Hayes, ‘92, Excited About Role as Alumni Director

Appearing soon at an event or doorstep near you, Averett’s new Alumni Director Dan Hayes, ‘92, is ready to reconnect alumni to their alma mater.

No stranger to Averett, Hayes graduated from Averett in 1992 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration: aviation management and a minor in theatre. In addition, he previously worked at the university for two years as the director of student activities and Greek affairs.

“I’m very excited to be back in Danville working at Averett at this time in its history,” Hayes said. “Averett is a huge part of my life, as well as my wife’s. We look forward to coming back and building on Averett’s successes as well as bragging about all of the things that we love about our alma mater. I hope that people will feel comfortable calling and bragging about the good days as well as making suggestions for how we can be better. Any success I have in this job will be because of active alumni.”

Hayes comes to Averett from Christchurch School on the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County where he was the director of summer programs and special events for four years. He has also worked as a district executive for the Boy Scouts of America and managed tourism for Pulaski County.

“Dan will be quite an asset to the University, since he has a long history and extensive experience with Averett, both as a graduate and a former employee,” said Page Stooks, vice president for institutional advancement. “Our Averett family will ultimately be strengthened by the connections that Dan will make with not only the 3,800 alumni in our community, but those across the country as well.”

He is married to Kim Cullinan Hayes, ‘92, and they have two children.