April 14, 2011
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Nathan Pine has been hired as a senior associate athletics director and chief of staff at the University of Maryland, athletics director Kevin Anderson announced Thursday.
Pine comes to Maryland after nearly three years as an assistant A.D. for development and major gifts at the University of California. He also served for more than three years at the U.S. Military Academy and for five years at Oregon State.
"I am honored to join the Terrapin family and I would like to thank Kevin Anderson for this wonderful opportunity to serve the University of Maryland," said Pine. "I am excited for the challenges that lie ahead and look forward to bringing my experiences to this position to help to make Maryland Athletics the very best it can be."
At Maryland, he will be responsible for implementing the department's strategic plan on both a long-term and short-term view. He will work with the staff on developing strategies to improve performance evaluations for coaches and programs, as well as administrative units.
Pine will also assist in developing fund-raising strategies to assist Maryland's long-term goals in revenue generation and facilities enhancement.
"Nate Pine is one of the bright stars in college athletics," said Anderson. "He brings energy and an array of experience to the University of Maryland department of athletics."
Anderson and Pine worked together from March 2005 to Sept. 2008 at Army. As the associate A.D. for business development and strategic planning, Pine was responsible for development, administration and implementation of all business initiatives for Army Athletics. He assisted in working on a contract extension with CBS for Army-Navy football games from 2010 to 2018.
He also held the position of Associate A.D. for External Operations at Army. He helped the athletics department improve fund-raising, facilities and ticket sales. He led the fund-raising effort to secure a single $15 million gift for an indoor practice facility at the academy.
At California, Pine was directly responsible for leading a $500 million capital campaign for athletics. He also was responsible for implementing and marketing Cal's Endowment Seating Program, a $325 million initiative to renovate and seismically upgrade California Memorial Stadium.
He began his athletics administration career in 2000 at his alma mater, Oregon State. He began as an assistant director of facilities and event management, then moved quickly into the Beavers' development operation. As a regional director, he assisted with planning, solicitation and stewardship of donors in capital campaigns, annual funds and major gifts.
A native of Eagle Point, Oregon, Pine earned a bachelor's in business administration with degrees in marketing and international business from Oregon State in 2000. He earned a masters in education from Cal in 2010.
Pine and his wife, Stephanie, are living in College Park.
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