Tina Thomas joined the Missouri Athletic Department as assistant sports information director in November of 1992. She is responsible for editing the football game program as well as the day-to-day operations of women's basketball, softball, men's and women's track and field and cross country.
Thomas, 26, is a 1990 graduate of Bradley University, where she received a bachelor's degree in public relations and journalism, while working in the sports information office for three years. A native of Peoria, Ill., Thomas also spent a year and a half working toward a master's degree in sports administration at Illinois State University.
As a graduate assistant in the Redbird sports information office, Thomas was responsible for the publicity of the soccer and softball teams, as well as coordinating the statistics crews for women's basketball and volleyball. She also edited the football and men's basketball game programs.
Prior to Illinois State, Thomas worked as an intern in the sports information office at Saint Louis University. Thomas was born Oct. 1, 1968.