Amanda Pulido joined UTEP Athletics in January 2023 as the Director of Student-Athlete Development and NCAA Designated ADID, and is a member of the Athletics Executive Team and Senior Staff. In her role, she serves as Sport Administrator for UTEP’s men’s and women’s cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field programs. She oversees the student-athlete development unit, which encompasses career and leadership development, community engagement, mental wellness, the TWC program, and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) across all 16 intercollegiate programs.
Pulido has also taken on leadership roles in major events, serving as Tournament Director of the 2024 CUSA Indoor Volleyball Championship and Co-Director of the 2024 CUSA Outdoor Track & Field Championship. She oversees the department’s annual Golden Pick Awards Celebration and serves as Game Day Administrator for all home indoor and beach volleyball matches.
In addition, Pulido is a key campus liaison, partnering with units such as the Student Engagement and Leadership Center, Career Center, and Center for Community Engagement. She contributes to numerous university committees and initiatives, including Hazing Prevention Week, Alcohol Awareness Week, Minerpalooza, Texas Western Gold Rush, the Miners Leadership Summit, Project MOVE, and UTEP Edge.
Pulido brings more than a decade of experience in student-athlete development. Prior to returning to UTEP, she spent seven and a half years at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), where she founded the Life Skills Department and played a key role in the institution’s transition from Division II to Division I. At UIW, she developed innovative career and personal development programming for more than 500 student-athletes, advised SAAC, and created signature initiatives including the GROW Leadership Institute, Athletes in Mentorship (AIM) program, and Women’s Empowerment (WE) Circles. She also led Title IX education, mental wellness programming, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, while overseeing community engagement efforts that generated more than 41,000 service hours in the San Antonio community.
Her additional responsibilities at UIW included leading all-staff meetings, directing student-athlete recognition programs, managing Life Skills social media campaigns and website, updating the Student-Athlete Handbook, and serving on multiple campus committees.
Earlier in her career, Pulido served as a Postgraduate Intern in the NCAA Office of Inclusion, where she supported national programming and events focused on education, community engagement, career development, and diversity initiatives. She also gained early experience as UTEP’s Graduate Assistant Life Skills Coordinator, while completing her Master’s in Communication Studies.
A former UTEP student-athlete, Pulido competed as a thrower on the Miners’ track and field team from 2007–2011. She earned her undergraduate degree with honors in Organizational Communication and was actively involved in SAAC and the Future Leaders of Public Relations (FLPR).
Pulido’s mother, father and older brother all graduated from UTEP. She has one puppy, Bella.
