Staff Directory
Josh King
- Title:
- Assistant AD / Associate Director for Engagement & Athlete Career Development
- Email:
- Phone:
- 2099
Josh King joined Davidson in August 2019 and serves as the Associate Director for Engagement & Athlete Career Development in the Matthews Center for Career Development. Upon his arrival, King was tasked with creating and developing Career Advantage, which serves all Davidson scholar-athletes in preparing for life after Davidson.
In this role, he provides career & leadership development workshops, one-on-one advising, and assists in developing alumni connections for scholar-athletes. He also travels with select teams during competition to provide career development programming and alumni networking through Road Treks. In addition to serving all Davidson scholar-athletes, King is responsible for driving student and employer engagement strategies for the Matthews Center as a whole. King is a member of the 2022 NCAA Effective Facilitator Cohort and is a certified DISC Facilitator. He is also a member of the 2022 NACE Management Leadership Institute Cohort.
Prior to Davidson, King served as the Director of Football Academics and Student-Athlete Development Coordinator at Old Dominion University for two years where he oversaw student-athlete leadership and career development programming for all ODU student-athletes and served as the SAAC advisor.
Before joining ODU, King spent two years as the Compliance Coordinator at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he oversaw day-to-day compliance activities for the department as well as oversight of student-athlete life skills and SAAC.
A proud graduate of the University of South Carolina, King earned both his Bachelors & Masters in Sport & Entertainment Management. While with the Gamecocks, King spent four years working with the men’s basketball team, and served as the head manager for two years before moving on as a Graduate Assistant in the Office of Compliance Services for the Athletic Department.
King and his wife, Natalie, reside in Charlotte with their dogs, Harper & Koger.
In this role, he provides career & leadership development workshops, one-on-one advising, and assists in developing alumni connections for scholar-athletes. He also travels with select teams during competition to provide career development programming and alumni networking through Road Treks. In addition to serving all Davidson scholar-athletes, King is responsible for driving student and employer engagement strategies for the Matthews Center as a whole. King is a member of the 2022 NCAA Effective Facilitator Cohort and is a certified DISC Facilitator. He is also a member of the 2022 NACE Management Leadership Institute Cohort.
Prior to Davidson, King served as the Director of Football Academics and Student-Athlete Development Coordinator at Old Dominion University for two years where he oversaw student-athlete leadership and career development programming for all ODU student-athletes and served as the SAAC advisor.
Before joining ODU, King spent two years as the Compliance Coordinator at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he oversaw day-to-day compliance activities for the department as well as oversight of student-athlete life skills and SAAC.
A proud graduate of the University of South Carolina, King earned both his Bachelors & Masters in Sport & Entertainment Management. While with the Gamecocks, King spent four years working with the men’s basketball team, and served as the head manager for two years before moving on as a Graduate Assistant in the Office of Compliance Services for the Athletic Department.
King and his wife, Natalie, reside in Charlotte with their dogs, Harper & Koger.
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