South Orange, N.J. – Josh Azer, an proven fundraiser and athletics administrator with a 10 years of experience raising money in guidance of scholar-athletes and athletics division initiatives, has been employed as the new Senior Affiliate Athletics Director for Progress at Seton Hall, Director of Athletics Bryan Felt ’97, MA ’05 announced Wednesday. Azer arrives to Seton Hall just after six years at Lafayette School, exactly where he was the Director of Athletic Progress and Executive Director of the Maroon Club.
Azer will commence his responsibilities at The Corridor on Wednesday, Oct 5 and will be charged with overseeing the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund, which will work with Seton Hall alumni and supporters to increase resources in aid of Seton Hall’s 14 varsity courses. In addition, Azer will serve as the sport administrator for softball.
“Josh is a seasoned fundraiser with verified results in donor relations, cultivating gifts and supporting help the scholar-athlete expertise,” Felt stated. “Josh’s track report and his passion for university student-athlete achievements stood out during the job interview system, and we’re fired up to convey him to Seton Hall to choose an already flourishing Pirate Blue Athletic Fund to new heights.”
With Azer at the helm, Lafayette’s Maroon Club had a banner fiscal calendar year 2022, elevating $1.84 million in once-a-year giving pounds which aid the 23 varsity Leopards applications. He also was at the forefront of soliciting and securing money for funds projects, which includes the $10 million Wallach Sporting activities Effectiveness and Lacrosse Centre which is scheduled to break ground in 2023.
Azer also served on Lafayette’s administration team that assists form the strategic course of the athletics division, was secondary activity administrator for the men’s golfing staff and was the Patriot League consultant for the Countrywide Affiliation of Athletic Development Administrators (NAADD).
Prior to joining Lafayette, Azer put in four several years major fundraising initiatives as the Associate Director Orange & Blue Club/Assistant Athletics Director at Gettysburg College. He generated around $800,000 in annual donor and basis revenues and also fundraised for key funds tasks which include a $1.45 million athletics locker room renovation.
Azer has a wealth of experience throughout a lot of administrative units in faculty athletics, which include club athletics, operations and occasion administration. In former profession stops, he has been the Coordinator of Club Sports activities at UMBC, a Employees Assistant at the The united states East Conference helping with communications and championships, and a Club Sports activities Supervisor/Athletic Functions assistant at Northeastern.
Azer retains a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Administration from SUNY Cortland and holds a Grasp of Sports activities Management from Northeastern University. He and his wife Katie reside in South Orange, N.J., the place they have been users of the neighborhood for the earlier 6 many years.
