Carl Evans Named Associate AD of Development
August 22, 2014 | General
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Carl Evans has been named associate athletics director for development at East Carolina University, according to an announcement by senior associate athletics director and Pirate Club Executive Director J. Batt.
Evans will lead the Pirate Club Annual Fund, work closely with the Pitt County Pirate Club chapter and have direct responsibilities involved with the chapter representative system among other duties.
“Carl brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Pirate Club staff,” Batt said. “We are incredibly excited about Carl’s addition because, as a former student-athlete himself, he is truly in this business to serve student-athletes.”
Evans arrives at ECU after a stint at Towson, where he served as senior associate athletics director for development since April 2013. During his time with the Tigers, he implemented the first policy and procedures manual for the athletic development program, while also creating a strategic plan that included the restructure and rebranding of the annual fund. His efforts led to a 56 percent overall increase in donations, while unrestricted annual fund donations increased 89 percent.
In November 2006, Evans began working at Memphis as assistant director of the Tiger Scholarship Fund, a position he held for 10 months before being promoted to director status. Two years later, in September 2009, he was further elevated to assistant athletics director for development and held that title for four years. In that role, Evans spearheaded a 46 percent increase in funds, totaling $15.1 million in 2011-12.
Evans’ career began with three years of service at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from December 2003-October 2006, where he worked his way up from a development intern to a donor liaison for ticketing.
After earning his bachelor’s degree from Weber State University in 2003, Evans completed his master’s degree in athletics administration from UNLV in 2005. He currently holds memberships with National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD).
Evans and his wife, Starla, are the parents of three daughters: Skye, 11, Delanie, 10, and Ryla, 3.
