Nathan Pine has been hired as the deputy athletics director for external operations at the University of Maryland. Pine comes to Maryland after nearly three years as an assistant A.D. for development and major gifts at the University of California. He also served for more than three years at the U.S. Military Academy and for five years at Oregon State.

At Maryland, he will be responsible for coordinating all external units for the department, including marketing, development, video services, ticket office and media relations. He will also serve as the liaison for Terrapin Sports Marketing and works with athletics director Kevin Anderson on implementing long-term and short-term projects.

He also will have sport supervision for men's basketball, men's soccer and women's soccer.

Anderson and Pine worked together from March 2005 to Sept. 2008 at Army. As the associate A.D. for business development and strategic planning, Pine was responsible for development, administration and implementation of all business initiatives for Army Athletics. He assisted in working on a contract extension with CBS for Army-Navy football games from 2010 to 2018. He also held the position of Associate A.D. for External Operations at Army. He helped the athletics department improve fund-raising, facilities and ticket sales. He led the fund-raising effort to secure a single $15 million gift for an indoor practice facility at the academy.

At California, Pine was directly responsible for leading a $500 million capital campaign for athletics. He also was responsible for implementing and marketing Cal's Endowment Seating Program, a $325 million initiative to renovate and seismically upgrade California Memorial Stadium.

He began his athletics administration career in 2000 at his alma mater, Oregon State. He began as an assistant director of facilities and event management, then moved quickly into the Beavers' development operation. As a regional director, he assisted with planning, solicitation and stewardship of donors in capital campaigns, annual funds and major gifts.

A native of Eagle Point, Oregon, Pine earned a bachelor's in business administration with degrees in marketing and international business from Oregon State in 2000. He earned a masters in education from Cal in 2010.

Kelly Mehrtens joined the Maryland athletics staff in September 2011 as the deputy athletics director for internal operations. She will have oversight of the business, information technology, human resources and equipment-room units in the department in addition to sport supervision for women's basketball and assisting in the day-to-day operations with football.

Most recently, Mehrtens served as a senior consultant to the National Consortium for Academics and Sports. There she helps to develop, coordinate and implement educational training projects for sports organizations at every level. Prior to that she spent three years, from 2007 to 2010, as the director of athletics at UNC Wilmington.

"I am excited to join the Terrapin family," said Mehrtens. "It is an honor to be part of a great academic institution with great leadership in both the athletics department and on the entire campus."

"I want to thank Kevin for the opportunity to work with an outstanding group of coaches, staff and student-athletes.  And, I look forward to working together with all Terrapin fans to support and promote the vision and goals of Maryland Athletics." 

Mehrtens also served as the SWA at Kansas (2003-2007) and Illinois (1998-2003) and worked in the athletics departments at Miami and Northeastern. Mehrtens earned NCAA All-America status in the discus while earning her bachelor's degree at Alabama. She also holds a masters in education from Illinois.

Lori Ebihara joined the Maryland athletics staff in September 2011 as the senior associate athletics director and senior women's administrator. In that role, she will take over the strategic planning for the department in addition to sport supervision and unit oversight. She will also be the sport supervisor for softball and volleyball.

Ebihara joins the Maryland staff from Baylor University, where she has worked since 2010 as the senior associate athletics director for compliance, governance and risk assessment. Prior to that post, she served as the assistant commissioner for governance, compliance and academics at the Big 12 Conference from 1996 to 2010.

"First and foremost, Maryland is an exceptional academic institution and athletics program," said Ebihara. "I've always viewed Maryland as having first-class coaches and student-athletes. The higher-educational values that the athletics administration, coaches and University community places on the student-athlete experience made this a wonderful opportunity for me.
 
"I want to thank Kevin for the opportunity to be part of his leadership team, and I look forward to contributing to Maryland's competitive success."

She has served on a number of NCAA national committees and is on the member of the executive committee of NACDA. Ebihara earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio State in 1988.

Cheryl Harrison is Maryland's senior associate director of athletics for stewardship and community relations. The role of this new position is to have her lead the athletics department to better engage alumni and fans of all types throughout the state in order to promote important initiatives and build the brand of Maryland Athletics.

Harrison came to Maryland in June 1996 as the assistant director of major gifts. In July 1997 she was promoted to director of advancement projects and was again promoted in September 1999 to director of development for major gifts. She became the senior associate AD for external operations in August 2001. Since her arrival in 1996, capital campaign gifts have increased by 300 percent. Harrison planned and implemented campaigns to provide funding to capital campaign projects including the Comcast Center and the expansion and renovation of the Gossett Football Team House. She managed day-to-day activities of the Building Partners Campaign for the Comcast Center that surpassed its $20 million goal.

Prior to her arrival at Maryland, Harrison served as the director of alumni affairs at Winston-Salem State University for 11 years.

