, Harlan worked in multiple capacities in The University of Arizona Athletics Department. At the University of Northern Colorado, he oversaw all external operations the Bears transition to NCAA Division I status and future membership in the Big Sky Conference. Harlan will oversee the department’s development, marketing and promotions, corporate sales, tickets, sports information, community outreach, and broadcasting components and provide administrative guidance for women’s basketball and football. 'I’m also delighted to announce the promotion of Geoff Von Dollen to an associate director’s position, who has effectively managed the financial aspects our department and been a steadying influence as we’ve transitioned into our new management team.' Their expertise will help us achieve our goals on and off the field,' says Bowen. They are proven professionals in sports and college athletics. 'I am absolutely thrilled Mark, Kellie and Cindy have joined the San Jose State University Division of Intercollegiate athletics management team.

Tom Bowen, the Spartans’ director of athletics, made the announcement.īowen also announced Cindy Kato is the new director of student success services and the promotion of assistant athletics director/chief financial officer Geoff Von Dollen to associate athletics director/chief financial officer. Elliott will be an associate athletics director and the department’s senior women’s administrator. Harlan will be a senior associate athletics director for external operations. San Jose, Calif.-Mark Harlan, who spent the last year as an associate athletics director at the University of Northern Colorado, and Kellie Elliott, most recently a project manager for Stanford University athletics, have been recruited as members of the San Jose State University intercollegiate athletics management team.

The Mark of Cain by A.D. Seeley