Richard Fletcher
Morehead,Kentucky
Summary
Professional leader with strong record of driving organizational success and fostering team collaboration. Adept at strategic planning, project management, and policy development. Known for flexibility in dynamic environments and results-driven mindset. Strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills that ensure consistent achievement of goals.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Director of Athletics
Morehead State
07.2017 - 06.2025
- Direct internal operations within the athletic department, collaborate with AD on all aspects of the budget. Advise the Director of Athletics on all issues related to internal operations and make recommendations when there are significant capital or financial impacts.
- Direct oversight and management of ten direct reports including:
- Director of Compliance and all activities related to NCAA, OVC, PFL and institutional rules and regulations. Establish and maintain compliance and education for the department and as applicable, the University and its constituents.
- Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticketing and Facilities and all activities related to game day operations. Functional oversight for ticketing, facilities, event management, concessions operations, event staffing, and student workforce management included.
- Director of Student Athlete Services and EAGLE Center Athletic, Academic staff and support services including progress toward degree, advising, life skills, tutoring, and mentoring.
- Director of Athletic Media Relations and activities which support sports information management and the promotion of Eagle athletics in a variety of print media.
- Director of Broadcasting and activities related to video and in-game production for ESPN+, on-site and other video broadcasting.
- Coach and sport program oversight for Football, Rifle, Cross Country and Track and Field, Women’s Basketball, Cheerleading (Co-Ed and All-Girl).
- Previous direct oversight of Women’s Golf, Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, Strength and Conditioning, and Sports Medicine.
- Approve budget transfers and authorize funding from the Office of Development.
- Evaluate and submit all athletic aid to the financial aid office.
- Develop and implement strategic planning of short- and long-term goals with key staff.
- Evaluate initial eligibility and transferability for student-athletes.
- Communicate directly with the Faculty Athletic Representative to facilitate student-athlete success in academics, troubleshoot and resolve any classroom issues with faculty as they arise.
- Foster and enhance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives within athletics and across the institution and ensure compliance with Title IX.
- Provide front-line contact with faculty, staff, student-athletes, parents, alumni, fans, and other individuals with athletic interests.
- Approve all NCAA-, OVC- and PFL-required reporting, including but not limited to; Academic Performance Ratings (APR), Graduation Success Rate (GSR), PFL Financial Audit, Student Assistance Fund (SAF), Student Athlete Opportunity Fund (SAOF), Academic Enhancement Fund (AEF), NCAA Sports Sponsorship and Demographics report, Athletic Department Assessment plan and the NCAA Membership Financial Report.
- Perform exit interviews with graduating/transferring student athletes, utilize data gathered to inform, improve, advise, and educate key stakeholders.
Member/Chair
NCAA Rifle Committee
07.2017 - 06.2021
- Served four years as committee member, two years as Chair of the NCAA Rifle Committee
Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Director of Compliance
Morehead State
07.2010 - 06.2017
- Oversaw all aspects of Athletic Compliance with NCAA & OVC Rules and regulations.
- Developed and ran monthly compliance/staff meeting.
- Applied athletic scholarships to student-athlete accounts, prepare athletic eligibility documentation for OVC eligibility certification.
- Oversaw Strength and Conditioning Program
- Oversaw Sports Medicine Program
- Oversaw Ticketing/Facilities and Operations
Professor Adjunct
Morehead State
08.2002 - 05.2017
- I taught numerous courses over a 15-year time span in Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Kinesiology, and Sport Science programs.
Associate Director of Athletics, Director of Compliance
Morehead State
07.2008 - 07.2010
- Oversaw all aspects of Athletic Compliance with NCAA and OVC rules and regulations.
- Applied athletic scholarships to student-athlete accounts, prepared athletic eligibility documentation for OVC eligibility certification.
- Provided educational sessions for athletic staff, university personnel, student athletes and alumni regarding athletic rules compliance.
- Oversaw coaches and sport programming for women’s soccer, baseball, men’s and women’s track and field/cross-country, mixed rifle and men’s and women’s tennis.
- Administrative coverage for football and men’s and women’s basketball events.
- Provided input in multiple facility improvement; EAGLE Center, Eagle Rifle Range, Golf Practice Pavilion, AAC Film Room
Assistant Director of Athletics, Director of Sports Medicine
Morehead State
02.2006 - 06.2008
- The position was reclassified to allow the Director to oversee hiring of Medical professional working for the athletic department.
- Oversaw Physician and Athletic Trainer, Certified (ATC) coverage for athletic events and training room programming, scheduling student-athlete pre-participation physicals and injury exams, and development of policies for the athletic department pertaining to student-athlete medical care.
- Administered and maintained excess insurance program for student athletes.
Athletic Training Director
Morehead State
03.2003 - 02.2006
- Head Athletic Trainer position was reclassified by Human Resources to the position of Athletic Training Director to align job title with job responsibilities.
