Marv Christopher has been named the new director of athletics and recreation at Cal Maritime. Christopher will take over the position left vacant by Harry Diavatis, who retired at the end of 2003. He will begin his duties beginning August 1, 2004.
“We are pleased that Marv Christopher will be joining us to lead our athletics program,” said Bill Eisenhardt, president of Cal Maritime. “He will be play an important role as we expand our athletic offerings, begin planning and developing our new athletic facility, and look for new leadership development opportunities for our students.”
Christopher served for 19 years as director of athletics at Cazenovia College. His activities and accomplishments at Cazenovia included developing and implementing a NCAA Division III athletics program for men and women, initiating men’s athletic program at the formerly all women’s college, and providing the vision and direction for building a multi-million dollar athletic complex.
“I am thrilled to be joining the team at Cal Maritime,” said Christopher. “This is the ideal opportunity to apply my experience in athletics administration, and I look forward to assisting with the planning and development of a new athletic facility for the campus. It is my hope to increase athletic participation by initiating a planned recruiting and retention program for student athletes, and increase our visibility and involvement with the greater Vallejo community.”