Brent Vicino joined the Owl Club in June, 2016 as the Associate Athletics Director for Development, Annual Fund and Premium Seating Programs. In this role, Vicino is responsible for all aspects of the Owl Club Annual Fund program including oversight of the philanthropic annual fund strategy and campaign creation, developing and executing direct mail, email, digital and phone solicitations, leadership of the donor stewardship program, coordinating all team specific fundraising programs and management of the priority point system. Additionally, he develops and manages all aspects of the premium seating and priority seating programs for football and men's basketball including all marketing and promotional materials, season ticket renewals and single game sales.
During his time with Temple, he and his team have increased fundraising by 60%, setting a new fundraising record each year, including a 25% increase in FY20. He and his team have increased the number of $10,000+ gifts by 71% resulting in a 132% increase in dollars raised through innovative fundraising campaigns such as NEXT LEVEL and The 9. Support for Athletics on Temple Toast, the University's annual giving day, has increased from 122 donors and $34,975 in FY16 to 762 donors and $281,571 in FY20. Since 2016, he has also increased premium seat sales by 63%.
Prior to joining Temple Athletics, Vicino served as Assistant Athletics Director for Annual Giving and Executive Director of the Vandal Scholarship Fund at the University of Idaho. His primary responsibilities included leading and managing the Vandal Scholarship Fund, creating opportunities for major gifts, providing management and oversight of premium seat sales, and planning and staging fundraising events. During his time at Idaho, he increased direct mail fundraising by 33% and the number of donations through direct mail by 29%. Additionally, VSF fundraising events netted more than $375,000 in revenue over a two-year span.
From 2012-2014, Vicino worked at the University of Arizona as Donor Services Coordinator and then as Assistant Director of Development for the Wildcat Club. He was part of a team that increased Wildcat Club membership from 6,000 to 12,000 over a span of five years. He also personally closed $132,000 in major gifts as a part-time major gift officer.
Before his time at Arizona, Vicino spent four years at the University of Miami as Special Assistant to the Athletics Director and then as Development Associate. His primary responsibilities included managing the relationship between the Hurricane Club and the Hurricane Club Volunteer Council, executing the NEXT LEVEL and $40 for 40 fundraising campaigns, planning and staging all special events for the athletics department, and facilitating game day operations.
A native of Modesto, Calif., Vicino earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science and Religious Studies, with minors in Marketing and Sport Administration and his master's degree in Sport Administration from the University of Miami. Vicino and his wife, Tanzania, reside in Maryland with their two sons, Saverio and Enzo.