Mattie White

Biography

Mattie White is in her first year at Delaware in 2024-25 and was promoted to Deputy AD, Sport Administration & Internal Operations/SWA in October 2025 after being hired as Executive Senior Associate AD, Sport Administration & Front Office in March 2025. In her role, she supervises Facilities & Event Operations, Equipment, and IT, and continues to have oversight of Sport Administration and the Front Office / General Manager team, while also serving as the lead sport administrator. White comes to Newark after serving in a variety of roles at Indiana University since 2005. She was named Deputy Director of Athletics in 2020 after serving in several other key leadership roles within the department for the previous 15 years. Her responsibilities included oversight of academic services, sports medicine and nutrition, athletic performance, the Center for Elite Athlete Development, and the Excellence Academy. She provided guidance for the department's Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) educational programming, diversity, equity and inclusion, gender equity and mental health initiatives. Among her accomplishments is leadership in the introduction of the Excellence Academy program and construction of the $48 million, 66,575 square foot excellence academy facility in 2018. Nationally, she has been chair of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, facilitator for the NCAA Leadership Forum and Career in Sports Forum. White joined IU in 2005 as an academic advisor and CHAMPS/Life Skills Coo