Barnes to manage football stadium

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Trent Barnes was hired recently as the associate director and stadium complex manager in the Department of Student Activity Center and Recreational Facilities.

As the University prepares for its inaugural football season in fall 2013, Barnes will handle the daily management of the stadium and game day operations. Most recently, he was assistant director for operations and event management at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, where he oversaw football and other athletic-type facility and event responsibilities. Before that, he was part of the football operation team at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa for five years; he handled scheduling and event management for Coleman Coliseum (seating capacity of 15,383) and the soccer, baseball and softball stadiums and the track complex.

An alumnus of the University of South Carolina, Barnes earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport and entertainment management. He said he looks forward to staking his claim at UNC Charlotte as the Charlotte 49ers begins its football program.

Also, Mike Taylor, a member of the Student Activity Center team, has been named the facility maintenance technician for the football complex. He played high school football for West Charlotte High School.