Staff Directory
- Title:
- Associate Athletics Director for Annual Giving
- Email:
Year at SFA: 1st
Year in current role: 1st
Current Duties/Responsibilities:
I oversee annual giving to the athletic department which includes fostering relationships with donors, fans, and alumni. Primary focus is on gifts to the Purple Lights Fund, Sport Specific Victory Funds and NIL Sawmill Funds. In addition to growing these funds, I am responsible for the operations and hospitality of our premium spaces at the William R. Johnson Coliseum during basketball season. Along with the Touchdown Club & Suites, Purple Lights Patio, and Endzone Suites at Home Bryce Stadium during football season.
Previous Professional Experience: All at West Texas A&M
2012-2014 Volunteer/Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach
2015 -Ticketing & Donor Relations Manager
2016- Assistant Athletic Director- Ticketing & Donor Relations
2018- Associate Athletic Director-Development
2021- Senior Associate Athletic Director- External Relations
2024- Deputy Director of Athletics
Education:
West Texas A&M- Master of Sport Management in Sport & Exercise Science
West Texas A&M- Bachelor of Science in Sport & Exercise Science
College of Southern Idaho- Associate of Art in Liberal Arts
Collegiate Student-Athlete Experience:
RHP for one year at West Texas A&M (WT)
RHP for two years at College of Southern Idaho (CSI)
Professional Involvement:
Currently
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)
Previous
National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA)
National Association of Athletics Development Directors (NAADD)
National Association of Athletic Ticket Sales & Operations (NAATSO)
Professional Honors/Awards/Recognition:
2024 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Football National Championship On-site Chair
2021 & 2024 Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association (D2CCA) Tip-off Classic On-site Chair
Hometown: Pocatello, Idaho
High School: Pocatello High School
Family: Wife- Nikki, Children- Kinsley (9), Kollins (6), Korinne (4)
In April of 2025, Stephen F. Austin Director of Athletics Michael McBroom announced the addition of Casey Lish as the Associate Athletic Director of Annual Giving.
Lish spent the past fifteen years at West Texas A&M in a variety of roles. Most recently he served as Deputy Director of Athletics for the 2024-25 season. Lish oversaw all aspects external relations, including marketing, fan experience, communications, ticketing, alumni relations, and corporate relations. Lish’s primary duty was athletic development, which includes the Buffalo Club Annual Campaign, donor relations, campaign planning, capital projects and premium seating in Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium. In addition to the external operations, Lish assisted with athletic administration, including oversight of the Buff and Lady Buff Basketball teams.
The Pocatello, Idaho, native is a former baseball student-athlete, spending time at NJCAA member, College of Southern Idaho, before finishing his playing career at WT under current Lumberjack Baseball Head Coach Matt Vanderburg. Due to an injury, Lish left the playing field and joined the coaching staff of the Buffs in the spring of 2012.
Lish, spent three seasons as an assistant for the Buffs, during his time as a coach he was part of the program’s first ever NCAA Regional Tournament. Following the 2014 season Lish left coaching and WT for a management position in the private sector before returning to college athletics in the spring of 2015 as the Ticketing and Donor Relations Manager at WT.
Lish has earned multiple degrees including, an Associate of Art’s in Liberal Arts from CSI, a Bachelor of Science in Sports and Exercise Sciences, as well as a Master of Science in Sports Management from WT.
Lish and his wife Nikki have three daughters Kinsley(9), Kollins(6) and Korinne(4).
