JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Saint Peter's College has announced the appointment of Joseph Quinlan as the Interim Director of Athletics. Quinlan will begin his term on November 14, 2011 and will hold the position until a permanent replacement for Patrick Elliott is named.
"It is my firm conviction that intercollegiate athletics cannot function on its own island and that it serves as a vital component of the College's mission", said Quinlan. "It must be administered with integrity and credibility and our staff must convey a passion and energy for intercollegiate athletics, where our students are the focus of our daily work."
Quinlan was most recently the Director of Athletics at Seton Hall University from 2005-2010. Prior to his stint at Seton Hall, he was Senior Associate Athletics Director at Rutgers University from 1998-2003 and was then promoted to Deputy Director of Athletics in 2003. Active among conference-wide initiatives, he served on the BIG EAST Championships and Competition Committee from 1999-2005.
Quinlan's broad-based experience includes a stint at the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, beginning in the fall of 1994, where he directed the Meadowlands Organizing Committee for the 1996 NCAA Final Four. He was the primary contact between the NJSEA, co-host Rutgers University and the NCAA on all administrative matters for the Meadowlands Arena event.
Quinlan also worked for Seton Hall from 1986-89. During the 1986-87 academic year, he was assistant sports information director. In 1987, he was promoted to assistant director of athletics where he was responsible for scheduling, team travel and home game management.
Following Seton Hall's appearance in the 1989 Championship Game, Quinlan moved to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, where he was the Assistant Director of the Division I Men's Basketball Championship. From 1992-1994, Quinlan was Assistant Athletics Director at St. Bonaventure University. He began his career in collegiate athletics as a Sports Information Director at Loyola College in Baltimore, Md. from 1984-86, before arriving at Seton Hall.