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New AD
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DavidKeys said:
Ditto from me. I hope he is the right person for the job.
Mark Rountree Named Portland State Director of Athletics
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CaseyOrourke
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At least he was at a football school and he was associated with the football program. Miami being a smaller college they too need to depend on fundraising, so he also has experience in that area. Overall, I think he will be a plus for the school.
New Vikings AD plots game plan for PSU
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Well, he wasn't here long.
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I heard Mark Helfrich is looking for work. 
BroadwayVik
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Our Selection Committee did a fine job in getting Mark Rountree. They hire rising stars who can stay at Portland State just long enough until they get hired away on to their next step along the way.
May they be organized again to do as before, learning from their experience along the way.
Mark was energetic and did a lot while here. Our Athletics Program needs to bring in those who are on their way up. We help catalyze their development and when they depart, we will retain the benefits of their focus upon our program as well as the affectionate connection once they go to their new post.
Who's next? I have confidence the Selection Committee will again do a fine job in conducting the best search and then securing the best selection. I wonder if there are any good suggestions for their consideration. Any stellar D-II ADs deserving of a promotion?
Our Selection Committee did a fine job in getting Mark Rountree. They hire rising stars who can stay at Portland State just long enough until they get hired away on to their next step along the way.
May they be organized again to do as before, learning from their experience along the way.
Mark was energetic and did a lot while here. Our Athletics Program needs to bring in those who are on their way up. We help catalyze their development and when they depart, we will retain the benefits of their focus upon our program as well as the affectionate connection once they go to their new post.
Who's next? I have confidence the Selection Committee will again do a fine job in conducting the best search and then securing the best selection. I wonder if there are any good suggestions for their consideration. Any stellar D-II ADs deserving of a promotion?
http://goviks.com/news/2016/12/5/portland-state-names-valerie-cleary-as-new-director-of-athletics.aspx
CaseyOrourke
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DavidKeys said:
Valerie already has high marks in my book because she chose to keep Barnum as interim coach. Granted, she did it because she was an interim herself and did it to allow an incoming AD to hire a new replacement, but I think looking back, it has proven to be a wise decision.
CaseyOrourke said:
I think it was a good hire. Wish her the best of luck! I hope she can use the upcoming Pavilion as a spring board for the whole Viking Athletic Department to get to another level or two!!
BroadwayVik
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Portland State University names Valerie Cleary its new Athletics Director
Michael Lund, December 5, 2016 ....President Wim Weiwell....
Portland State University President Wim Wiewel has named Valerie Cleary the new Director of Athletics for the Vikings program. Cleary returns to Portland State after spending the past two years as AD at Willamette University in Salem.
Cleary replaces Mark Rountree, who is moving on to a role as Deputy Athletics Director of Georgia Tech.
"As our former associate athletics director who served as interim director before Mark was hired, Valerie Cleary has a keen understanding that academics and community engagement are a central part of the values of Portland State University athletics," said President Wiewel. "She also has deep experience and knowledge not only of athletics and athletes but of Oregon and the Northwest. We are thrilled that Valerie is returning to our campus as PSU's new athletics director."
Previously, Cleary was the senior associate athletics director and senior woman administrator at Portland State. She served in that capacity from September 2013 until she was named PSU's interim athletics director in the fall of 2014 as PSU was completing an AD search that led to Rountree's hiring. Cleary was named AD at Willamette in the spring of 2015.
"I am excited and humbled by the opportunity to return to Portland State," Cleary said. "I feel fortunate to return to a campus and department where I learned so much and developed lifelong friendships. Most importantly, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue to build upon the work of Mark Rountree and the fantastic staff in supporting exceptional Viking student-athletes."
Cleary takes over leadership of a Viking program that has won 28 conference team championships and made 18 NCAA post-season appearances since 2003. She will step into the development process of the Viking Pavilion, the academic and athletic center that will soon house the department upon its completion in approximately 14 months.
Cleary already has a working knowledge of the Viking program and most of its staff from her previous stint on the Park Blocks Campus Mall. During her tenure as interim AD in late 2014, she gave Bruce Barnum his initial one-year contract to be Head Football Coach and established other personnel changes.
Cleary has a significant range of experience. In addition to her time at Portland State and Willamette, she did admissions work at Pacific University, and director of student-athlete enhancement programs at Boise State University.
Cleary earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from California State University, Chico, with a major in social science and an emphasis in sociology, multicultural and gender studies. In 2003, she received a Master of Science degree from California State University, Long Beach in counseling with a focus on student development in higher education.
While working at Boise State from 2002 through 2008, Cleary held several positions.
