BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech Director of Athletics, Whit Babcock, announced on Wednesday that Patricia Moran has been promoted to Senior Associate Athletic Director for Business & Finance. Moran had been serving in an interim role in that capacity since July.
"We are very fortunate to have Patricia serving in this role at Virginia Tech," Babcock said. "She has made a difference since her arrival in Blacksburg, and has done an outstanding job leading our business and finance department since July. She is the right person with the right skills and personality to continue overseeing our business and finance team as our chief financial officer."
Moran originally came to Blacksburg after serving in a similar role as an Assistant AD at Boise State for three years. While with the Broncos, Moran oversaw the business and financial operations for the department. She developed, implemented, and monitored the department's budget, created and analyzed reports, determined policies and procedures, and oversaw the business office team.
"I am excited to continue serving Virginia Tech Athletics in this new role," Moran said. "I continue to be grateful to Whit and his team for entrusting me to be a good steward of our resources. I am grateful to Omar Banks for all he taught me during our time together and look forward to leading the talented team he helped assemble."
Prior to her time at Boise, Moran was an Assistant Director for Athletics Business Operations at William & Mary, where she directed and managed the business and financial operations, ensuring efficient planning, allocation and accounting of funds and resources.
Moran got her start in college athletics business at Georgetown University, serving as a business administrator. Prior to Georgetown, she also spent time working with NBC Universal Sports on events, such as, Wimbledon and the French Open as a Production Assistant.
Moran, who currently serves as Chair of Mentor Me and 2nd Vice President for the College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA), graduated from Ave Maria University with a B.A. in Biology and Business Administration in 2009. She received an M.A. in Sports Industry Management from Georgetown in 2010, completed a post-graduate certificate in Executive Leadership in Finance from Cornell University in 2012, and is on-track to earn her Ed.D. in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership from William & Mary in 2020. In 2018, Moran received the CABMA "Emerging Leader" award.
