University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Names New A.D.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/panthers/uwm-picks-amanda-braun-as-new-athletic-director-559171p-195160841.html

Amanda Braun won’t start her job as athletic director at UW-Milwaukee until May 1, but she’s already looking forward to rolling up her sleeves and getting to work.

“I’m very, very excited,” she said in a telephone interview. “I can’t wait to get to know the staff better and get out in the community and start to understand what people are looking for.”

Braun, executive senior associate director of athletics at Northeastern University in Boston, on Monday was named athletic director at UWM.

The 39-year-old Wisconsin native succeeds Andy Geiger, who came to UWM in May 2012 on a 13-month contract to help the university through a transitional period.

Geiger was brought in after Rick Costello resigned as athletic director after less than 18 months on the job. Costello had replaced George Koonce, the former Green Bay Packers linebacker who resigned in June 2010 after a rocky tenure.

“Amanda Braun is the future of UWM athletics,” Geiger said in a news release. “I’ve worked with many outstanding athletic administrators and have been extremely impressed with Amanda.

“She’s ready to lead an NCAA Division I program and I look forward to working with her.”