HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne announced the appointment of Mac Hart as Assistant Athletic Director for Business & Finance. Hart joins JMU from a most recent similar stint at ETSU.
“Mac Hart brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Athletics business office at JMU,” Bourne said. “He is genuinely enthusiastic about this position and about being part of our success and bright future within JMU Athletics. Mac has worked at a variety of institutions across all levels of intercollegiate athletics and in all parts of the country. That experience will serve us well as we grow and responsibly manage our financial resources.”
Hart served on the staff at ETSU since 2014 in the role of senior associate AD for administration and chief financial officer. He served as sport administrator for eight programs in addition to oversight of sports medicine, equipment room, ticket office and his business office role. He managed the department budget and filled human resources duties for departmental employees.
“I am very grateful to Jeff Bourne for this opportunity,” Hart said. “When I interviewed for the position, the excitement among the students, the campus staff and the alumni about the move to the Sun Belt Conference was apparent. I am ready to assist the coaches in accessing the resources they need to keep the Dukes among the most respected athletics programs in the country.”
Previous stops for Hart cover a variety of schools across multiple NCAA levels, both in and out of athletics, and covering a diverse geographic footprint. Prior to ETSU, he served as assistant vice present for finance and administration at Idaho State University. That followed a nine-year stint as associate AD for business and compliance in the athletics program at Providence.
Other career stops for Hart include Albion College, Hartford, Utah, UConn, William & Mary and Dartmouth. He also worked for Collegiate Sports Associates consulting firm with multiple Division I institutions.
Hart graduated from Northwestern with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1981. He received his master’s degree in 1984 from UMass-Amherst and added a Master of Business Administration from Providence in 2007.
Mac Hart Joins JMU Athletics as Assistant AD for Business & Finance
