Karlton Creech, currently in the midst of his second year at the helm of the University of Maine Athletic Department, began his tenure as Director of Athletics at the University of Maine on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. He brings 18 years of experience within Intercollegiate Athletics, most recently at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Karlton was UNC’s Senior Associate Director of Athletics, serving as chief of staff and overseeing the department's capital projects, human resources and facilities. From 2004-12, he was Associate Executive Director for UNC's Educational Foundation Inc., where he managed capital projects (including coordination of the $88 million football stadium expansion), the Annual Fund, marketing, fundraising and ticket sales programs, as well as donor stewardship and development. He also worked for the Student-Aid Association at North Carolina State University from 1999-04, coordinating ticket sales and fundraising.
Karlton, a native of Chapel Hill, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from North Carolina State University and will complete a Master of Arts degree in management and leadership from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., in 2014. His wife, Staci, is a Pennsylvania native who attended UNC on a golf scholarship and received a bachelor of arts in elementary education.
