STILLWATER, OK - Tiffany Clark of Colorado Springs, Colo., has been hired as the new Operations Manager of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, announced Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director.

Clark comes to the Hall of Fame from USA Wrestling where she served most recently as Coordinator of National Events, organizing details such as concessions, catering, parking, ticketing, merchandising, video broadcasting, and sponsorship fulfillment.

“Tiffany brings extensive experience with national events, development and communications to her new role as Operations Manager for the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and its properties,” Smith said. “We are very excited to find someone with Tiffany’s skills for this new expanded operations position that we created when Krista Graff was promoted to National State Chapter Director.”

Clark, who has been with USA Wrestling since 2011, was awarded a FILA Silver Star in2012,for her outstanding work on behalf of the international styles of wrestling. FILA is the international Olympic governing body for the sport.

“I'm very excited to join the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum as its Operations Manager,” Clark said. “I've been fortunate to work with a variety of sports organizations in my career, and I look forward to continuing to serve the sport of wrestling at the highest level. I appreciate the unique opportunities that USA Wrestling has provided me, and I thank the Hall of Fame staff and Board of Governors for selecting me for this role.”

A 2007 graduate of Penn State University, Clark served as office manager for the Nittany Lions wrestling program from 2007 – 2010. She also served as championships manager for the 2009 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at University Park, Pa.

She is expected to graduate with an online Masters Degree in Recreation, Sports, and Tourism Management from the University of Illinois, Champaign in 2015. She will begin her duties in Stillwater on Sept. 15.