Ryleigh Gordon joined the Toledo staff in July of 2022 as the associate director of athletic development and was promoted to her current role as assistant athletic director for development in October of 2024.
In her current role, Gordon manages a portfolio to grow donor giving levels to the Rocket Fund, 1923 Society, and Rocket Fund Legacy Society through phone calls, emails, and in-person appointments. She also coordinates premium seating inventory in the Glass Bowl and Savage Arena to increase revenue and generate new business.
For the campus-wide Day of Giving campaign, Gordon leads the athletics initiatives in fundraising and coordination with the University of Toledo Foundation. Involving communication with all 16 head coaches and the marketing staff to ensure that the day is successful.
Prior to arriving in Toledo, she spent three years at the University of Tennessee with Learfield IMG College Ticketing. Gordon achieved 110% of revenue sales goals in 2018 and 2019, generating just shy of $1 million in ticket revenue in 2019. While in Knoxville, she was a consistent property and company leader in revenue, earning two promotions during her tenure and winning LIMG’s Salesperson of the Year in 2019. She coordinated with the Tennessee Fund on ticket sales initiatives and attended weekly meetings to relay information to the ticket staff.
Gordon is an active member of NACDA and was a 2024 NAADD Diversity Stipend recipient.
Selected as an “Emerging Leader” in the Toledo Athletic Department, she helped lead a breakout group of community stakeholders during the departments strategic planning process in 2023.
A native of East Lansing, Mich., Gordon graduated from Trine University 2017 with her bachelor’s degree in sport management and was a four-year member of the varsity golf team. She received her master’s degree in sport administration from the University of Cincinnati in 2022.
Professional Experience
University of Toledo
- Assistant Athletic Director for Development 2024-current
- Associate Director of Athletic Development 2022-24
University of Toledo (The Aspire Group)
- Manager, Premium Sales and Service 2021-22
University of Tennessee (Learfield IMG College Ticketing)
- Sales Manager 2020-21
- Senior Account Executive 2019-20
- Account Executive 2018-19
NCAA Championships and Indianapolis Colts (Learfield IMG College Ticketing)
- Sales Representative 2017
Education
Bachelor of Science, Sport Management, Trine University
Master of Science, Sport Administration, University of Cincinnati