Head Certified Athletic Trainer
Morehead State
08.2001 - 03.2003
- Provided athletic training services to NCAA Division I and Football Bowl Series athletes.
- Administered and maintained excess insurance program for student athletes.
- Provide primary coverage for football.
- Coordinator of Universities Secondary Insurance Policy, supervisor of students, Graduate assistants, and assistants in the athletic training center.
Clinical Outreach Certified Athletic Trainer
UK Sports Medicine
07.2000 - 08.2001
- Provided athletic training coverage to four high schools across Central KY, and injury evaluations at an urban indoor soccer facility. Provided ATC coverage for a semi-pro female soccer team, the Kentucky Fillies, the Kentucky Thoroughblades, a AAA professional hockey team, and the professionals of the Lexington Ballet.
- Editor of a quarterly publication, UK Sport Med Notes, which targeted all high-school athletic directors in Kentucky.
- Coordinator of research for the University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Center.
Collegiate Certified Athletic Trainer
Kentucky State University
05.1997 - 07.2000
- Provided athletic training coverage for thirteen sports and 250 student athletes at a NCAA Division II HBC, responsible for the development of a student athletic training program.
- Primary coverage Football, Men’s, and Women’s Basketball
- Administered and maintained excess insurance program for student-athletes.
Adjunct Professor
Kentucky State University
08.1997 - 12.1999
- Taught athletic training courses in the Health and Physical Education department.
High School Certified Athletic Trainer and Teacher
Rowan County Sr. High
07.1993 - 04.1997
- Provided ATC coverage for fourteen sports and three hundred athletes at a Kentucky AAA sports program.
- I taught three levels of athletic training classes.
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
Morehead State
08.1992 - 05.1993
- Coverage for NCAA Division I FCS football program.
- Head Athletic Trainer for Division I Woman’s basketball.
Education
M.A. - Education, Sports Administration
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY05.2002
Certified Athletic Trainer - undefined
National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification
06.2025
Trainer - undefined
Kentucky Board of Medical Licensed Athletic
06.2025
B.A. - Education
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY05.1992
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Change management
- Program management
- Program implementation
- Customer Service
- Data entry and query
- Critical thinking
- Policy and procedure development
- Bylaw interpretation
Affiliations
- National Athletic Trainers’ Association, 1991-present.
- National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics 2007- present.
- Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society, 1990-present.
- Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association, 1991-present.
- College Athletic Trainers’ Society, 1998- 2000.
- Past-President, Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society, July 1, 2001-June 30, 2002.
- President, Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society, July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001.
- Co-Chairperson, Legislative Advisory Committee, Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society, July1, 1999-June 30, 2001.
- Executive Council member, Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association, July 1, 1998- June 30, 2001.
- Member of public relations committee, Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society, June 1997-present.
- Member of scholarship committee, Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society, June 1996-present.
- Member of the ethnic minority committee, Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association, June 1997-2001.
Publications
- Probst, M., Fletcher, R., and Seelig, D., A comparison of lower body flexibility, strength and knee stability between karate athletes and active controls. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
- Probst, M and Fletcher, R (2004). Lower body strength, flexibility, and knee. Stability in Tang Soo Do karate athletes, KAHPERD Journal. Vol. 40, 2, pp.25-28.
- Fletcher, R. (2001). Posterior ankle pain in a high school soccer player. Journal of Athletic Training, Supplemental. Vol. 36, 2.
- Fletcher, R. (two thousand). Dorsal foot pain in a college football place kicker, Journal of Athletic Training, Supplemental. Vol. 35, #2, pp. s-69.
- Fletcher, R. (1998). Select anthropometric and conditioning variables are not predictive of patellar tendon thickness. Journal of Athletic Training, Supplemental. Vol. 32, #2, pp. s-11, 1998.
- Ky Association of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, State Conference, April 21, 2021. Basic Assessment of Joints and Physical Exam workshop.
- Ky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, October 24, 2015. Evaluation techniques for Shoulder and Knee
- Ky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, State Conference, April 19, 2015, Around the Bend; Evaluation of Elbow, Shoulder, and Knee
- Ky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, State Conference, April 19, 2012, Shoulder Evaluation
- Ky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, State Conference, April 20, 2012, Knee Evaluation
- Ky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, State Conference, April 20, 2011. Knee Evaluation
- Ky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, State Conference, April 20, 2011. Shoulder Evaluation
- Ky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, State Conference, April 25, 2007, Evaluation of the Ankle and Knee
- Ky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives, State Conference, April 26, 2007, Evaluation of the Shoulder
- Sports Related Heat Illnesses, Rehabilitation Medicine Symposium, February 2006. Grayson, Kentucky
- On-field Evaluation of Sports Related Injuries, Rehabilitation Medicine Symposium, February 2006. Grayson, Kentucky.
- Common Sports Related Injuries, Northeast Area Health Education Center, October 2005.
- Health Matters, August 2005. Common sports injuries of the fall season. Morehead, Kentucky. Area Health Education Center. WMKY, Public Radio.
