SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) has rounded out its office staff for the 2008-09 academic year with the hiring of Jeff DeBaldo and Russell Kramer in an announcement made today.
DeBaldo will serve as the conference’s assistant commissioner for communications and Kramer will be the league’s sports information assistant.
DeBaldo was most recently the Assistant Director of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, a NCAA Division III conference office located in Wexford, Pa., where he assisted league commissioner Joe Onderko in all aspects of conference operation.
Prior to his work at the PAC, DeBaldo served as a media relations intern at the University of Pittsburgh and was also a student assistant in the sports information office at his alma mater Waynesburg (Pa.) University. He also found the time to freelance as a writer for The (Uniontown, Pa.) Herald-Standard for two years while attending Waynesburg.
“The SCAC is excited to have Jeff coming on board with the conference office,” said SCAC Commissioner Dwayne Hanberry. “We had a very impressive pool of candidates apply, but Jeff’s experience at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference really stood out. His familiarity with the operations within a Division III conference office will help him make a big impact right away.”
Kramer, who was hired in February, will continue in his role as the league’s sports information assistant.
While at Oglethorpe University, Kramer was president of his fraternity, a member of the student government, a four-year member of the soccer team, a student peer mentor and a member of the ’08 for OU senior campaign.
Kramer interned at the Southeastern Conference office this past summer and has worked numerous championship events for the Division I conference.
”Russell has been a huge help in the conference office since coming aboard in February, and I’m really excited that he will continue in his role as sports information assistant for 2008-09,” said Hanberry. “His experience as a former student-athlete in the SCAC will be important as we continue to look for new ways to serve the membership via an expanded and more interactive website.”