USF Athletics

Christopher “Chris” Bevard serves as the Assistant Director of Development for Annual Giving with the Bulls Club at USF, a position he began in August 2023. In this role, he focuses on growing the Bulls Club annual donor count and overall support for the Bulls Club Annual Fund, serves as the primary point of contact for benefit fulfillment, plans and executes annual renewal and other giving campaigns, and tracks athletics giving while providing data projections for the Bulls Club.

Bevard brings a strong background in athletics development and operations. He previously served as a Development Graduate Fellow at USF Athletics from May 2022 to July 2023 and worked with Aspire Group as a Sales Operations Intern from January to July 2022. Prior to that, he held multiple roles at Stetson University Athletics, including Facilities, Events, & Game Operations Coordinator (April 2021–May 2022), Business Operations Intern (April–August 2021), and Facilities, Events, & Game Operations Intern (January–April 2021). He earned his Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from the University of Florida in 2021 and both a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Sport and Entertainment Management from the University of South Florida in 2023. Bevard is originally from Davidsonville, Maryland.