James De Boer, a 1998 graduate of Dordt College in Sioux Center, Ia., came to EMU from Bridgewater College where he served as a volunteer assistant in the Sports Information office. De Boer also worked for the Daily News Record and Valley Banner newspapers as a graphic artist with emphasis in ad design, page layout, and special advertising projects.

"I'm very excited for this opportunity to work with Eastern Mennonite University," De Boer said. "I will benefit from the great work done by my predecessors to establish the sports information office and I look forward to putting my footprint on what is already in place. I am honored to be chosen for this position and to work with Dave and the rest of the EMU athletic community. The college years are such a significant time in a person’s life, and telling the story of students and their growth through the athletic sphere is one of the facets drawing me to sports information and EMU."

De Boer also possesses experience in broadcasting after serving as a sports broadcaster for the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley Baseball League in 2007, and also as a sports show and game producer for WSFZ radio in Jackson, Miss. In addition, he broadcast a wide range of sports in both high school and college levels for KSOU/KIHK radio in Sioux Center, Ia. While a student at Dordt, De Boer worked in the sports information office and served as an Associate Sports Director in charge of daily sports reports, website updating, and play-by-play analysis for Defender athletics. De Boer also holds a graduate certificate in Christian Education from the Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss.

In his role at EMU, De Boer is in charge of publicity of the Royals' 15 sports and the athletics website. De Boer is a member of both the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the Virginia State Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID). In 2011, he was also named President of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors.

De Boer currently lives in Bridgewater, Va., with his wife Sarah.