Kristian Martin was named as Assistant Director of Athletics for Information and Communication  on February 2, 2009, replacing Melissa Dudek who is now at Cal Berkeley and Allison Farr, a 2008 Lewis & Clark graduate who served in an interim capacity since early November. 

She most recently served as the Assistant Director for Athletics Media Relations at Division I Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. During her time there she served as the full-time contact for seven of the school’s fourteen athletic programs. Prior to Longwood she worked at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville for three years as both a full-time staff assistant as well as an undergraduate student assistant in sports information. Martin earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from North Florida with a minor in communications, including a public relations emphasis.

At Longwood, Martin assisted in all aspects of the Athletics Media Relations office with direct sport responsibility for women’s basketball, men’s soccer, softball, women’s lacrosse, field hockey, along with men’s and women’s tennis. She assisted in the management of the athletics website, handled media inquiries, coordinated interviews, promoted home events, produced sport media guides and other publications, assisted with game management activities, and managed the supervision of student employees.

During her time at North Florida, Martin served as the primary contact for women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s track and field. In addition to her game operations experience, she also produced media guides for her assigned sports, supervised and managed student assistants and interns, while also organizing and assisting with daily operations as well as various special projects for UNF Athletics.

A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Martin was the sports editor of the UNF student newspaper. She assisted at the 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament opening rounds in Jacksonville, and served as the event’s Photography Director.