Del Conte joined the Arizona Athletics Department in December 1999. His original responsibilities included overseeing all aspects of Athletic Fund Development including the Wildcat Club, Sport Interest Groups, endowments, annual giving and Campaign Arizona for the Student-Athlete.
In this position he and his staff raised funds to support the completion of the Eddie Lynch Athletics Pavilion, and they continue to raise scholarship dollars for Arizona's 500 student-athletes. In 2002, Del Conte was given additional responsibilities that included overseeing the McKale Ticket Office, Marketing and Corporate Sales and Trademarks and Licensing - a move that ultimately consolidated and maximized the potential for all revenue generating programs.
Most recently, in August of 2003, Del Conte became one of three Senior Associate Athletics Directors and was given additional responsibilities of overseeing media relations, business operations and external affairs. He also shares the responsibility of co-managing the 19 sports programs at Arizona. .
Before coming to Arizona, Del Conte was the Assistant Athletics Director for External Operations at Washington State in Pullman, Wash., and was in charge of capital campaign funds, major gifts, and annual giving.
Del Conte has a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master's degree in education administration from Washington State University. He is married to Dr. Robin Ward, and they have two daughters, Sienna and Sophia. Robin Ward teaches math education in the University's College of Education.
