Thomas Balkcom begins his third year with the Cardinals in 2023-2024 serving as the Assistant Athletics Director for Events, Facilities & Equipment as well as the NCAA Diversity & Inclusion Designee. In his role, he oversees the day-to-day equipment and facility needs of all Cardinal teams and is the primary contact for events in athletic facilities.
• September 1, 2021 | Named Assistant Athletics Director for Events, Facilities, and Equipment
• October 1, 2021 | Named NCAA Diversity & Inclusion Designee
• Graduated from the NCAA D2ADA Woman & Minorities Mentorship ProgramÂ
• Graduate of the Doniphan Leadership program
• Active member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA) and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA)
• Served as a panelist for the Make Game Day Yours initiative at the 2023 NCAA Convention
• Assisted with coordination alongside the Kansas City Sports Commission of the NCAA-II women's golf east regional
• Participated in the 2023 NCAA Inclusion Forum
• Spent time as the Associate Director of Player Personnel at Georgia Tech, overseeing logistical strategy for roster management, recruiting and serving as the NCAA compliance liaison
• Coordinated all official visits, including serving as the game day host, provided oversight of all institutional and outside camps and clinics
• Served as the professional league liaison to the NFL, CFL and Arena Football
• Recruiting and Team Logistics Coordinator for Savannah State University where he coordinated travel and on campus facility needs for the football program as well as the recruiting efforts
• Spent time in corporate America working as a manager in multiple Fortune 500 companies
• Worked for Morris Brown College and Morehouse College overseeing football equipment and inventories along with team travel
• Spent 20 years as a football coach, working primarily on the defensive side of the ball
• Twice selected to attend the NFL/NCAA Coaching Academy, an invitation provided to only an elite group of assistant coaches
• Honored as an NFL Bill Walsh Coaching Fellow twice
• Was a two-year starter at defensive back for Georgia Tech
• Co-captain of the 1990 national championship team
• Defensive Most Valuable Player of the 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl
• Signed a free agent contract with the Miami DolphinsÂ
• Earned his undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech in business management and a master's in business administration and international business and finance from American Intercontinental University
