Phil Hunt, a former University of Connecticut football captain who earned a law degree and clerked for a state attorney general, is the new athletic director at Francis Parker School. He began work in July.
He'll oversee a program including 14 Middle School sports for boys, girls and coed teams and 19 Upper School varsity and junior varsity teams that consistently compete at the highest levels — including recent CIF state or regional titles in girls volleyball, girls soccer, boys volleyball and baseball.
Hunt succeeds Dan Kuiper, who built Parker into a powerhouse. Hunt played football and ran track (hurdles) at a New Jersey high school before attending UConn, where he played all three defensive back positions. He earned bachelor and master's degrees in education at Storrs, CT, and a law degree from the University of New Hampshire.
Hunt, 37, comes to Parker from George Mason University in Virginia, where he was a higher-education regulatory and compliance expert and also led access and diversity initiatives.
Earlier, he worked for the NCAA as assistant director of academic and membership affairs out of its Indianapolis home. He founded a student-athlete consulting firm in 2007, several years after clerking in the Connecticut Attorney General's Office and a law firm in Massachusetts.
Hunt writes poetry. He and his girlfriend enjoy hiking, snorkeling and golfing. Favorite websites include Huffington Post and Los Angeles Times. And he likes books on American history and mindfulness.