UIC Athletics

Tyler Mitchell is in his first year at UIC as Associate Athletics Director for Development, assuming that role in August 2026. He is charged with leading development efforts across UIC Athletics, with a focus on cultivating and stewarding relationships as well as expanding philanthropic support for the Flames' 18 NCAA Division I programs. He also helps advance strategic fundraising initiatives designed to support the department's continued investment in the student-athlete experience and competitive excellence.
 
Mitchell joined the Flames after three years at Lewis University, where he most recently served as Associate Athletic Director for Development. During his tenure at Lewis, Mitchell helped generate more than $1.5 million in gifts to support athletics, while also revamping the department's Athletic Annual Fund campaign and producing record numbers of gifts and donors.
 
Mitchell was Lewis' leadership gift officer for athletics before being promoted to Associate Athletic Director for Development in August 2025. In that role, he led athletics development initiatives in collaboration with University Advancement, including annual giving, major gifts, capital campaigns and donor stewardship, while also overseeing the department's corporate sponsorship program.

Before joining Lewis, Mitchell served as a Client Sales Representative at Robert Edward Auctions, where he managed more than 150 clients throughout the Midwest and generated more than $3 million in consignments during his tenure. He began his career at Rice University, where he oversaw student philanthropy and the university's Telefund program. His work included leading Rice's Senior Gift Campaign, which achieved more than 45 percent senior participation as well as the largest day of giving in the campaign's history.
 
A graduate of the University of Toledo and West Virginia University, Mitchell is a Wheaton, Ill., native and resides in Chicago.