Colgate University's Fred '50 and Marilyn Dunlap Head Football Coach Curt Fitzpatrick announced the hiring of Lynn Mentzer as the program's director of operations in March 2025.Â
Mentzer comes to Colgate after spending the last two seasons working with the National Football League as a project coordinator. There, she coordinated information related to special events including the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, Combine, and more. Among her general administrative duties, she assisted in the strategy, governance, and oversight of finance and budgeting.Â
Prior to her time in the NFL, Mentzer served as the director of football operations for Missouri State from 2018-2022. During her time in Springfield, Mo., Mentzer oversaw comprehensive travel logistics, managing arrangements for athletes, staff, administration, and guests. She also assisted in the development of finance and budgeting, recruitment and training, social media, and other administrative duties.
Mentzer returned to her alma mater, Coastal Carolina, as a football operations assistant in 2001, where she served multiple roles through 2017. She started as an office assistant before working her way up to an operations assistant, a post she held from 2005-2017.Â
Mentzer graduated from Coastal Carolina in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management.
