Patrick J. Knapp, Jr. Email & Phone Number

Las Cruces, Nm, Us

Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

As Director, I work closely with my Dean to discover prospects and then cultivate and solicit them. I collaborate with the College of Arts and Sciences department heads, now the College of Engineering, The NMSU Foundation and the Alumni Association to raise the brand of the college as well as fund raise.Upon my hire at New Mexico State in August 2013 until the end of fiscal 2014, we increased our total gift support to the College of Arts and Sciences by 92%. Yes, from $617,881 to $2,009,650. I have no assistants or administrators to help in a 26 department college. I only have one student worker. I do have a very supportive Dean. Next, in year 2014-15, at this point and time, we are at $1,936,399 total gifts- an increase of 63%. This mark exceeds any other development year at the College since 2010.My Dean and I in that year alone closed on one planned gift of 1.2 million dollars in Journalism and 1.7 million dollars in Physics.In 2016-17- $3,665,668In 2017-18- to date March 1, 2018- $3,877,193-129% increase2020-2022- I closed two- 1-million-dollar gifts; 1.2 million to the Art Department and 1 million from a NM corporate donor ($800,000 went to the College of Engineering)2022-2023- I garnered pledges from 9 donors at present totaling 2.9 million for the new Thomas and Brown Engineering BuildingMy nine-year average at NMSU is 1.958 million perIn 2015 the University embarked on its largest Capital Campaign ever ($125 million) and by JAN 1, 2020, we had raised $128,077,379. The last 18 months of this campaign I was the Associate VP for Development in the NMSU Foundation and supervised a DO team of 10, while still working as the DOD for the College of A&S. In that 5-year period the College of A&S (my College) raised more money than any other college at the University.2023-24 will be my 9th year with Aggie Vision as the Women's basketball color commentator. Our broadcasts are now on ESPN +. I also do sports radio commentary on KCRB in Council Bluffs, IA

4200 Connecticut Ave. Nw, Bldg. 47, Washington, Dc 20008

I am charged with developing our Firebird booster club (Firebirds Forever), that will transition into sport clubs for each team, bringing in corporate sponsorship, and developing our UDC basketball season ticket plan, planning athletic events ( primarily UDC's 1st two Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinners ),as well as managing certain sports and mentoring coaches. I organize our donor base data and then prioritize donors for the booster club and sport club support. New initiatives are planned for 2012-13 to strengthen our alumni and fan support, community pool and tennis memberships, a Navy Seals student and community function, a department Golf outing, as well as community and city out reach. Raised over $120,000 in gifts and sponsorship's as of 3/31/13.I am an all encompassing athletic administrator: New duties include- equipment inventory and ordering, team travel, game management, facility management and rentals. Other extensive collegiate experience in administrative areas such as: development, budget management, hiring & evaluating staff, camp and clinic director and coordinator, NCAA compliance issues, lead liaison with admissions,student affairs and academic advisement. Energetic and accomplished in fund raising, booster club and corporate sponsor development.I have the ability and experience to solicit major gifts so that a university can fund a major project, ie. gymnasium, stadium, practice facility or capitol improvements.Specialties: Fund raising & development, branding and identity. EXCEL, HTML, I Wave Pro, Raiser's Edge, Scoutware, Gamebreaker, Qgiv, Constant Contact and Presto website usability. Immense experience in managing sport teams and in teaching fundamental basketball, player development, scouting and strategy development, team practices, team culture training, recruiting, & academic advisement.

Direct basketball camps and clinics ( male and female ), coach individual instruction. Perform team and program evaluation and lecture on the game of basketball at the Youth, HS and collegiate levels.

Coaching the post players, scouting opponents, recruiting, working on Gamebreaker program for scouting and editing all games, performing administrative duties such as running Pink Zone game promotion and organizing community service projects for team outreach, and in charge of facility scheduling home and away for all practices and events.

teacher/coach of Div.I basketball team, recruiting coordinator,liaision with admissions and academic advisement, lead PR person, as well as lead fundraiser and alumnae development person. Raised over $1.2 million in a 5 year period for budget. Managed budget and evaluated staff. Ran camps and clinics and coordinated community service projects for the team. Recruited on Scoutware and scouted on Webb Gameday.

Recruiting, skill development, practice planning, player counseling, fundraising, game coach, scout and staff development, camp director

Recruiting, practice planning, fundraising, staff development, player counseling, game coach, scouting, camp directorRaised over $250,000 for Capitol Campaign- 1997 to 2004Big East Coach of the Year-1993Big East Conference Captain-1998-2000Two Big East Regular season titles42 Big East Academic All StarsMost wins in GU WBB history5 Post Season bids NCAA/WNIT

Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

Same all encompassing coaching dutiesCoach Of the Year in the HCAC- 1985HCAC Conference Captain - 1985-8610 to 15 to 20 wins in 3 years

South Bend, Indiana Area

recruiting coordinator, head scout, assistant camp director, practice coach and individual instructor

All encompassing coaching dutiesCoach of the Year in Montco County- 1978-791 to 7 to 13 to 20 wins in 4 year span

Master, Drug And Alcohol Counseling

Ba, History And Education Major

Activities and Societies: Basketball student athlete and team captain-1974-75, Pa. Council for the Social Studies member and site.

Bachelor Of Arts, History; Certified Secondary Education

Education record

Activities and Societies: 4 years in basketball program, Varsity Basketball Captain Senior Year, Student Council Secretary