SEATTLE – Two new faces join the Seattle University Athletics staff as Lindsey Scott-Anderson is named Associate Athletic Director for Development and Alex Rider, '17, returns to the Redhawk family as Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Fan Experience.
"We are thrilled to welcome both Lindsey Scott-Anderson and Alex Rider to the Redhawk Family," said Director of Athletics Shaney Fink. "Both Lindsey and Alex are community builders who will have an immediate impact through their leadership. Lindsey is a talented, experienced fundraiser whose experience as a student athlete, coach and administrator, will also be a tremendous asset as a member of our executive team. Alex is engaging and creative and as an alum, has a great vision for fan experience at Seattle U."
Scott-Anderson comes to Seattle U following six years on the athletics development team at UC Berkeley, most recently as Assistant Athletics Director for Development.
At Cal, Scott-Anderson lead a team responsible for a record-setting, 10-year high in annual fundraising ultimately leading the Golden Bears to close fiscal year 2021 by surpassing $40 million raised. During her tenure, she developed and executed a comprehensive leadership annual giving and alumni relations strategy in support of Cal Athletics' 30 varsity programs and unrestricted funds, co-manage pipeline development and prospect discovery plans for Leadership Giving, Leadership Annual Giving and Alumni Relations teams, and spearhead planning and execution of Cal Athletics' Big Give – UC Berkeley's annual day of giving.
Scott-Anderson also served on the Berkeley Advancement Community Executive Committee to assist in campus-wide strategic development efforts, improve the BIPOC experience, and promote synergies between advancement units, and was elected to serve as Co-Chair of the UC Berkeley Annual Giving Roundtable, a campus-wide effort to support development officers in annual giving programs.
A rowing student athlete at Saint Mary's College where she earned her Bachelors' degree in Business Administration, Scott-Anderson served as an Assistant Coach of Women's Rowing for the Gaels from 2013-15.
As a student athlete, Scott-Anderson earned numerous honors including First Team All-West Coast Conference, WCC All-Academic and CRCA Scholar Athlete. She received her Masters' degree in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership from the University of Washington in 2013.
Rider makes a return to Seattle U following five years as the Senior Manager of Volunteers with Special Olympics Washington. A 2014 University of Oregon graduate with a B.S. in Business Administration, he earned a Master of Business Administration in Sports and Entertainment Management at Seattle U in 2017 while also serving as a Marketing and Promotions Assistant in the athletics department.
Rider had a stint with the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games as the event's Volunteer Manager, recruiting 15,000 volunteers across 20 states and four countries in a three-month period. At Special Olympics Washington, he maintained a volunteer base of 12,000, managed all volunteer communication, engagement and training efforts.
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