TicketsJessie Mills serves as the Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development & Letterwinner Engagement for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, a role she began in August 2026. In this position, Mills works with the Academy team to enhance student-athletes’ success at Cincinnati and prepare them for their careers beyond college. She also serves as the coordinator of the Bearcats Go Pro career initiative.
Mills previously served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development at Cincinnati from 2015–2021, while also working as the Athletic Academic Counselor for the men’s basketball program. Prior to returning to UC, she spent four years at the University of Central Florida as a Learning Specialist for men’s basketball, baseball and women’s track & field/cross country, as well as an Academic Counselor for women’s track.
Before UCF, Mills spent six years at the University of Memphis as an Athletic Academic Counselor, working with men’s basketball, softball and women’s golf. During her time at Memphis, she contributed to student-athlete classification initiatives and the development of the Student-Athlete Summer Bridge Program. She also began doctoral work in Applied Behavior Analysis and published research focused on using behavior analysis to improve student-athlete behaviors.
A native of Northville, Michigan, Mills earned a bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Austin Peay State University, where she played four years of tennis and competed in cross country for one season. She later earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Memphis.
Outside of her professional career, Mills enjoys running marathons and traveling with her family. She has completed all six World Marathon Majors.