Otoupal Named A.D. At Cal State Monterey Bay

Vince Otoupal, <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>San JoseState’s Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development, has been named the new Director of Athletics at CalStateMontereyBay.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

"Vince Otoupal has done a remarkable job for this department and University during his tenure at San JoseState. He will be a terrific leader for the coaches and student-athletes at MontereyBay and I commend them on their selection,” said Director of Athletics Tom Bowen. “We will miss Vince's enthusiasm, commitment and dedication towards our student-athletes. We wish him and his family all the best."

Otoupal joined San JoseState in 2005 from the Stanford Athletic Department where he worked two stints for the Cardinal, 1998-2000 and 2002-2005.  He served as the Director of the Buck-Cardinal Club and Annual Giving, a Major Gift Officer, and Project Manager for the acquisition of the Stanford Red Barn - Stanford’s equestrian center.

Otoupal also serves as the sports supervisor for the Spartan baseball team.

As Senior Associate Athletic Director, Otoupal oversaw all aspects of San Jose State Athletics’ revenue generation opportunities: corporate sales, fundraising, ticket sales, marketing and development efforts, including the Spartan Foundation. 

The Spartan Foundation, the Athletic Department’s volunteer fundraising group, set a fundraising record in 2007 with more than $1.5 million dollars raised for Spartan student-athletes’ scholarships.  The San JoseStateUniversity office of University Advancement recognized the Spartan Foundation as the “best organized, most efficient group of volunteers” at San JoseState.

An outside linebacker for the Stanford football team, he was a four-year letterwinner (1989-92) and named Captain of Special Teams.  Otoupal played for former Spartan and Stanford coaches Jack Elway and Bill Walsh. 

Following graduation from Stanford where he majored in political science and organizational behavior, Otoupal joined the United States Marine Corps and achieved the rank of Captain in his five years of service for the United States Marine Corps as an infantry officer.  Otoupal was awarded the Marine Corps’ Certificate of Commendation and was a Recipient of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

Following his years of service in the Corps, Otoupal earned his M.B.A. from the University of Oregon, attending the prestigious WarsawSportsMarketingCenter. During his time at Oregon, he served as a consultant analyzing PAC-10 financial trends for the University of Oregon Athletics Department in 2001 and 2002.

He is a member of NAADD (National Association of Athletic Development Directors), NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics), and the AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals).

He and his wife, Brady, are the parents of a son.