Nease High School Gets a New Athletic Director

January 25^th, 2023

By: Lucian Slayden

After months of searching, Nease High School has finally found itself a new Athletic Director: Chris Gallagher. After the previous position-holder stepped down in 2022, the administration scrambled to get someone else to cover for him. That is, until last week, when Mr. Gallagher officially took over. As quoted by the principal, Lisa Kunze, Gallagher has “20 years of Athletic Director experience in Florida and Michigan.” She also went on to say that “We [administrators] are happy to have him at Nease.” But what does this mean for the students? Well, in the few months when Charles Gomes (Nease’s previous Athletic Director) was no longer in the position, many sports faced challenges in regards to finances. According to a blog post made by Ohio University, “The Athletic Director acts as the cornerstone of an athletic department. They usually oversee the department’s overall approach towards budgeting, marketing, accomplishing specific growth goals, and implementing organizational and infrastructural improvements.” Now that Nease has an Athletic Director again, the athletic department can utilize greater productivity and efficiency to accomplish its duties.