Photo by Megan Turner (2020). An open government expert says UCF is taking a very dangerous position by giving the title of vice president of athletics at a public university to its newly hired director of athletics. Frank LoMonte, director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at UF, said if UCF’s new director of athletics is going to serve as a university vice president, the hiring decision should be made in the open — not behind closed doors. Advertisement LoMonte, who replied to Knight News’ request for comment before UCF made the official hiring announcement Tuesday, said if the vice president is hired in a process that is not legally valid, any decision that person makes would be under a legal cloud and subject to challenge.