Joe Harlan
MS Human Performance and Exercise Science, University of Montana
BS Physical Education, University of Central Missouri
Joe Harlan is an experienced college athletic administrator, coach and instructor in higher education. Currently, he is the President of National Athletics Consulting, a company that provides consulting and advisory services for the administration and management of athletics.
Before moving to the private sector, he served as the Dean of Physical Education and Athletic Director at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California. Prior to Rio Hondo, he served for 10 years in several athletic roles at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wisconsin. He served as the athletic director from 2007-10, managing over 50 employees, 40 different budgets and 18 NCAA Division III varsity sports, which included 450 student-athletes. He also served as a physical education instructor and as the head women's track and field coach at Wisconsin-Stout from 2000-07. His teams produced 20 NCAA All-Americans and two individual National Champions as well as a top team finish of third in the NCAA Track & Field Championships.
In addition, Harlan worked in several athletic roles at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. He served as an instructor in health and physical education, an academic advisor, the head coach of the track and cross country program as well as the interim athletic director. Harlan was recognized with five region or NWAACC Coach of the Year honors. He also worked for two years as an instructor of physical education at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
Harlan received his bachelor's degree in Physical Education-Teaching from the University of Central Missouri, and a master's degree in Human Performance-Exercise Science from Montana.