A two-term president of UNC Pembroke’s chapter of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), as well as a multi-sport student-athlete for the Black & Gold from 2013-18, Morgan Sheehan was named Assistant Athletics Director for Communications & Strategic Initiatives in July 2023.
Sheehan previously was named the Assistant Athletic Communications Director in February 2019, and was promoted to associate athletic communications director in May 2020.
Sheehan handles the day-to-day responsibilities for the football, men's and women's basketball, volleyball, softball, golf, and swimming programs for the Braves. Sheehan played an integral part on the UNCP Athletic Communications staff that was named as the inaugural Conference Carolinas SID Staff of the Year at the conclusion of the 2021-22 school year. Sheehan and Assistant Communications Director, Alex Pearce, were named the Conference Carolinas Communications Staff of the Year following 2023-24 athletic season.
Sheehan was appointed to the NCAA Regional Golf Committee for the 2023-24 seasons.
The Swansboro native gained extensive experience on campus prior to being named to her current post. In addition to her two-year stint (2016-18) as SAAC president, she also served as a graduate assistant for the women's cross country team in Fall 2017, and then took on a role as graduate assistant in the Health and Human Performance Department the following spring. She remained on campus in Fall 2018 as an intern in the athletic communications department.
In addition to her roles in the English E. Jones Center, she was also the associate news producer for Carolina News Today during the 2015-16 academic year, and spent the following summer as an intern at ISportsNC where she provided media coverage for local athletic events, as well as shot and edited video footage for news packages.
A three-time member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll, Sheehan was named to the UNCP honor roll following each of her final six semesters as an undergraduate on campus. She also earned a pair of PBC Sportsmanship Awards, was a three-time selection to the UNCP Chancellor's List, and earned the Chancellor's Award as a member of the track & field team in 2018. She was also nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year following her final year of athletic eligibility in 2018 as well.
Sheehan, who was also a member of the women’s tennis team for two seasons (2013-15), graduated from UNCP with a bachelor's degree in mass communications in 2016, and completed her master's degree in physical education from UNCP in 2018.
Updated: August 2024
