Amy Folan

Last updated
Amy Folan
Current position
Title Athletic director
Team Central Michigan
Conference MAC
Biographical details
Alma mater University of Connecticut, University of Georgia
Playing career
1992–1995 UConn
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1997–1999 Georgia (assistant director for compliance)
1999–2002 NCAA (membership services representative)
2002–2020 Texas (associate AD)
2020–present Central Michigan

Amy Folan is the current director of athletics for Central Michigan University. She previously served as associate athletic director for the University of Texas at Austin from 2002 to 2020. [1] Folan previously held administrative positions at the University of Georgia and with the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Folan, a native of Portland, Maine, attended college at the University of Connecticut, where she played on the UConn Huskies women's soccer team as a defender. [2] [3] [4] [5] Folan was named athletic director at Central Michigan University on September 22, 2020. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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