Mike Barone is entering his ninth year as a member of the Lindenwood University Athletics staff in 2023-24.Barone has served as the Director of Athletics Marketing at Lindenwood since the fall of 2019 and has been a member of the department in various capacities dating back to the fall of 2015. Since assuming his role within Athletics Marketing, Barone and Lindenwood have received national recognition by winning six NACMA “Best Of” Awards. Barone is currently responsible for the marketing and promotion of Lindenwood’s 30 NCAA sports with a focus on attendance and community engagement opportunities.

Barone spent four years working in the Athletics Communications office at Lindenwood, beginning in August of 2015 as a graduate assistant. After being elevated to the position of Sports Information Coordinator in August of 2016, Barone was named as Assistant Athletics Communications Director in August of 2017.

Prior to arriving at Lindenwood University, Barone spent one year at Division III SUNY Old Westbury as a Sports Information intern. Barone has also spent time working as a ticket sales representative in minor league hockey, with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL), and in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees. 

A native of Melville, N.Y., Barone received a Bachelor’s Degree in the Management of Sports Industries from the University of New Haven in 2012. Barone completed his Masters Degree in Business Administration at Lindenwood University in May of 2017.

Barone is an active member of NACMA.

Barone currently resides in St. Louis, Mo. with his wife, Sarah and their two children, Rocco and Scarlett.