Courtesy of University of Nebraska/Shamus McKnight
Nebraska Director of Athletics Troy Dannen announced today the appointments of Kristen Brown and Kortne Gosha (former Athletics Director at FAMU) to the Husker senior administrative team, as well as the promotion of Tyler Kai to lead the external functions of the Huskers Athletic Fund unit. The appointments are in addition to the promotion of Dennis Leblanc to Deputy Athletic Director for Student Services in April.
Brown will serve as Deputy Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator, with sport administrator duties for several Husker sports including volleyball and women’s basketball. Gosha will serve as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Capital Planning with oversight of the Huskers’ capital planning, construction, and facilities units while Kai will now serve as Deputy Athletic Director for Revenue Generation.
“We welcome Kristen and Kortne to the Husker family and look forward to both of them having an immediate impact on our department,” Dannen said. “They bring valuable and unique expertise and experiences from a number of different institutions serving in a variety of roles in intercollegiate athletics. Tyler has proven to be a tremendous asset to Nebraska, and we are excited to have him lead our external fundraising efforts.”
Kortne Gosha spent the past two years at Tulane University as the Deputy Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations. With the Green Wave, he oversaw facilities and operations, capital projects/construction, facilities master planning, event management and guest services, camps/clinics, risk management, and information technology. In addition, Gosha was the sports administrator for baseball, football, sailing, and track and field. Gosha joined Tulane after serving three years as the Vice President and Director of Athletics at Florida A&M (FAMU). Among his more notable accomplishments at Florida A&M was laying the groundwork for the school’s landmark decision to move from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in the fall of 2022, developing a comprehensive strategic plan for the department and securing a $10 million dollar grant for stadium renovations. Gosha also served in administrative positions at the University of Miami, Middle Tennessee State, and Jacksonville State.