ROCHESTER, Mich. – Mike Wood has been promoted to Facilities and Event Director announced by Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Event Management Andy Adrianse. Wood had previously served as the Assistant Director for Facilities since 2015.
 
"I am thrilled for Mike and for our athletics department in his new role as our Facility and Event Director," said Adrianse. "Mike has demonstrated time and time again the ability to execute high-level events and manage complex facility issues. As a former intern, graduate assistant and assistant director, this is a well-deserved next step in his career development."
 
In his new role, Wood will serve as a primary point of contact for day-to-day facility operations of the athletics center and oversee a comprehensive facility maintenance program.  He will serve as a primary contact for many internal and external events including facility rentals and will also manage the hiring and training of event staff.  Additionally, Wood will oversee equipment room staffing and operations.
 
Wood came to Oakland as a facilities intern in 2013 where he helped with game management and facility rentals, then served as a graduate assistant from 2013-15.
 
A native of Sterling Heights, Mich., Wood earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology with a focus on recreational administration from Aquinas College in 2013 where he was a member of the Saints' baseball team. He earned his master's degree from Oakland in higher education leadership in 2017. He and his wife Chelsey reside in Holly, Mich.
 
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