UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
2014 @RAZORBACKFB MEDIA GUIDE
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION Byron Hatch Associate AD for Business Byron Hatch joined the Razorback Athletics Department in July 2012 as the Associate Athletic Director for Business after seven years at the NCAA. His areas of responsibility include contract administration and oversight of procurement, travel, equipment and camp operations. Hatch added sport administration duties in teh summer of 2014 working with football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. Hatch, a native of Humphrey, Ark., earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) and a law degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). As the NCAA’s associate director of the Division I men’s basketball championship (2007-11) and then the director of championships and alliances (2011-12), Hatch served as a liaison to the Division I men’s basketball committee and championship hosts assisting with the planning and conducting of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Hatch was responsible for the financial administration of the championship and helped oversee the site selection process. He also was responsible for the supervision of NCAA officiating responsibilities for the championship, including serving as the liaison to the National Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating. Hatch also worked with the NCAA Corporate and Broadcast Alliances staff to coordinate NCAA corporate champions’ and partners’ exposure and marketing opportunities throughout the championship. Prior to his work in the championships and alliances division, Hatch worked in the NCAA’s Department of Academic and Membership Affairs as a coordinator (2005), assistant director (2005-07) and associate director (2007). Hatch and his wife Marla have two daughters, McKinley and Brooklyn. Elvis Moya Associate AD for Marketing and Fan Development Elvis Moya, a collegiate sports marketer with over a decade of experience, joined Arkansas in the spring of 2014 as Associate Athletic Director for Marketing and Fan Development. Moya had spent the previous eight and a half years at Texas Tech University where he most recently held the role of Director of Marketing and Fan Promotions. Moya served as the Director of Promotions and Fan Engagement at Texas Tech overseeing the marketing and promotions plans for 17 intercollegiate sports. Moya managed the game day and fan experiences for football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. He also served as the department’s liaison to the band, spirit squads, mascots, student government, student organizations, Greek life and the local Chamber of Commerce. In 2013, under Moya’s direction, Texas Tech set a new student attendance season record for Texas Tech Football with a record of 11,933 and individual football game record with 16,092 students. From 2006-09, Moya served as the director of basketball marketing and promotions for the women’s basketball program coordinating all marketing, promotions, advertising, corporate sponsorships for the program, while coordinating the overall game day experience. In addition to his experience and advancement at Texas Tech, Moya served as the Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions for Texas Tech Athletics from 2009-12 overseeing the marketing and promotions plans for Red Raider Volleyball, Softball and Tennis programs. In 2009, Texas Tech was presented the silver award winner at the 18th Annual NACMA Convention in recognition of outstanding achievement for the Best Student Promotion. The ‘Get InTo Win’ promotion awarded one student with free tuition for year based on a drawing from those who attended ten basketball games or more.
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Moya returned to Lubbock after a successful two and a half year stint as the spirit coordinator and head cheer and mascot coach at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. At Purdue, he served as the liaison between intercollegiate athletics and the university bands. Moya is a 2003 graduate of Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in mass communications. While at Tech, Moya worked in the Intercollegiate Athletics external operations and marketing department as a student and was also a cheerleader for the Red Raiders. In May 2013, he was a selected as a recipient of the Young Professionals of Greater Lubbock and Lubbock Chamber of Commerce 20 Under 40 Award winners. The ‘20 Under 40 award recognizes the top 20 best and brightest young professionals in the Lubbock Community. Chris Pohl Associate AD for Event Management and Sports Administration A former championships director for the NCAA, Chris Pohl joined Arkansas in 2002 to manage marketing and promotion for the women’s sports after 11 years at the NCAA. Pohl moved into event management in 2008 and oversees the event management department which coordinates all Guest Services and Special Events as well as all home and postseason events for the Razorbacks. In 2012, Pohl assumed sport administrator duties for soccer and added gymnastics and softball oversight in 2014. Her primary sport event management responsibilities include football, men’s basketball, soccer and swimming and diving. Pohl and her staff prepare and monitor budgets for events, work with service departments including facilities, custodial