April 25, 2007

GREELEY, Colo. - The University of Northern Colorado today announced Heather Kennedy has been named the new director of athletic media relations.

Kennedy joins Northern Colorado after spending the last six-and-a-half years at Colorado State University as the assistant director of athletic media relations. Prior to that, she spent four years as the information director of the Big Sky Conference Office in Ogden, Utah.

"I am really looking forward to this new chapter in my life," said Kennedy. "Northern Colorado is a great institution in a great city. All the coaches and staff I have met are enthusiastic about the future of the Bears, and I can't wait to be a part of it."

Kennedy completed her B.S. in Mathematics in 1996 from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. While attending Doane, she spent four years in the sports information office and also served an internship as the assistant director of athletics, handling scheduling, recruiting and various other day-to-day activities. A native of Grand Junction, Colo., Kennedy attended Fruita Monument High School.

Kennedy will start at Northern Colorado on May 7.