Harlan joined the UA staff in 1992 as a Graduate Assistant in Football 0perations. In 1994, he moved into the Event Management Office where he served as coordinator of operations and in 1998, he became the Director of Operations overseeing the implementation of more than 200 athletic events a year. He also was the primary contact for scheduling for both Football and Men's Basketball. In 2000, after managing the NCAA Men's Basketball sub-regional held in McKale, Harlan was promoted to serve as the Director of Annual Development within the newly restructured Wildcat Club. He worked directly with the Wildcat Club team to transform the annual giving program and help develop Campaign Arizona for the Student-Athlete, which has generated funds to support athletic scholarships and facility enhancements and construction, including the completion of the Eddie Lynch Athletics Pavilion. In 2002, he was promoted to his current role as Assistant Athletics Director for Regional Development and Marketing as the department's main contact in Maricopa County. Working out of the Athletics office in Phoenix most of the year, he serves the Wildcat supporters and companies in the Phoenix area in an effort to enhance the Athletics Department's mission and to expand its influences statewide. Harlan received his BA in Political Science from the UA in 1992, while serving as a football manager and attained his Master's in Education from the UA in 1995. He and his wife Carolyn, an employee of the Arizona Alumni Association, have been married for three years and have one dog, Cheyenne (8-08-94).
