ADMINISTRATOR BIOGRAPHIES DAN GUERRERO KEY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF ATHLETIC DIRECTOR • UCLA ’74 • 5TH YEAR In just four years as UCLA’s Director of Athletics, Daniel G. Guerrero has boldly placed his imprint on the school’s athletic program. A former Bruin baseball player, Guerrero exudes the pride of a stu- dent-athlete who is now calling the shots at his alma mater. Hailed as one of the nation’s leading athletic directors, his fi rst four years in this position have resulted in unprecedented success for the Bruins’ Don Morrison Michael Sondheimer broad-based athletic program. Guerrero has clearly established a Faculty Athletic Rep Asso. A.D., Academic Admissions Srvcs. pattern of “image and substance” that few in his profession can match. UCLA stands as the No. 1 university in the nation for NCAA Team Championships won (99 heading into 2006-07), a number that continues to grow under his direction. During Guerrero’s tenure, UCLA teams have won 13 NCAA championships (the highest total in the nation in that span), fi nished second 10 times and have had an additional 10 Top Five fi nishes. A staggering 76 teams (of 92 possible) have qualifi ed for NCAA post-season competition, and the football team has appeared in four bowl games. The program has also won 28 conference championships, produced 231 All-Americans and featured four Honda Award winners, including the 2003-04 Collegiate Woman of the Year. Marc Norcross Nikhil Tendulkar Over the past four years, Guerrero earned numerous honors, including 2002 UCLA Latino Staff Athletic Trainer Student Athletic Trainer Alumnus of the Year; 2003 Cal State Dominguez Hills Alumnus of the Year and 2003 “Father of the Year” by the Father’s Day Council of the American Diabetes Assn. On Sept. 10, 2002, the Los Angeles City Council honored him with Dan Guerrero Day. He also became the fi rst athlete in any sport at Banning High School to have his jersey (No. 8 in baseball) retired. Guer- rero was named one of the nation’s Top 100 Most Infl uential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine, and the May 5, 2003 issue of Sports Illustrated listed him No. 28 among the 101 Most Infl uential Minorities in Sports. Guerrero, 54, came to UCLA in 2002 from UC Irvine, where he had served as UCI’s fi fth Direc- tor of Athletics for 10 years. Prior to arriving at UC Irvine, he was the Athletic Director for Samantha Suey Sean Markus fi ve years at Cal State Dominguez Hills (1988-92). He received his Bachelor’s degree from Student Athletic Trainer Equipment Room UCLA in 1974 and played second base in the Bruin baseball program for four years. Born on November 10, 1951 in Tucson, AZ, he is married to the former Anne Marie Aniello and they have two daughters: Jenna (24) and Katie (20). KEN WEINER ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR • UCLA ’78 • 13TH YEAR Ken Weiner enters his 13th year as Associate Athletic Director- Harry Meschures Scott Hollingshead Business Operations at UCLA and his 27th year overall with the Team Manager Team Manager university. His duties include the administration and supervision of six Bruin sport programs, including baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s swimming and diving, and men’s and women’s water polo. During his tenure at UCLA Athletics, his sports have garnered 11 national championships and numerous conference championship titles. He also oversees new business and project development and capital improvements for the department. Weiner spearheaded the negotiations that resulted in a 20-year agree- ment between UCLA and the Rose Bowl including much needed facilities improvements for Jon Fussell Liza David the football program. In addition, he supervises the athletic facilities division, the operations Strength & Conditioning Coach Sports Information of UCLA’s sports practice and competition venues, game and event operations, department and team travel and UCLA Camps and Clinics. Weiner is responsible for several major capital improvements for Athletics, including the renovated J.D. Morgan Intercollegiate Athletics Center and Acosta Student Athlete Training Center, the new Hall of Fame, the Jackie Robinson baseball and Easton softball clubhouse construction and stadium renovations, the Drake Track/Marshall Field renovation, a new golf practice facility, Pauley Pavilion interior upgrades and the North soccer fi eld construction. Current projects underway include the construction of the new Knapp Football Center, the buildout of the Olympic Sport Locker Rooms in the Acosta Center, the new Spieker Aquatic Andy Lempart Paul Brown Center and the renovation of the football practice facility. Future projects could include a Marketing/Promotions Event Management Pauley Pavilion renovation and construction of a new Academic Studies Center. Weiner participates on a number of campus steering committees on behalf of Athletics, in- cluding the Campus Facilities Coordination, Campus Project Review and the Alumni Advisory Board. Weiner is a member of NACDA and IAAM. He has served on various committees for the NCAA, most recently as chairman of the Men’s Water Polo Committee. Prior to his appointment at UCLA Athletics, Weiner co-founded and served as Associate Director of the UCLA Central Ticket Offi ce and continues to serve as the liaison between the Athletic Department and the CTO. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from UCLA in Ric Coy Pam Milhorn 1978. He graduated with honors and was bestowed a Chancellor’s Marshall award for service Academic Advisor Administrative Asst. to the university. 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