Mark Urick brings nearly 15 years of experience working in intercollegiate athletics to the Northern Arizona Athletics Department staff as the Director of Development for Major Gifts.

Urick spent the last three years at the University of Delaware, serving as the Associate Director of Athletic Development for two years and last year as the Acting Director of Development for Athletics. In his most recent role Urick managed a portfolio of prospects for the purpose of soliciting increased annual contributions and major gifts, developed an overall strategic plan for fiscal year 2013, and supervised an athletic development staff of four.

During his time at Delaware Urick gained an increase of 20% in annual gifts, an increase of 10% in membership, and an increase in overall funding from $2.89 million to $3.69 million. He developed and managed all aspects of annual giving and the department's membership program including renewals, online giving, direct mail, electronic media and telemarketing.

Prior to joining the athletic development staff at Delaware Urick served for three years as the Director of Annual Giving at the University of Nevada, precipitating an increase of more than $100,000 in annual gifts and achieving record highs in annual football and basketball support as well as basketball season ticket sales.

Urick has additional past intercollegiate athletic experience as the Assistant Director of the Bronco Athletic Association at Boise State University, the Assistant Development Officer for the Sun Angel Foundation at Arizona State University, and as an Operations and Facilities Assistant at Boston College University.

Urick earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Iowa in 1996 and became a Microsoft Certified technology Specialist (MCTS) with Centriq Training in 2009. He and his wife Jordan have two sons, Sebastian and Spencer.