Erica Hirsch joined UTRGV Athletics as a Corporate Sales Administrator on June 26, 2017 and transitioned to the compliance coordinator position in May 2019. She was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance on Sept. 1, 2022.
Hirsch comes to UTRGV from the McAllen Convention Center and McAllen Performing Arts Center, where she served as the Event Coordinator for one year. Her responsibilities included planning a wide varies of events and special events, communicating with clients and staff members, and generating layouts. She also acquired and fulfilled corporate sponsorships for major events such as PalmFest and the McAllen Holiday Parade.
Hirsch returned to Texas in April 2016 after three years working as an administrative assistant with the University of Arizona football team. Her responsibilities included football operations such as handling reimbursements and bowl game travel authorizations, distributing away game information and credentials, coordinating special events, and serving as the main liaison between walk-on players and the recruiting staff.
Hirsch originally moved to Arizona in Jan. 2012 to work as the Sports and Special Events Recreational Leader for the City of Sierra Vista, for which she supervised the city’s youth summer sports programs and youth basketball league, created flyers and press releases for events, and coordinated special events.
Hirsch started her career as an Athletic Compliance Office Intern at Texas A&M during the springs of 2009 and 2011. She completed a summer internship in the Houston Dynamo marketing department in 2010 and also assisted with sponsor parties and the live concert at the Super Bowl in Houston in 2017.
Hirsch earned both of her degrees at Texas A&M, including a Bachelor of Arts in Communication in May 2009 and a Master of Science in Sport Management in May 2011.
Hirsch currently resides in Edinburg.
