DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake University athletics has hired Des Moines native Patrick Tomka as associate athletics director for development, director of athletics Sandy Hatfield Clubb announced Friday, May 27.
Tomka is set to join the Bulldogs following a nine-year tenure in the front office of the National Football League's Washington Redskins with the last five years spent in executive roles. Most recently, he was the organization's senior vice president of business operations and executive entertainment for one year. Prior to that he was a vice president for three years and a senior director for a season.