Natalie Ellard joined UCF Athletics as an assistant academic advisor in June 2022. In her role, she works closely with the baseball, volleyball, men’s basketball an women’s soccer teams.
Prior to arriving at UCF, Ellard worked as a student assistant for student-athlete enhancement at the Hawkins Center in Gainesville, Florida. She also served as chair of the community council for citizenship education in New London, New Hampshire.
Ellard was a two-sport student-athlete at Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire, competing as a member of the women’s soccer and track and field teams. She was named to the GNAC All-Academic Team, NAC All-Academic Team twice and won two conference championships with the women’s soccer team.
Ellard earned her bachelor’s degree in sport management from Colby-Sawyer College and went on to earn her master’s degree in sport management from the University of Florida.