Marcus Elliott:

My name is Marcus Elliott and I am beginning my first year as Assistant Director after holding a position in the area of Event and Game Management at Auburn University in Auburn, AL. I primarily served as the visiting team liaison for all home football and basketball games, as well as being held responsible for the needs and requests of the basketball officiating crews from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), amongst other duties as assigned.

Prior to this role, I held a position as a graduate assistant in the Office of Alumni Affairs at Auburn. I was the graduate advisor of the Student Alumni Board (SAB), which governs the largest student organization on campus, the Student Alumni Association (SAA).

The first opportunity in the field of higher education was presented to me at Chicago State University in Chicago, IL, where I served as assistant women's basketball coach during the 2001-2002 season. Under my tutelage, I helped the Lady Cougars reach the 2002 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament semifinals, while also helping CSU to a school-record 11 victories that season, after CSU won only 5 games in the previous year.

I can proudly say that I come from a large, closely-knit Southern family where I am the oldest of five children, all of which are sisters. As a native of Tuscaloosa, AL, I enjoy competitive activities such as basketball, golfing, tennis, and bowling in my spare time, and list music as one of God's greatest gifts to mankind. As an undergraduate student at Auburn, I was a musical director in the AU Gospel Choir for three years.

I earned a B.S. in Health Services Administration from Auburn University in 2001, and I have also received a M.Ed. in Administration of Higher Education with a concentration in Sports Management from Auburn University in 2005.