Curtis Shaner is the associate director of equipment services for the Northwestern football program. 

A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, Shaner attended Bowling Green High School where he became an equipment aide and ball boy at Bowling Green State University for Glenn Sharp, who was the equipment manager and founder of the AEMA (Athletic Equipment Managers Association). Following high school, Shaner attended Ashland College.

Upon graduation, Shaner became the head equipment manager at Ashland for one year. From there, he worked as an equipment manager at Oklahoma State University for five years and Western Michigan University for one year before becoming a member of Northwestern's staff.

Shaner is a member of AEMA.