KATIE CAVENDER
MULTIMEDIA COORDINATOR
Katie Cavender began her duties as Mountain West Conference multimedia coordinator on August 16, 2007. She oversees all aspects of the Mountain West Conference Web site and publications, and handles other duties as assigned.
Cavender earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2005. While pursuing her degree, the Elko, Nev. native also worked as a student assistant in the Wolf Pack athletics department, primarily in the areas of sports information, publicity and promotions. Following graduation, Cavender spent a year as a public relations intern with the Pacific-10 Conference, where she served as the primary contact for baseball, men's and women's swimming and diving, and men's and women's tennis.
Cavender comes to the MWC from the Boise State athletics department, where she was the assistant media coordinator for the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl and provided day-to-day support in facilities, game operations and planning. In June 2008, Cavender received her master's of education degree in intercollegiate athletic leadership from the University of Washington.