Tim Kenney
Associate Athletic Director / Advancement

Tim Kenney is in his fourth year as UMass' associate athletic director for advancement, a role which he assumed in January of 2004. He is responsible for directing the UMass Athletic Association, a centralized fund designed to encourage financial support for all 23 varsity teams and the athletic department as a whole. For the 2005-06 academic year, Kenney oversaw a department that raised more than $1.75 million.

Kenney came to UMass from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he worked in a variety of positions over the previous nine years. He spent three years as Stony Brook's director of alumni relations, where he was in charge of fund raising for the alumni association, in addition to overseeing a number of other activities, including homecoming. Prior to his time as director of alumni relations, Kenney served as Stony Brook's assistant athletic director for external affairs from January 1997-March 2001, director of scheduling and special events from July 1996-December 1996, and assistant director of athletic development from August 1995-June 1996.

Kenney also served as an assistant regional director for the Empire State Games from 1998-2004. In addition, he has worked for the Long Island Surf professional basketball club, the World University Games, Florida State University and the University at Buffalo.

Kenney earned his bachelor's degree in sports management and exercise science from Buffalo in May of 1993, and went on to earn his master's degree in sports administration and physical education from Florida State in May of 1994. During his undergraduate days at Buffalo, he was a two-time All-American in swimming, in addition to earning Academic All-America honors.

Kenney and his wife, Maureen, have three children, Sierra, Jack and Drew. .