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Deputy Athletic Director
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| Experience:
13th Year at UM
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| Alma Mater:
University of Miami
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Tony Hernandez was named Deputy Athletic Director in August of 2010. In this capacity, he is the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for day-to-day operations of many aspects of the Athletic Department.
In addition, he directly supervises the women's soccer program, compliance, academic services, strength and conditioning, video services and the equipment room. Hernandez also manages the department's contract with Nike, student-athlete discipline and acts as the liaison for NCAA athletics certification.
By request of President Shalala, Hernandez served as Miami's Acting Athletic Director for almost two months, following Kirby Hocutt's departure to take the position of Director of Athletics at Texas Tech on Feb. 25, 2011. While in this role, Hernandez consulted a search committee and began the work to replace former head basketball coach Frank Haith after his move to Missouri.
Hernandez joined the University of Miami Athletic Department in 1998 and has served in various capacities since that time. He began his career in Academic Services as a Graduate Assistant. He was hired full-time in 1999 as a Compliance Coordinator, subsequently being promoted to Director of Compliance in 2002, Assistant AD for Compliance in 2004, Associate AD for Compliance in 2005 and Senior Associate Athletic Director in 2007.
In 2005, he also served as the Interim Associate AD for Development and has served as the Interim Associate AD for External Affairs on two separate occasions. During his term as Interim Associate AD for Development, the Hurricane Club exceeded its annual giving budgetary goal by nearly nine percent.
In addition to his work at UM, Hernandez is also involved in various organizations. He is the President of the National Association of Athletic Compliance (NAAC) and works with the NCAA Amateurism Cabinet, Division 1-A Athletic Directors' Compliance Task Force and the ACC Constitution & By-laws Committee. He has previously served on the NCAA Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet and as Chair of the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Waivers Sub-Committee.
Hernandez earned both a law degree and a bachelor's of business administration in finance from the University of Miami. He is a member of Iron Arrow, the highest honor attainable at UM, and served a term as president.
He is married to the former Melissa Schumacher and they have a two-year old son, Anthony, Jr.
