Roosevelt University

Kyle Decker joined the Roosevelt Athletics Department as Assistant Athletics Director in February 2022. He was promoted to Associate Athletics Director prior to the 2023-24 academic year and is in charge of all marketing and branding iniatives for the department. 

Decker came to Roosevelt from University of Illinois at Chicago, where he served in multiple roles within the athletic department for over 11 years. He began his career at UIC in 2010 as a graduate assistant and was the manager of ticket operations, serving in that role until 2013 when he became the assistant director of marketing.  

In 2015, he was promoted to the Director of Marketing and remained in that role for two years when he was named an Assistant Athletic Director, focusing on tickets and fan development. A year later, his duties as Assistant Athletic Director transitioned to internal operations and compliance and he worked in this area for two years. Decker then served as the Director of Corporate Partnerships and Brand Strategy for the final two years of his time with the Flames, overseeing the design and launch of a brand refresh for UIC Athletics.