Following his stellar career at his alma mater as a senior administrator in the University of Arkansas Athletics,
Kevin Trainor was hired as the Arkansas Alumni Association’s chief operating officer and associate executive director in August 2025. There, he leads a team of staff members in building programs, creating alignment and coordinating activities across the association, division and university.
Trainor currently is CSC Past President, having served as the organization’s president during the 2024-25 academic year. He will conclude a five-year term on CSC’s Executive Board of Directors this June. Trainor received his 25-Year Award from CSC in 2020.
During his 30-plus years in the Arkansas athletics department, Trainor oversaw strategic communications and media relations, served on the senior leadership team, and in his last role, held the title of senior associate athletics director for public relations and former student-athlete engagement.
He is the chair-elect for the Southwest District of Public Relations Society of America and is a past president of the Northwest Arkansas PRSA Chapter.
Trainor serves on the board of directors of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame and the Brandon Burlsworth Foundation, the Board of Trustees of the College Baseball Foundation and is an ex-officio board member of the Football Writers Association of America. Among his sports PR roles, Trainor has been part of the media relations staff at each of 12 College Football Playoff National Championship games; serves as the press conference moderator for the nationally televised SEC Football Media Days; is press conference moderator at the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame induction weekend; and has been a member of the media relations team for more than 29 Cotton Bowls, three NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours and numerous Masters Tournaments for CBS Sports.