Harrison, a native of Baltimore, graduated from Winston-Salem State University in 1982 with a bachelor of arts in business administration with a concentration in information systems.

Dan Trump has been named the Terrapins senior associate athletics director for administration, effective in April 2011. Trump will be responsible for Maryland's compliance, sports medicine, strength and conditioning and academic service units. In addition, he is the sport supervisor for men's and women's tennis, as well as baseball.

He joined the Maryland Athletics staff on March 1, 2006 as the associate A.D. for compliance.

He came to Maryland from the Patriot League, where he served for two years, finishing as associate executive director. Prior to that, Trump was the associate director of athletics for compliance at Oregon State University.

Originally from Los Angeles, Calif., Trump is a 1992 graduate of the University of California- Berkeley, where he earned his bachelor of arts in sociology. During his playing career, Trump was a catcher and four-year letterwinner. He played in the College World Series twice and served as team captain during his senior season.

In 1992, Trump joined the staff at Loyola Marymount University as the Athletic Ticket Manager and Facilities Director. In his second year at LMU, he added responsibilities as assistant baseball coach for the Lions. After a one-year internship at California, Trump returned to Loyola Marymount as the Athletic Promotions Coordinator/Ticket Manager. He was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director/ Compliance Coordinator in 1997 and served in that role for more than two years before accepting his position at Oregon State University.

Trump and his wife, Marcene, have three boys, Davis, Spencer and Cooper. The family resides in Marriiottsville, Md.

J. Batt joined the Maryland Athletics development office in the Fall of 2009 and served in several capacities before being named associate athletics director and executive director of The Terrapin Club in September 2011.

Batt is responsible for overseeing all development operations for Maryland Athletics, including the Terrapin Club, major gifts, premium seating, the M Club, planned giving and capital projects. Batt also serves as department liaison to University Advancement and participates in campus campaign-planning initiatives.

Batt came to Maryland from James Madison University, where he served as director of major gifts since 2007. In his time at James Madison, he led capital campaigns to construct or renovate six athletics facilities, including a $62 million renovation of Bridgeforth Stadium. Batt also spent time at the College of William and Mary and the University of North Carolina prior to his time at James Madison.

Batt, a resident of Chevy Chase, Md., is a 2003 and 2006 graduate of North Carolina. He holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and public relations, as well as a master's degree in sport administration. During his time at UNC he was a member of the soccer team. Batt is married to Ms. Leah Barefoot of Raleigh, N.C.

Doug Dull returned to his alma mater during the summer of 2003 to assume the duties of associate athletics director for media relations. He is the primary sport contact for Maryland's nationally recognized men's basketball program, as well as the track & field / cross country programs. He also directs the media relations unit that services all 27 intercollegiate sports and works with the 36 media outlets in the Baltimore-Washington area that regularly cover Terrapin athletics.

He spent three years as the sports information director at Kansas State University, where he was primarily repsonsible for the nationally ranked football and track programs.

Prior to that he was an assistant athletics director for media relations at the University of California, Davis, and at Chico State University in northern California. A member of the Football Writers Association of America, the Basketball Writers Association of America, the Public Relations Society of America and the Track and Field Writers Association of America, Dull is also active in the College Sports Information Directors of America, having served on its national board of directors and serving as President during the 2006-07 academic year. He currently is a member of the national executive committee for the Entertainment and Sports Section in the Public Relations Society of America.

A native of Smithsburg, Md., Dull began his career as a sports writer and sports editor at the Herald-Mail newspapers in Hagerstown. He is the recipient of a number of writing and design awards both in the newspaper and collegiate sports information realms.

A 1981 graduate of the University of Maryland, he holds a bachelor's degree in individual studies with a concentration on sports administration. Dull and his wife, Dr. Patty Bricmont, were married in August 2006 and live in Rockville, Md.

Jon Palumbo has served as Associate Athletic Director for business since November 2008 and became chief financial officer in September 2011.

Palumbo is responsible for overseeing the business and financial parts of the athletic department, including overseeing the budget, working with NCAA Audits and overseeing all accounts. He also served a vital role in mapping out a 5-year strategic plan for the department and has served on search committees for various areas in the department.

Palumbo came to Maryland from American University, where he served as Associate Athletic Director of Business Operations since March 2006. In his time at American, he reduced the budget deficit and helped provide a surplus for the department. He coordinated the financing for several renovations and improvements to athletic facilities.

He spent over two years in the business office at the College of William & Mary, first as an Athletic Business Manager and then as Associate Director of Athletic Business.

Palumbo, a resident of Silver Spring, Md., graduated Magna Cum Laude from LaSalle University in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in Communication and a minor in Spanish. He was a member of LaSalle's baseball team and was a 3-year starter. He was twice named to the Atlantic 10's All-Academic team and later served as captain. He earned his Master's degree in business from LaSalle in 2003.