services and grounds, handle game management responsibilities for all on-campus athletic events; ensuring all aspects of the facilities are ready for competition and spectator hosting, coordinate fan services for game and event management including marketing and promotions, parking services, public safety, law enforcement, life safety/emergency responders, merchandising, concessions, and other aspects of creating a first class spectator experience. A 1981 graduate of Central Michigan and basketball letterwinner, she earned her master’s in 1984 from Penn State. Tracey Mays Stehlik Associate AD for Compliance Entering her 30th year with the University of Arkansas, Tracey Mays Stehlik serves as the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance for Razorback Athletics. In addition, she is a member of the sport administrator’s group, overseeing swimming and diving. Stehlik began her career as an assistant women’s basketball coach with the Razorbacks and was a part of the staff that won the only women’s hoops conference championships at Arkansas. As an assistant coach, she recruited some of the greatest players in UA history, including former All-American Delmonica DeHorney, and helped lead Arkansas to back-to-back Southwest Conference titles. She left the court and moved into athletic administration in 1995 and was promoted to associate athletic director for compliance in 1997. Stehlik’s duties included the oversight of compliance, eligibility, academics and event management for the then-separate women’s athletics department. Among her numerous areas of responsibility, Stehlik has served as the meet director for several SEC and NCAA events, including the NCAA Indoor Championships from 2003 to 2008, and the 2009 NCAA Gymnastics Regional meet. Stehlik moved into her current
role when the Razorback Athletic Departments unified in 2008. As the associate athletic director for compliance, Stehlik is responsible for the oversight of all areas of compliance including eligibility, financial aid and the student-athlete opportunity fund. She oversees the dayto-day office operations and its staff and has been a leader in the on-going compliance educational efforts for the department. A 1982 graduate of Alabama-Birmingham with a degree in communications, Stehlik has the distinction of scoring the first point in UAB women’s basketball history as a member of the first Blazer team. She earned her master’s degree in athletic administration at the University of Kansas where she served as a graduate assistant basketball coach from 1983 to 1985. Stehlik and her husband Wayne have two daughters, Mollie and Maggie, who both attend the University of Arkansas. Wayne is the director of athletics for the Springdale (Ark.) public schools. Kevin Trainor Associate AD for Public Relations In his 20th year at Arkansas, Kevin Trainor is in his seventh year as associate athletic director and his fifth as the head of the department’s Public Relations department after being promoted from his previous role in media relations. Trainor coordinates the department’s executive and crisis management communications and works as a department liaison with the Razorback Foundation, University Relations, the National Football Foundation and other organizations. He is the executive editor of the Razorback Athletics Annual Report and Inside Razorback Athletics. He is also in his fifth year as the sports administrator for baseball. Trainor was a nearly 20-year veteran in the media relations office before assuming his current role including 10 years as the sports information director and Associate Athletic Director for Sports Information overseeing publicity for all 19 Razorback sport programs including football. During his tenure in that position, Arkansas boasted nine All-Americans, including 2006 and 2007 Doak Walker Award winner and Heisman Trophy runner-up Darren McFadden, 2007 Rimington Trophy winner Jonathan Luigs and 2003 Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award finalist Shawn Andrews. As associate SID, Trainor worked closely with football and served as the primary contact for the 2000 SEC Tournament champion Arkansas basketball squad. He also served as the color analyst on the Razorback Baseball Radio Network for five years. A university graduate in journalism in 1994, he earned his master’s at Arkansas in 2005. He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association of America (USBWAA). Trainor is also a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and is on the board of directors of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. In 2013, he was honored nationally by PR Daily for “Best in Crisis Management.” He has also been recognized by the Northwest Arkansas chapter of PRSA for the Razorback Athletics Annual Report. Trainor is an adjunct professor in Sports Public Relations in the university’s College of Education and Health Professions. He has also been selected to serve as the press conference moderator at several major events including the past five SEC Football Media Days, the SEC Football Championship Game and the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Trainor and his wife, the former Ruth Whitehead, are the parents of two daughters, Emma and Ellie. His brother, Kendall, was a consensus first-team All-American at placekicker for the Razorback football team and a threetime letterman for the Razorback baseball team.