- Health Matters. February 2005. Super Bowl Preview and common sports injuries. Morehead, Kentucky. Area Health Education Center. WMKY, Public Radio.
- Health Matters, April 2002. Role of Athletic Training in today’s Society. Morehead, Kentucky. Area Health Education Center. WMKY Public Radio.
- Wildcat Clinical Symposium, May 2001. Taping and Bracing consideration of an ankle injury.
- Kentucky Athletic Trainers’ Society, June 2000. Business of the Kentucky Athletic Trainers Society.
- Kentucky High School Athletic Association, April 2000.Break out session of Common Injuries in Overhead Sports.
- University of Kentucky Sport conference, April 2000. Common Finger Injuries.
- Wildcat Clinical Symposium, May 1998, Anatomy and Function of the Shoulder.
- Wildcat Clinical Symposium, May 1998. Prophylactic Knee Bracing.
- National Athletic Trainers’ Association, June 2001, Los Angeles CA. Posterior Ankle Pain in a High School Soccer Player.
- Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association, March 2001. Atlanta, GA, Posterior Ankle Pain in a High School Soccer Player.
- National Athletic Trainers’ Association, June 2000. Nashville, TN. Dorsal Foot Pain in a Collegiate Athlete.
- Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association, March 2000. Atlanta, GA. Dorsal Foot Pain in a Collegiate Athlete.
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS INVOLVMENT
- Title IX Investigator Morehead State July 2015 – Present
- Receive and oversee the University’s response to reports and complaints that involve gender discrimination, including sexual misconduct.
- Monitor outcomes of investigations.
- Identify and address patterns of abuse.
- Assess effects of Title IX on campus climate to assist University with addressing issues that affect the broader campus community.
- Chair, Student Disciplinary Committee Morehead State July 2016 - June 2019
- Served as Chair for students appeals for disciplinary action taken by the Dean of Students.
- Member of Staff Congress Morehead State July 2014 - June 2019
- Represented Region 5 staff constituency on issues at Morehead State University.
- Served as a member of the Credentials and Elections Committee.
- Served as member of Staff Benefits Committee.
- Technology Advisory Board Morehead State October 2014 - Present
- Served on advisory board for university technology projects, chaired for 2 years.
- Intercollegiate Athletic Committee
- Intercollegiate Athletic Committee- Athletic Compliance Representative, 2008 - Present
- Morehead State University Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, Liaison Member, 2007 – Present
- Other committee assignments
- Morehead State University Credentials and Elections Committee, July 2015 - Present
- Winter Term Committee, July 2016 - Present
- Morehead State Benefits committee, July 2012 - June 2014
- Connect the Dots Committee, October 2011 - May 2013
- Morehead State University Student Scheduling Committee, July 2011- June 2012
- Hiring/Search Committee Member (for the following positions)
- Head Men’s Basketball Coach
- Head Women’s Basketball Coach
- Head Football Coach
- Head Baseball Coach
- VP for Student Success
- Director of Athletic Compliance (Chair)
- Director of Student Athlete Services (Chair)
- Assistant VP for Technology
- Director of Risk and Compliance (Chair)
- Head Rifle Coach (Chair)
- Head Cross-Country & Track and Field Coach (Chair)
- Assistant Director of Athletics/Director of Sports Medicine (lead recruiter)
- Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (lead recruiter)
- Assistant Director of Residence Education
- Assistant Director of Housing Operations
- Sr. Enrollment Services Counselor for International Recruitment
- Assistant Director Athletics, External Affairs
- Director of Campus Services
- Athletic Learning Coordinator
- Head Men’s Golf Coach
- Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Registrar
Timeline
Deputy Director of Athletics
Morehead State
07.2017 - 06.2025
Member/Chair
NCAA Rifle Committee
07.2017 - 06.2021
Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Director of Compliance
Morehead State
07.2010 - 06.2017
Associate Director of Athletics, Director of Compliance
Morehead State
07.2008 - 07.2010
Assistant Director of Athletics, Director of Sports Medicine
Morehead State
02.2006 - 06.2008
Athletic Training Director
Morehead State
03.2003 - 02.2006
Professor Adjunct
Morehead State
08.2002 - 05.2017
Head Certified Athletic Trainer
Morehead State
08.2001 - 03.2003
Clinical Outreach Certified Athletic Trainer
UK Sports Medicine
07.2000 - 08.2001
Adjunct Professor
Kentucky State University
08.1997 - 12.1999
Collegiate Certified Athletic Trainer
Kentucky State University
05.1997 - 07.2000
High School Certified Athletic Trainer and Teacher
Rowan County Sr. High
07.1993 - 04.1997
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
Morehead State
08.1992 - 05.1993
Certified Athletic Trainer - undefined
National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification
Trainer - undefined
Kentucky Board of Medical Licensed Athletic
B.A. - Education
Morehead State University
M.A. - Education, Sports Administration
Morehead State University
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