CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina Associate Athletic Director for Development Julie Miller today announced the additions of Director of Development Mark Warren and Assistant Director of Development Taylor Holman to the Catamount Club.

Warren arrives in Cullowhee after serving as the Athletic Director for External Affairs at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va. During his tenure with the Rams, he oversaw all activities associated in the areas of social media, marketing and promotions, gameday operations, ticket sales and revenue generation. He was the sport supervisor for men's and women's basketball and established the R.A.M.S (Ready Athletes Made for Success) career development initiative.
 
Prior to his tenure at Shepherd, Warren was an account executive for corporate relations and group sales for the Down East Wood Ducks minor league baseball team in Kinston, N.C. He was involved in sales and customer service, license agreements, event negotiations, and operations with local businesses for the organization. Warren managed a portfolio of diverse accounts that led to the Wood Ducks being ranked in the top 10 of minor league team valuation.
 
Warren holds more than 15 years of sports management experience in coaching winning a state basketball championship in 2012, sport pedagogy, business management, and marketing. A two-time graduate of the University of Georgia, earning a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and a Master of Science in Kinesiology, Warren served as a member of the United States Navy for more than eight years. He is married to Charlotte Warren, a former swimmer and diver at UNC Wilmington, and the father of twin sons Myles and Ryker.
 
Holman heads to Cullowhee with extensive experience in event management. While working with the Rugby Union Players Association in Sydney, Australia, Holman planned and executed a networking event for past and present players and members of The Rugby Club Foundation. She also worked with the North Carolina State University Club to organize events for the member's children and worked as a program assistant for NC State's Wellness and Recreation where she developed and executed events within the group fitness department, developed programming and matrices for ACE Group Fitness courses and led and managed evaluations of instructors.

Holman earned her Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from NC State and her Master of Arts in Strategic Communication from Liberty University.