NEWARK, NJ–The Department of NJIT Athletics has named Jack McKiernan as the next Athletics Operations Manager Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan announced.
McKiernan comes to NJIT with over 20 years of experience in college athletics as an Athletics Administrator.
"During the search process, Jack rose to the top of a very qualified pool of candidates with his breadth of experience with facilities and in college athletics program administration," said Kaplan. "We feel fortunate enough to have been able to add Jack to our facility operations staff here at NJIT."
Most recently, McKiernan served as an Assistant Director for Championships and Compliance at United States Collegiate Athletic Association in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, overseeing the planning and execution of championship events, compliance and eligibility within the Association.
"I am so grateful to Associate Vice President and Athletic Director Lenny Kaplan and Senior Associate Director Andrew Schwartz for this incredible opportunity, said McKiernan. "I feel very fortunate to join NJIT during this exciting time in the athletics department's history, full of limitless possibilities. I am looking forward to working with the athletic department staff and coaches and I plan to hit the ground running to try to build relationships as quickly as I can to help support our student-athletes and teams thrive at NJIT."
McKiernan will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to NJIT after serving as the Director of Athletics (2015-19) at Kean University, the third largest public University in New Jersey. He was a key member of the committee for construction and design of new and updated athletic Facilities.
He served as President of New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Board of Athletic Administrators, and as Chair of NCAA Division III Baseball and Football Championship Committee for two years.
McKiernan spent 10 years as the Associate Director of Athletics at Kean, coordinating scheduling for all athletic teams, serving as Tournament Director for NCAA Women's Basketball Championships, NCAA Baseball and Softball Regionals and one round of NCAA Football Playoffs.
He headed the Sports Information Department from 2000-05, coordinating all aspects of communication and distribution of information for Kean Athletics to local, regional and national media outlets.
An NCAA Division I student-athlete, McKiernan was a four-year letter winner in football at Rutgers University earning a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Studies with a concentration in Sports Management. He continued his education, obtaining a Masters of Arts in Administration and Supervision with a concentration in Sports Management at Montclair State University.
With McKiernan's experience, he brings valuable information and guidance to his students at Boston College and Brookdale Community College as a professor teaching courses in Sports Management.
