Mashariki, who has served as interim director since August of 2018, will be responsible for all matters related to managing Savannah State’s sports teams for men and women including budgeting; compliance with university, University System of Georgia (USG) and NCAA policies and rules; and fundraising for programmatic needs.
“Mr. Mashariki has been a valuable leader in the athletic department for a number of years and his tenure as interim athletics director convinced me a national search was not necessary,” said Dozier. “He has a wealth of knowledge about all facets of SSU athletics, and I am pleased he has agreed to take the reins of responsibility on a permanent basis.”
Prior to joining Savannah State in 2005 as assistant athletic director for media relations, Mashariki worked at his alma mater, Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla., for approximately four years, first as assistant sports information director and later as interim sports information director. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mashariki earned his bachelor’s degree in mass communications/public relations in 2001.
“I thank Dr. Dozier for this leadership opportunity and I look forward to working with her, other administrators, faculty, coaches and our student-athletes,” said Mashariki.
SSU’s athletics program will complete the transition from NCAA Division I to NCAA Division II by the end of the 2019-20 academic year and will compete in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) beginning in the fall of 2019.
Courtesy: SSU Athletics