She was an educational specialist helping with BSU's Educational Talent Search for one year, then worked for three years as the coordinator of the TRIO Dissemination Partnership. She became the academic advisor and BroncoLIFE coordinator for the Athletics Department in 2006. Cleary was named the director of student-athlete enhancement programs in 2008.
At Pacific, she was the assistant director of undergraduate admissions from September of 2010 through October of 2012. She was promoted to associate director of undergraduate admissions in October of 2012.
Cleary is scheduled to begin at Portland State on January 1. Rountree will be leaving PSU on Dec. 16. Deputy AD Matt Billings will serve as interim athletics director during the two-week span.
THE VALERIE CLEARY FILE
Director of Athletics, Portland State University
Hometown: Orland, CA
Alma Mater: Chico State, 2000, BA in Social Science; Long Beach State, 2003, MS in Counseling - Student Development in Higher Education
WORK EXPERIENCE
2015-16 Willamette University, Director of Athletics
2013-15 Portland State University, Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA
2010-13 Pacific University, Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions
2002-08 Boise State University, Academic Advisor/Bronco Life Coordinator
2002-06 Boise State University, Educational Specialist/Coordinator TRIO Dissemination Partnership
Portland State University names Valerie Cleary its new Athletics Director
Michael Lund, December 5, 2016 ....President Wim Weiwell....
Portland State University President Wim Wiewel has named Valerie Cleary the new Director of Athletics for the Vikings program. Cleary returns to Portland State after spending the past two years as AD at Willamette University in Salem.
Cleary replaces Mark Rountree, who is moving on to a role as Deputy Athletics Director of Georgia Tech.
"As our former associate athletics director who served as interim director before Mark was hired, Valerie Cleary has a keen understanding that academics and community engagement are a central part of the values of Portland State University athletics," said President Wiewel. "She also has deep experience and knowledge not only of athletics and athletes but of Oregon and the Northwest. We are thrilled that Valerie is returning to our campus as PSU's new athletics director."
Previously, Cleary was the senior associate athletics director and senior woman administrator at Portland State. She served in that capacity from September 2013 until she was named PSU's interim athletics director in the fall of 2014 as PSU was completing an AD search that led to Rountree's hiring. Cleary was named AD at Willamette in the spring of 2015.
"I am excited and humbled by the opportunity to return to Portland State," Cleary said. "I feel fortunate to return to a campus and department where I learned so much and developed lifelong friendships. Most importantly, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue to build upon the work of Mark Rountree and the fantastic staff in supporting exceptional Viking student-athletes."
Cleary takes over leadership of a Viking program that has won 28 conference team championships and made 18 NCAA post-season appearances since 2003. She will step into the development process of the Viking Pavilion, the academic and athletic center that will soon house the department upon its completion in approximately 14 months.
Cleary already has a working knowledge of the Viking program and most of its staff from her previous stint on the Park Blocks Campus Mall. During her tenure as interim AD in late 2014, she gave Bruce Barnum his initial one-year contract to be Head Football Coach and established other personnel changes.
Cleary has a significant range of experience. In addition to her time at Portland State and Willamette, she did admissions work at Pacific University, and director of student-athlete enhancement programs at Boise State University.
Cleary earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000 from California State University, Chico, with a major in social science and an emphasis in sociology, multicultural and gender studies. In 2003, she received a Master of Science degree from California State University, Long Beach in counseling with a focus on student development in higher education.
While working at Boise State from 2002 through 2008, Cleary held several positions.
She was an educational specialist helping with BSU's Educational Talent Search for one year, then worked for three years as the coordinator of the TRIO Dissemination Partnership. She became the academic advisor and BroncoLIFE coordinator for the Athletics Department in 2006. Cleary was named the director of student-athlete enhancement programs in 2008.
At Pacific, she was the assistant director of undergraduate admissions from September of 2010 through October of 2012. She was promoted to associate director of undergraduate admissions in October of 2012.
Cleary is scheduled to begin at Portland State on January 1. Rountree will be leaving PSU on Dec. 16. Deputy AD Matt Billings will serve as interim athletics director during the two-week span.
THE VALERIE CLEARY FILE
Director of Athletics, Portland State University
Hometown: Orland, CA
Alma Mater: Chico State, 2000, BA in Social Science; Long Beach State, 2003, MS in Counseling - Student Development in Higher Education
WORK EXPERIENCE
2015-16 Willamette University, Director of Athletics
2013-15 Portland State University, Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA
2010-13 Pacific University, Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions
2002-08 Boise State University, Academic Advisor/Bronco Life Coordinator
2002-06 Boise State University, Educational Specialist/Coordinator TRIO Dissemination Partnership