Staff Directory
DePaepe, Jason
Jason DePaepe
- Title:
- Senior Deputy Athletic Director
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Jason DePaepe is in his second year as CU’s deputy athletic director, and is now in his fourth year overseeing the department’s internal operations, having been promoted to a senior associate AD for that position on August 1, 2018. He is in his 22nd year overall at the University of Colorado.
DePaepe, 48, had served over four years (2013-18) as the associate athletic director for facilities and game day operations, promoted to that post in February 2013. He coordinated game day management and operations, specifically for football and CU’s other outside sport programs. He was the recipient of an “Honorary C” award in 2017 for his dedication to the department.
In addition to overseeing all staff members who coordinate the facility and maintenance needs for Folsom Field, the Dal Ward Athletic Center, the Champions Center, Balch Fieldhouse, Prentup Field, Potts Field, the Indoor Practice Facility (IPF), Kittredge Lacrosse Field, and the South Campus Tennis Facility, he now oversees human resources and the stadium’s concessionaire, Levy.
DePaepe’s responsibilities also include managing capital projects and he oversaw the recent Champions Center Complex facility expansion project from 2014-16 – working as the Athletic Department liaison with Mortenson Construction and the Populous design firm on the $166 million project that added over 326,000 new square feet to the athletic department and renovated another 38,000 sq. ft. The six-story Champions Center and the Dal Ward renovations were completed in late 2015. The indoor practice facility (IPF) was completed in early 2016 and includes an artificial turf football field as well as a 300-meter, 8-lane track. The IPF is the only net-zero energy facility of its kind and boasts 850kW of solar panels that create more electricity than the facility uses on an annual basis. The entire expansion project is the largest capital project in CU Boulder history and is a LEED Platinum facility.
DePaepe had worked as the athletic turf manager for 12 years prior to his first promotion, responsible for all maintenance, renovation, upkeep and painting and design of Folsom Field’s natural grass surface as well as the athletic practice fields located just north of Boulder Creek and Prentup Field, home to CU’s women’s soccer team. He originally joined CU in June 2000 as an assistant turf manager and was promoted to the head position in February 2001. He was considered by many to be one of the best in his field, and he still oversees all of CU’s field operations.
He came to CU from the Baltimore Ravens and prior to that, he was employed by the Iowa State Athletic Department as a student and graduated from there in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science.
He was born May 4, 1974 in Minot, N.D., and graduated from Waterloo (Iowa) West, where he lettered in baseball and basketball. His hobbies include golf and camping. He is married to the former Kristen Sorensen, one-time CU’s director of special events, and the couple has two daughters, Brielle (9) and Evelyn (7).
DePaepe, 48, had served over four years (2013-18) as the associate athletic director for facilities and game day operations, promoted to that post in February 2013. He coordinated game day management and operations, specifically for football and CU’s other outside sport programs. He was the recipient of an “Honorary C” award in 2017 for his dedication to the department.
In addition to overseeing all staff members who coordinate the facility and maintenance needs for Folsom Field, the Dal Ward Athletic Center, the Champions Center, Balch Fieldhouse, Prentup Field, Potts Field, the Indoor Practice Facility (IPF), Kittredge Lacrosse Field, and the South Campus Tennis Facility, he now oversees human resources and the stadium’s concessionaire, Levy.
DePaepe’s responsibilities also include managing capital projects and he oversaw the recent Champions Center Complex facility expansion project from 2014-16 – working as the Athletic Department liaison with Mortenson Construction and the Populous design firm on the $166 million project that added over 326,000 new square feet to the athletic department and renovated another 38,000 sq. ft. The six-story Champions Center and the Dal Ward renovations were completed in late 2015. The indoor practice facility (IPF) was completed in early 2016 and includes an artificial turf football field as well as a 300-meter, 8-lane track. The IPF is the only net-zero energy facility of its kind and boasts 850kW of solar panels that create more electricity than the facility uses on an annual basis. The entire expansion project is the largest capital project in CU Boulder history and is a LEED Platinum facility.
DePaepe had worked as the athletic turf manager for 12 years prior to his first promotion, responsible for all maintenance, renovation, upkeep and painting and design of Folsom Field’s natural grass surface as well as the athletic practice fields located just north of Boulder Creek and Prentup Field, home to CU’s women’s soccer team. He originally joined CU in June 2000 as an assistant turf manager and was promoted to the head position in February 2001. He was considered by many to be one of the best in his field, and he still oversees all of CU’s field operations.
He came to CU from the Baltimore Ravens and prior to that, he was employed by the Iowa State Athletic Department as a student and graduated from there in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science.
He was born May 4, 1974 in Minot, N.D., and graduated from Waterloo (Iowa) West, where he lettered in baseball and basketball. His hobbies include golf and camping. He is married to the former Kristen Sorensen, one-time CU’s director of special events, and the couple has two daughters, Brielle (9) and Evelyn (7).
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