BDN reports on search consultant for UMaine’s next AD

The Bangor Daily News reported that Gene DiFilippo, the managing director of Turnkey Search, will be the consultant for the University of Maine’s national search for its next permanent athletics director to replace former AD Karlton Creech. DiFilippo will meet with UMaine officials and staff, including the search committee chair, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, Robert Dana, and the search committee comprising 14 members. DiFilippo has four decades of experience with college sports, having served as the AD for Boston College and Villanova University, and consulted on AD searches for numerous other institutions. The committee will make a recommendation this summer to incoming UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, the BDN reported. WorldProNews and CollegeAD carried the BDN report.