| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic Director |
| Team | Emporia State |
| Conference | The MIAA |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 25, 1959 Belleville, Kansas |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1991–1994 | UMKC (sales) |
| 1994–2000 | Kansas State (assistant AD) |
| 2004–2004 | Wichita State (associate AD) |
| 2010–2011 | New Mexico (assistant AD) |
| 2016 | Regis (interim) |
| 2016–2022 | Regis |
| 2022–present | Emporia State |
David Spafford (born c. 1965) is an American university sports administrator and eighth athletic director for Emporia State University, an NCAA Division II sports program in Emporia, Kansas.[1] Previously, Spafford was the athletics director at Regis University, and before that, served as the assistant or associate athletics director for several college institutions.