Travis Whipple joined the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Department of Athletics as the Deputy Director of Athletics in May 2017.
 
Whipple will lead the Islanders’ fundraising efforts while also guiding the department’s external relations staff.
 
Whipple joins the Islanders after serving as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations at Little Rock since 2015. During his time with the Trojans, Whipple increased external revenue for the department by $1 million.

While leading the external team at Little Rock, Whipple led the department's major gifts campaigns and also guided marketing efforts that generated at 167-percent increase in home attendance. In addition to his fundraising and marketing efforts, Whipple oversaw the Trojans' box office and ticket sales operations, corporate partnerships and game management.

Prior to his time in Little Rock, Whipple served as the Director of Advancement and Athletics for Cotter Schools in Winona, Minn. While with Cotter, he raised $2 million for the schools' gymnasium campaign and brought in an additional $150,000 for new scoreboards and facility upgrades.
 
Whipple also spent time as the Associate Athletic Director at the University of Illinois Springfield. With the Prairie Stars, he served as the director of major gifts while also overseeing corporate partnerships and ticket sale operations.
 
Whipple earned his Bachelor of Science in Education from Winona State in 2008 before completing an M.S. in Educational Leadership and Sports Management at Winona State in 2010.
 
Following the completion of his education at Winona State, Whipple went on to serve as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations at his alma mater. He led corporate partnerships and luxury suite sales, game management, scheduling and ticket sales among other duties. 
 
Whipple will be joined in Corpus Christi by his wife, Kim, and children, Kai and Mia.