Mark Howard

Acting Area Fiscal Officer

Mark Howard serves as the Acting Area Fiscal Officer for Student Success joining the team in 2024.  In this role, he is responsible for the effective stewardship of area resources, developing area budgets, and implementing and evaluating unit-level processes, policies, and procedures.  He is also responsible for the Student Success Business Office, all HR actions, project administration, and acts as the area security officer. 

Prior to joining UK Student Success, Mark served 20 years in multiple leadership roles at Eastern Kentucky University including the last 7 years as the Executive Associate Athletic Director.  He was responsible for both internal and external operations including game operations, event management, championships, media production, capital construction, facilities, financial management, and the departmental strategic plan.  He helped negotiate and implement both the Adidas and Nike contracts for the university.  Sport administration roles included football, women’s basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, men’s golf, sports medicine, and spirit squads.  Previous experience at EKU included stints in University Housing & Residence Life, Campus Recreation, and Finance & Administration. 
 
Mark earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 2002 at Tennessee Tech University where he was a member of the golf team.  He completed a Master of Science degree in Sports Management at the University of Tennessee in 2004. 
 
He and his wife Erin have one son, Isaiah.