Temple University Athletics
Jessica Reo Named Temple’s Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA
9.5.19 | General
PHILADELPHIA - Jessica Reo, a veteran athletics administrator with 16 years on Division I senior staffs, has been named the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Senior Women's Administrator at Temple University.
"I am pleased to welcome Jessica Reo to Owl Nation," said Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft. "Jessica comes with a wealth of experience, previously serving as the SWA at a conference member school as well as overseeing compliance and student services at two other Division I institutions. She truly understands the needs of today's student-athlete and her philosophy fits perfectly into our vision for Temple Athletics."
"I want to thank Pat Kraft, (Deputy AD) Craig Angelos and the entire search committee for this tremendous opportunity," said Reo. "Temple is committed to success on the field, as well as in the classroom and the community. I share the vision of Pat and his staff regarding the 'student-athlete first' approach and I am looking forward to working with our senior staff to provide our student-athletes with a first class experience."
Reo arrives at Temple after serving the previous four years as the senior associate athletics director for compliance and special projects at Florida International. In that role, Reo was responsible for not only athletics compliance, but also student-athlete programming and oversight of the Student-Athlete Leadership Council. She also was the varsity sport administrator for baseball and oversaw the renovation of FIU's baseball stadium in 2017.
The longest stint of Reo's stellar career came at UCF (2003-15), where she served 12 years on its athletics staff, the last seven as senior associate athletics director/senior women's administrator. In her role, she was a member of the Director of Athletics' Executive Leadership team which helped develop strategic plans, as well as create and implement policies and procedures for the athletics department.
As UCF's SWA, a role she began in 2006, Reo represented UCF in conference dealings pertaining to scheduling, championships and legislation. She also served as UCF's liaison for gender equity and Title IX issues. In addition, she was the administrator in charge of several UCF teams including women's rowing, cross country, men's and women's tennis and women's track and field. Reo, who represented UCF on multiple NCAA Committees during her tenure, was recognized in 2015 as one of the Top 10 Senior Woman Administrators in all of college athletics by CollegeAD.org. She also acted as the department's liaison with Academic Services for Student-Athletes (ASSA), supervised the Departments of Sports Medicine, Strength & Conditioning and Student Services.
Prior to her time at UCF, Reo spent seven years at the University of Miami, serving first as a compliance coordinator for rules education and documentation and the last four years as a compliance coordinator for athletic services. She began her professional career as an assistant sports information director at Clemson University, where she spent two years publicizing Clemson athletics.
Reo graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from Florida State University and completed a master's degree in sport and fitness from UCF.
"I am pleased to welcome Jessica Reo to Owl Nation," said Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft. "Jessica comes with a wealth of experience, previously serving as the SWA at a conference member school as well as overseeing compliance and student services at two other Division I institutions. She truly understands the needs of today's student-athlete and her philosophy fits perfectly into our vision for Temple Athletics."
"I want to thank Pat Kraft, (Deputy AD) Craig Angelos and the entire search committee for this tremendous opportunity," said Reo. "Temple is committed to success on the field, as well as in the classroom and the community. I share the vision of Pat and his staff regarding the 'student-athlete first' approach and I am looking forward to working with our senior staff to provide our student-athletes with a first class experience."
Reo arrives at Temple after serving the previous four years as the senior associate athletics director for compliance and special projects at Florida International. In that role, Reo was responsible for not only athletics compliance, but also student-athlete programming and oversight of the Student-Athlete Leadership Council. She also was the varsity sport administrator for baseball and oversaw the renovation of FIU's baseball stadium in 2017.
The longest stint of Reo's stellar career came at UCF (2003-15), where she served 12 years on its athletics staff, the last seven as senior associate athletics director/senior women's administrator. In her role, she was a member of the Director of Athletics' Executive Leadership team which helped develop strategic plans, as well as create and implement policies and procedures for the athletics department.
As UCF's SWA, a role she began in 2006, Reo represented UCF in conference dealings pertaining to scheduling, championships and legislation. She also served as UCF's liaison for gender equity and Title IX issues. In addition, she was the administrator in charge of several UCF teams including women's rowing, cross country, men's and women's tennis and women's track and field. Reo, who represented UCF on multiple NCAA Committees during her tenure, was recognized in 2015 as one of the Top 10 Senior Woman Administrators in all of college athletics by CollegeAD.org. She also acted as the department's liaison with Academic Services for Student-Athletes (ASSA), supervised the Departments of Sports Medicine, Strength & Conditioning and Student Services.
Prior to her time at UCF, Reo spent seven years at the University of Miami, serving first as a compliance coordinator for rules education and documentation and the last four years as a compliance coordinator for athletic services. She began her professional career as an assistant sports information director at Clemson University, where she spent two years publicizing Clemson athletics.
Reo graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from Florida State University and completed a master's degree in sport and fitness from UCF.
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