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Chris Kenny '86 M'98
	Associate Athletics Director
	ckenny@smcvt.edu
	802.654.2296

Now in his third decade as a college employee, Chris Kenny '86 M'98 - the College's associate athletic director - is primarily responsible for NCAA compliance, marketing, development, and sport administration. Kenny is a product of Saint Michael's, earning a bachelor of arts degree in journalism in 1986, and master of science degree in administration and management at the College in 1998.

After a brief stint as public relations director in the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies minor league systems following graduation, he returned to his alma mater to be the College's sports information director, a position he held for eight years. Following his term as the school's SID, he served as Director of Athletic External Affairs for two years, before being promoted first to Assistant, then Associate Athletic Director.

A well-known face around campus, Kenny is a member of several committees, both on campus and in the outer realm of college athletics. A former member of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Committee, he is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators, and the National Association of Athletics Compliance Coordinators. He is also a member of Leadership Champlain's Class of 2005. A division of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Champlain is a prestigious year-long program focused on developing professional leadership and awareness of community issues facing Vermont.

On campus, he is a member of the College's Athletic Task Force, Athletic Advisory Council, and Judicial Review Board, and chairs the College's Athletic Hall of Fame Committee.

Kenny is also an active volunteer in and outside the Burlington community. He serves on the Vermont State Sports Council, is a member of the board of directors for Big Apple Basketball (a non-profit corporation committed to helping New York City kids achieve their dream of a college education), and volunteered for Vermont's Camp Ta-Kum-Ta (a residential summer camp for children with cancer) having served the camp as a member of its board of directors for 10 years. He is also the Executive Director of the Robert J. Kenny Memorial Golf Tournament, which endows camping scholarships at the Clara Barton Camp for girls with diabetes in memory of his late father, and is a member of the Barton Center's "Friends of Barton."