Ryan Bowles was promoted in the summer of 2006 to serve as Maryland's assistant athletics director for administration and championships. He has the responsibility for all NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference championship events hosted by Maryland and will serve as the sport supervisor for water polo and men's and women's golf.

He also serves as the liaison for campus and conference sportsmanship issues and is the liaison to the Athletics Council, a group of faculty, staff and students which reports to the President's Office on matters regarding intercollegiate athletics at Maryland.

Bowles has been on the athletics staff since August 2003, beginning as an intern and working his way to his current position.

Prior to coming to Maryland, he was the Asa S. Bushnell Intern for Championships at the Eastern College Athletic Conference in Massachusetts. There he was also involved in event management and was the liaison for a number of championship committees.

Bowles holds bachelors and masters degrees from McDaniel College in Westminster, where he was a four-time letterwinner for the men's soccer team.

Darryl Conway came to the University of Maryland as the Assistant Athletic Director-Sports Medicine in June 2004 from the University of Centeral Florida. As the Assistant Athletic Director-Sports Medicine, Conway oversees the day-to-day operation of the Terps Sports Medicine Department, including supervising a staff of sixteen Certified Athletic Trainers and six Team Physicians, coordinating sports medicine services for Maryland's 27 athletic teams and 750 student-athletes, and clinically working directly with the Terps' nationally-regarded football program. Conway came to the University of Maryland from the University of Central Florida where he served as the Head Athletic Trainer, Head Football Athletic Trainer and Adjunct Professor and Clinical Instructor in UCF's nationally recognized Athletic Training Education Progrom from 2001-2004. Conway also worked at the University of Northern Iowa, where he serviced as Director of Sports Medicine, Adjunct Instructor and Clinical Instructor from 1999-2001; Morgan State University, where he served as Director of Sports Medicine from 1998-1999; the University of Delaware, where he served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer and Assistant Professor from 1996-1998; and the New York Jeys Football Club, where he worked as an Assistant Athletic Trainer from 1993-1996.

Conway received his Masters of Arts in Sports Mangement and Sports Medicine from Adelphi University in 1995 and a Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education Studies and Athletic Training from the University of Delaware in 1993. During his time at the University of Delaware, he worked with Delaware's nationally ranked football, men's basketball and baseball teams. He also worked as a summer intern with the New York Jets Football team.

In addition to being a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA). Conway is also a State of Maryland Certified Emergency Medical Technician and a CPR and AED instructor with the American Red Cross. Conway volounteers his time as an Athletic Trainer/EMT/Tactical Medic with the City of Laurel Police Department Emergency Response/SWAT Team, and as an EMT with the Bladensburg Volunteer Fire Department.

Conway and his wife Tracy, a records coordinator for the City of Laurel, MD Police Department, are the proud parents of Micheal Eugene Conway (6) and reside in Laurel, Md.

John Vengroski was named assistant athletics director for human resources in December 2007. Prior to that time he spent a year with University Human Resources as a staff relations coordinator.

In his current role, Vengroski is responsible for coordinating all departmental employment searches and hires. He works closely with sports supervisors and other administrators to draft employment contracts for coaches and staff, and is also responsible for overseeing the Performance Review and Development process for all ICA employees. He also serves as liaison with University Human Resources for all ICA staff on HR issues, such as health benefits, retirement and employee relations.

Vengroski owned a law firm, The Law Offices of John A. Vengroski III, LLC, in Westminster, Md., from 2002 until 2006. His firm represented clients in the areas of employment law, worker compensation, and civil litigation. He also spent time at Stahl & Block, LLC, an Owings Mills, Md.-based law firm working in the same fields.

He also spent time at the National Labor Relations Board in Washington D.C., as a student legal assistant and completed internships with both the National Football League Players Association and the International Basketball League.

Vengroski earned two bachelor's degrees in finance and government & politics from the University of Maryland in 1997. He graduated from The George Washington University Law School in 2001.

Vengroski and his wife Kelly reside in Union Bridge, Md., with their three children, Ian, Julianne and Aaron.

Dr. Nicholas Hadley is in his first year as the University of Maryland's faculty athletics representative. In this role, he represents the University of Maryland and its faculty in the institution's relationships with the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference.

He is also the current Chair of the University of Maryland's Athletic Council. He was vice-chair of the Athletic Council in 2010-2011 and was an elected member of the Council from 2007-2010.

Dr. Hadley is a professor in the physics department, which he joined in 1988. He served as Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the Department from 2007-2010. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society.

He has served on numerous federal advisory boards including the program advisory committees of the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Dr. Hadley received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and his master's and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.