Aug. 18, 2010

BALTIMORE, MD – Johns Hopkins Director of Athletics Tom Calder recently announced that Mike Mattia has been named the Associate Director of Athletics at the school.  Mattia takes over for Mike Renwick, who left Johns Hopkins in June after accepting the position as the Director of Athletics at Trinity College (CT). 

In his role as the Associate Director of Athletics, Mattia will handle all NCAA Compliance for the 24-sport athletic program at Johns Hopkins.  He will also serve as the department’s main liaison with the Admissions and Financial Aid offices, coordinate all game scheduling and assist Calder in the day-to-day operation of the department, including budgeting and strategic planning.

Mattia comes to the Department of Athletics after serving for 15 months as the Associate Director of Athletic Development at Johns Hopkins.  In that role he worked closely with Calder to establish philanthropic priorities for the department and managed a portfolio of more than 125 prospects.  In addition, he oversaw Blue Jays Unlimited, the official fund-raising arm of Hopkins Athletics, and supervised two full-time employees and more than 40 volunteers on the organization’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee.  Blue Jays Unlimited set a one-year record for annual giving during Mattia’s year overseeing the organization.

Prior to coming to Johns Hopkins, Mattia spent nearly three years as the Assistant Director of Football Operations and Team Administrative Coordinator at the University of Maryland.  There, he managed, organized and implemented policies and procedures for the operation of all Maryland football activities and served as the main liaison between head coach Ralph Friedgen and numerous departments on campus, including marketing, media relations, academics and development.  Mattia also played a key role in Maryland’s appearances at the 2006 Champs Sports Bowl, the 2007 Emerald Bowl and the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl.

Mattia got his start in college athletics at Ursinus College, where he served as an assistant football coach in 2001.  He later spent four seasons as an assistant at Georgetown before accepting the position at nearby Maryland.

Mattia earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgetown, where he was a four-year letter winner on the Hoya football team as a wide receiver.  He earned his undergraduate degree in English with a minor in Government and later added a master’s degree in liberal studies.