Staff Directory

Kelli Hinton

Title:
Associate Athletic Director / Academics
Email:
Phone:
(813) 974-3388

Kelli Hinton serves as the Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services, a role she began in August 2025. In this position, she oversees academic services for all sports, serves as the primary liaison for academic matters with campus partners, and supports student-athlete academic achievement and integrity.

Hinton brings extensive experience from across collegiate athletics, including roles at Indiana University, The Ohio State University as an Assistant Athletic Academic Counselor, the University of Cincinnati as an Athletic Academic Counselor working with multiple programs, and West Virginia University as Associate Director for Football Academics. She has also held positions at Texas Christian University as Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services, IMG Academy as a College Counselor and NCAA Eligibility Specialist, and Oregon State University as Interim Director and Head Football Academic Counselor.

Hinton earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and International Business from the University of Cincinnati and her Master of Science in Kinesiology with a focus on Athletic Administration from Indiana University.