Northwestern State University of Louisana

Mike Jacklich is beginning his fourth year as an assistant athletic director for ticketing and special events and his seventh year in charge of all things involving Northwestern State tickets.

He led the charge in re-ticketing the football and basketball stadiums to comply with social distancing guidelines from that state of Louisiana in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thankfully, NSU venues have reverted to full capacity and Jacklich can sell every seat in NSU's stadiums and arenas.
 
Jacklich came to Natchitoches from suburban Chicago, where he was the Director of Ticketing for the Schaumburg Boomers of independent baseball’s Frontier League. While with the Boomers, Jacklich worked closely with the Boomers general manager to shape and enhance all aspects of fan services. He was responsible for creating and executing all ticketing and sales reports, while training a full-time sales staff and overseeing a group of 15 interns.
    
Jacklich also wore a variety of hats outside of the Boomers ticket office, including serving as a tour guide at Boomers Stadium and filling in as “Coop,” the Boomers’ mascot.
    
Jacklich earned his bachelor of arts degree in mass communication from the University of Tulsa in 2001. Following graduation, he returned to Chicago where he began a six-year run as the assistant audience services manager for the legendary SteppenwolfTheatre Company. While with Steppenwolf, Jacklich helped implement Tessitura, an innovative ticketing software system.
    
Jacklich, a Lisle, Ill., native, is married to Krishni, whose family lives in nearby DeRidder, and who can totally do better than him.