Craig Fink, senior associate director of the Brown University
Sports Foundation for the past five years, has been named
athletics development director at Eastern Michigan University.
His appointment was effective June 26.
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At Brown, the 34-year-old Fink managed the Foundation's
annual fundraising programs from 2001-2006. Under
his guidance, the annual programs raised nearly half of
the Foundation's average yearly fund-raising total of $6
million, which came from 5,600 donors. As senior associate
director, Fink was part of the senior management team that
helped develop the strategy and early fundraising efforts
for achieving a goal of $80 million-plus for athletics
as part of "Boldly Brown," the $1.4 billion Campaign for
Academic Enrichment, which launched publicly in fall 2005.
From July to November 2005, Fink also served as interim
executive director.
Fink received his MBA at the Eugene M. Isenberg School
of Management at the University of Massachusetts and his
bachelor's degree in sports management at the University
of Massachusetts-Amherst.
After completing his undergraduate degree, Fink served
as the assistant sports information director and assistant
baseball coach, before becoming the sports information
director at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy from 1994-1996.
He then worked at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
of Fame in Springfield, Mass., from 1996-2000, where he
was in a variety of roles, including directing the annual
induction ceremonies as the manager of events and group
programs. He then became the Northeast area sales
manager for zUniversity.com from 2000-2001 before joining
Brown University.
Fink is a member of the National Association of Athletic
Development Directors (NAADD).
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Fink and his wife, Kimberly,
reside in Ypsilanti Township with their two sons, Jack
and Alex.
