Angie Ness will serve as the general manager for Panther Sports Properties after joining the staff in late June 2012.

Ness will manage all of UNI's multimedia rights as they pertain to signage, radio, TV, internet and in-game promotions.

Ness recently served as the assistant general manager for IMG College at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. For the Sun Devils she was focused on the business development efforts surrounding corporate sales inventory that included signage, radio, internet, promotions, social media, business to business development and experiential opportunities. She was responsible for building and cultivating relationships with current and new partners. Ness worked directly with all facets of the respective ASU Athletic Departments.

Prior to ASU, Ness was the senior sports marketing specialist Arizona Sports 620 KTAR AM. She served as a liaison for the flagship station to the Arizona State University Sun Devils, Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. Ness developed unique sports marketing partnerships centered around traditional radio and play by play advertising as well as digital marketing. She helped launch Sports 620 KTAR which is now Arizona Sports 620 KTAR in 2007 and is one of the largest sports stations in the country.

Ness also earned experience in the professional sports realm as an advertising manager for the Phoenix Coyotes. She developed corporate sponsorship packages with local and regional businesses to enhance their marketing through signage, radio, TV, internet, and in-game promotions with the Phoenix Coyotes and Arizona Sting. Ness was involved in the building and opening of a brand new sports facility, Glendale Arena at Westgate City Center, now jobing.com in 2003.

Ness is a native of Baltic, S.D. She earned her bachelor's degree in consumer affairs from South Dakota State University in 1999.