Kristin Quinn Named Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator
9/1/2023 11:00:00 AM | General
Quinn returns to St. John’s after experience at the BIG EAST Conference and Pace University
QUEENS, N.Y. – St. John's Director of Athletics Mike Cragg announced the hiring of former Johnnie and BIG EAST Assistant Commissioner Kristin Quinn as its new Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator on Friday.
"We are thrilled to welcome Kristin back home to St. John's," said Cragg. "She is a seasoned collegiate athletics administrator who brings institutional knowledge to her new position, along with extensive experience from her time working at the BIG EAST Conference and several local institutions. Kristin will be a wonderful addition to our executive team and as our senior woman administrator."
Prior to her return to Queens, Quinn was hired as Associate Athletic Director for External Operations at Pace University in 2021, overseeing the day-to-day management of the athletic communications department, handling digital production of the Pace Sports Network operated under NE10 Now and sponsorship, marketing and branding efforts for the Setters. Her role also expanded into working with Pace University's Office of Development and Alumni Relations to coordinate fundraising efforts for each of the Setters' varsity teams and support groups while helping manage the Athletics Alumni Association Board.
Quinn ran operations for all Pace Athletics Alumni events, including the Setters Alumni and Friends Golf Challenge, the Golf Classic, the Hall of Fame Induction Awards and Dinner and sport-specific recognition events.
No stranger to St. John's or the BIG EAST, Quinn served as the Assistant Commissioner for Olympic Sports and Marketing & Communications at the BIG EAST Conference for the better part of seven years before arriving at Pace.
Among many responsibilities in her role at the BIG EAST, Quinn assisted in the marketing and execution of various sport championships and conference events, including the annual BIG EAST men's basketball tournament and the 2017 NCAA East Regional at Madison Square Garden.
She also worked regularly with the BIG EAST on-campus marketing teams to coordinate conference-wide initiatives and digital and social media strategy. Most notably, Quinn led marketing and brand enhancement campaigns for men's soccer and worked with facility marketing teams to enhance championship exposure and fan engagement.
Quinn also worked on numerous outreach projects while at the BIG EAST, including the Global Sports Mentoring Program with the U.S. Department of State, the annual BIG EAST Basketball Roundtable, the BIG EAST Big Ten Women's Sports Symposium, BIG EAST Serves Day, the Student-Athlete Well-Being Summit and the BIG EAST Startup Challenge.
Prior to her run at the BIG EAST, Quinn held the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications position at St. John's. While with the Red Storm in her first go-around, she helped develop and execute branding and media relations platforms for nationally-competitive NCAA Division I women's basketball and women's soccer teams, while handling the external relations efforts for the women's basketball team's three-straight NCAA Tournaments (2011-13).
Additionally, Quinn has worked in the athletics departments of Fordham University, Mercy College and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. She also worked as the Assistant Director of Communications at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
St. John's is also where Quinn earned her Master of Business Administration Degree in 2009. She is a 2005 graduate of the University of Maryland with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications with a minor in Secondary Education. Quinn was the co-captain of the Maryland Dance Team from 2003-05.
Quinn currently resides in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. with her husband Kevin and two children, Brendan and Thomas.
"We are thrilled to welcome Kristin back home to St. John's," said Cragg. "She is a seasoned collegiate athletics administrator who brings institutional knowledge to her new position, along with extensive experience from her time working at the BIG EAST Conference and several local institutions. Kristin will be a wonderful addition to our executive team and as our senior woman administrator."
Prior to her return to Queens, Quinn was hired as Associate Athletic Director for External Operations at Pace University in 2021, overseeing the day-to-day management of the athletic communications department, handling digital production of the Pace Sports Network operated under NE10 Now and sponsorship, marketing and branding efforts for the Setters. Her role also expanded into working with Pace University's Office of Development and Alumni Relations to coordinate fundraising efforts for each of the Setters' varsity teams and support groups while helping manage the Athletics Alumni Association Board.
Quinn ran operations for all Pace Athletics Alumni events, including the Setters Alumni and Friends Golf Challenge, the Golf Classic, the Hall of Fame Induction Awards and Dinner and sport-specific recognition events.
No stranger to St. John's or the BIG EAST, Quinn served as the Assistant Commissioner for Olympic Sports and Marketing & Communications at the BIG EAST Conference for the better part of seven years before arriving at Pace.
Among many responsibilities in her role at the BIG EAST, Quinn assisted in the marketing and execution of various sport championships and conference events, including the annual BIG EAST men's basketball tournament and the 2017 NCAA East Regional at Madison Square Garden.
She also worked regularly with the BIG EAST on-campus marketing teams to coordinate conference-wide initiatives and digital and social media strategy. Most notably, Quinn led marketing and brand enhancement campaigns for men's soccer and worked with facility marketing teams to enhance championship exposure and fan engagement.
Quinn also worked on numerous outreach projects while at the BIG EAST, including the Global Sports Mentoring Program with the U.S. Department of State, the annual BIG EAST Basketball Roundtable, the BIG EAST Big Ten Women's Sports Symposium, BIG EAST Serves Day, the Student-Athlete Well-Being Summit and the BIG EAST Startup Challenge.
Prior to her run at the BIG EAST, Quinn held the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications position at St. John's. While with the Red Storm in her first go-around, she helped develop and execute branding and media relations platforms for nationally-competitive NCAA Division I women's basketball and women's soccer teams, while handling the external relations efforts for the women's basketball team's three-straight NCAA Tournaments (2011-13).
Additionally, Quinn has worked in the athletics departments of Fordham University, Mercy College and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. She also worked as the Assistant Director of Communications at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
St. John's is also where Quinn earned her Master of Business Administration Degree in 2009. She is a 2005 graduate of the University of Maryland with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications with a minor in Secondary Education. Quinn was the co-captain of the Maryland Dance Team from 2003-05.
Quinn currently resides in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. with her husband Kevin and two children, Brendan and Thomas.