Miami Ohio University Athletics
Bland Promoted to Director of Red & White Club
10/27/2017 12:00:00 AM | General
OXFORD, Ohio - Paul Bland's work with the Red & White Club since 2015 has earned him a new title as the new Director of the Red & White Club.
Bland will serve as the Red & White Club's primary annual athletics fundraiser where he will focus on increasing proposals, solicitations and leadership annual giving to athletics. During his time at Miami, Bland has helped increase membership in the Red & White Club by 23 percent and has led the Red & White Club to all-time records in dollars raised for a second year in a row. Twenty-two percent of members increased their giving level while 77 percent renewed their annual membership in that span.
Other accomplishments for Bland during his time at Miami include serving as development manager for the online transition from Neulion to Paciolan athletic ticketing and donation software web platforms. He built the priority points program in the Paciolan system. He also helped lead a push to create a management project on the RedHawks' premium seating and parking programs.
Prior to joining Miami, Bland got his professional start in athletics as an intern for Wheelock College in Boston. He began his career as an intelligence analyst for the United States Army over four years of active duty, stationed in Fort Bragg, N.C. He also deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007-08.
After concluding his tour, Bland earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Ohio State in 2013 and from there picked up both a Master of Business Administration from the DeVos Sports Business Management Program in 2014 and a Master of Science in Sports Business Management in 2015 while attending graduate school at Central Florida.
