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WVU’s Zinn Recently Recognized by West Virginia Executive Magazine
December 07, 2021 10:59 AM | Football, Blog
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University's chief operating officer and deputy athletics director Keli Zinn was recently recognized by West Virginia Executive Magazine as one of its 10 "Young Guns Class of 2022."
The recipients were honored at a reception at the West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston on Friday, Nov. 19.
West Virginia Executive Magazine annually recognizes the 10 most outstanding West Virginians age 43 or younger who have made noteworthy accomplishments professionally and in the community. Recipients must have lived in the state and been in their West Virginia-based position for at least two years and must actively participate in community service.
Zinn was also on the cover of the latest edition of West Virginia Executive Magazine, the state's premier business publication. It was founded in 1998 and the quarterly publication strives to provide quality, in-depth business news coverage and highlight growth and development within the Mountain State.
In her current role, Zinn is responsible for assisting the director of athletics with the overall administration of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. She provides strategic direction and operations management to a department that includes 18 intercollegiate programs, 250 coaches and staff and a budget exceeding $93 million annually.
As the department's primary liaison to the University's central administration, she works closely with WVU's general counsel, strategic initiatives, finance and human resources. Zinn serves as the administrator to WVU's football program with oversight to the daily operations, including but not limited to, finances, capital projects and infrastructure, contract negotiations, game day and postseason administration.
This is the latest in a series of honors for Zinn.
In 2020, she was inducted into the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Hall of Fame. The Sports Business Journal named her as a recipient of the prestigious Forty Under 40 Awards in 2019. She was honored as WVU's Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences in 2018 and was selected among the Sports Business Journal's Game Changers in 2016.
Former Mountaineer women's basketball Lisa Costello, MD, MPH and assistant professor at the WVU School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics, was also recognized as one of the Young Guns Class of 2022.
The recipients were honored at a reception at the West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston on Friday, Nov. 19.
West Virginia Executive Magazine annually recognizes the 10 most outstanding West Virginians age 43 or younger who have made noteworthy accomplishments professionally and in the community. Recipients must have lived in the state and been in their West Virginia-based position for at least two years and must actively participate in community service.
Zinn was also on the cover of the latest edition of West Virginia Executive Magazine, the state's premier business publication. It was founded in 1998 and the quarterly publication strives to provide quality, in-depth business news coverage and highlight growth and development within the Mountain State.In her current role, Zinn is responsible for assisting the director of athletics with the overall administration of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. She provides strategic direction and operations management to a department that includes 18 intercollegiate programs, 250 coaches and staff and a budget exceeding $93 million annually.
As the department's primary liaison to the University's central administration, she works closely with WVU's general counsel, strategic initiatives, finance and human resources. Zinn serves as the administrator to WVU's football program with oversight to the daily operations, including but not limited to, finances, capital projects and infrastructure, contract negotiations, game day and postseason administration.
This is the latest in a series of honors for Zinn.
In 2020, she was inducted into the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Hall of Fame. The Sports Business Journal named her as a recipient of the prestigious Forty Under 40 Awards in 2019. She was honored as WVU's Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences in 2018 and was selected among the Sports Business Journal's Game Changers in 2016.
Former Mountaineer women's basketball Lisa Costello, MD, MPH and assistant professor at the WVU School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics, was also recognized as one of the Young Guns Class of 2022.
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