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James Young

  • Title
    Assistant Ticket Manager
  • Email
    jamyoung
  • Alma Mater
    S. Carolina '01

Began at Illinois:
2008

Education:
Young earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of South Carolina in 2001 and his master's in sport management from Illinois in 2010.

Job Responsibilities:
Young's primary responsibility is overseeing the daily operations of the box office.

Past Experience:
Young began his career in athletics as an intern in corporate sponsorship at Illinois and then as a graduate assistant in the ticket office.

Personal:
A native of Sumter, S.C., he and his wife, Kristen, have two children (JJ and Olivia) and reside in Champaign.

Updated October 2020