Kevin Griffin

Assistant Executive Director

The 2003-04 school year is Kevin’s fourth year serving as one of the Assistant Executive Directors of the WIAA.  Griffin has been the driving force behind a number of recently developed student and school focused programs/events, as well as innovative marketing and development ventures.

Griffin has spearheaded the Association’s efforts by creating and managing the Emerald City Kickoff Classic, Scholastic Cup, WIAA Hall of Fame and Hall of Champions, WIAA/Seattle Times State Athlete of the Week, Miniature State Championship Trophy program and the new WIAA sports specific branding and identity marks and logos.   

Aside from the marketing and development responsibilities, Griffin serves as the Association’s chief liaison for the sports of cross country, gymnastics, swimming and diving, and track and field.  He also oversees the organization’s special events, state championship branding/merchandising and licensing program, state championship souvenir programs, radio and television broadcasting contracts and media relations. He currently serves on the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules and Hall of Fame Committees. 

Griffin was named one of the WIAA’s assistant executive directors on July 1, 2000. At the time he was the youngest assistant executive director/commissioner at any of the 51 state association offices. Prior to working with the WIAA, Griffin worked in marketing and sales on the Federal Services account at US West and later as the Washington State marketing director for an Internet division of Host Communications Inc. While in college Griffin working as an intern with The Ohio State ICA department and he has served as an assistant Track & Field Coach at Juanita High School and an Assistant football coach at Eastside Catholic in Bellevue.

Griffin received a degree in journalism (public relations) from The Ohio State University in 1998. While at Ohio State, Griffin displayed leadership skills in the classroom, in the Columbus community and as a member of the football team where he served as the special teams captain his junior and senior seasons.  Griffin received the Ike Kelley award in 1996 as the outstanding special teams player for the Rose Bowl Champion Buckeyes and in 1997 he was selected to represent The Ohio State University as a student delegate at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) first annual state leadership conference.  The following year in 1998, Griffin received the Alex Shumate Award for his work with the “Majority of One” program and outstanding student leadership on the OSU campus. 

A graduate of Juanita High School in Kirkland, Kevin and his wife, Farrah, a graduate of Newport High School, are both active in the community. Farrah, a five-time state gymnastics champion (1992-95) and former Ohio State gymnast, coaches club gymnastics at Gymnastics East in Bellevue while Kevin coaches USA Youth Track & Field for Eastside Track Club. The Griffins live in Snoqualmie with their son Taylor, who was born in 2001. 

Contact Kevin for information on:

  • Publications
  • Corporate Sponsorships
  • Media Relations
  • Merchandise
  • Student Services/Leadership
  • Cross Country
  • Music
  • Swimming & Diving
  • Track and Field
  • Bowling
  • District #1
  • District #7
  • Music Committee
  • Email address: kgriffin@wiaa.com