CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week
Wednesday, Nov. 13th Update
Today's three features highlight the work of Krystal Warren (University of Dayton), Tyler Price (Baker University) and Lindsey Williams (Great Lakes Valley Confernce).
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!
Athletics Communications, Sports Information, Media Relations, Strategic Communications...no matter what you call your communications office, the value that you and your colleagues provide to the overall strength of your athletics department, its student-athletes and your institution is immense.
Every day, CoSIDA's 3,000 members are contributing all this and more to athletics departments across the U.S. and Canada ...
Strategic thinking and analysis ... Social strategy driving fan engagement ... Branding prowess and content creation ... Crisis communications planning ... Storytelling through written, video and digital expertise ... Media relationships ... Historical perspective ... Meticulous planning and event execution ... the list goes on!
2016 CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week Feature Stories
Three members from the CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week committee have authored this week's stories showcasing our diverse membership. They are: Rob Knox (Towson University associate director of athletics media relations); Chevonne Mansfield (American Athletic Conference Director of Communications); and Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Affairs).
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 Krystal Warren
Assistant AD for Athletics Communication
University of Dayton
Our Stories: Krystal Warren, University of Dayton
Assistant AD Krystal Warren discusses her campus role expanding and how and why her leadership opportunities continue to grow at Division I University of Dayton. Oh, and there's a six-week trip to Zambia scheduled for this summer, too. |
 Tyler Price
Assistant Director of Athletics-Communications
Baker University
Our Stories: Tyler Price, Baker University
Serving as Assistant AD for Communications at NAIA Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, Price is heavily involved in NAIA-SIDA work as he serves on the group's board of directors and coordinates monthly continuing education sessions. |
 Lindsey Williams
Director of Communications
Great Lakes Valley Conference
Our Stories: Lindsey Williams, Great Lakes Valley Conference
Beginning her college athletic career as an All-America soccer performer and Academic All-District honoree at Virginia Wesleyan, Williams now serves as Director of Communications for the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). |
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 Wilson Wong
Manager, Sports Information
University of British Columbia
Our Stories: Wilson Wong, University of British Columbia
Wong parlayed an early interest in sports broadcasting into his current career as an athletics communicator. He talks about working at one of the most successful athletic program in Canada - the University of British Columbia which has dual association in U Sports and the NAIA. |
 Melissa Dudek
Assistant Athletics Media Relations Director
University of Virginia
Our Stories: Melissa Dudek, University of Virginia
No one will ever accuse Dudek, an assistant athletics media relations director at Division I UVA, of not having diverse interests. She is a playwright, a two-time novelist, an Olympic volunteer, a TV extra and former game show participant. |
 Clint Burgi
Associate AD/Communications & Marketing
Utah Valley University
Our Stories: Clint Burgi, Utah Valley University
Hailed as a tremendous mentor and teacher for young professionals interested in an athletic career, Burgi talks about his time at Division I Utah Valley and why it's been his professional home since 2004. |
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 Sarah Boissonneault
Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
University of Hartford
Our Stories: Sarah Boissonneault, University of Hartford
Previously excelling as a basketball student-athlete at Elmira College, Boissonneault discusses her role at Division I Hartford working with student-athletes, balancing the work demands and how and why she finds time to unwind. |
 Hung Tsai
Assistant Athletics Director
Stanislaus State
Our Stories: Hung Tsai, Stanislaus State
Hung Tsai oversees all the athletic media relations and marketing efforts for NCAA Division II Stanislaus State. He discusses his career track, how he measures professional successes, and possible future goals. |
 Wade Steinlage
Sports Information Director
William Penn University
Our Stories: Wade Steinlage, William Penn University
Moving from his background as a journalist, for the 13 years Steinlage has served as SID at NAIA institution WIlliam Penn in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He is chair of the committee which oversees the popular CoSIDA Fred Stabley Writing Contest. |
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 Craig Hicks
Assistant AD for Communications
Denison University
Our Stories: Craig Hicks, Denison University
Denison Assistant AD Craig Hicks talks about his long-time work on the NCAA Division III campus, how he effectively works in a small office with 23 sports, and his strategic role on campus. |
 Joe Browning
Senior Associate AD/Athletic Communications
UNC Wilmington
Our Stories: Joe Browning, UNC Wilmington
As a veteran of the athletic commuications profession, award-winning UNCW Senior Associate AD Joe Browning continues to have a vast impact on his NCAA Division I campus and in CoSIDA. |
 Kenisha Rhone
Director of Digital Media & Social Strategy
Belmont University
Our Stories: Kenisha Rhone, Belmont University
Throughout her evolving role from SID to now director of digital media and social strategy at Division I Belmont, Kenisha Rhone has been a mentor for student-athletes and heavily involved in campus and community inititiatives. |
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 Danny Kambel
Sports Information Director
Pacific (Ore.) University
Our Stories: Danny Kambel, Pacific (Ore.) University
Kambel is in the third month of his new athletic communications position, serving as SID at NCAA Division III Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. He talks about his evolution in the profession, the role of athletic PR, his social media activity and a personal hall of fame induction. |
 Candice Kelm
Sports Information Specialist
McLennan Community College
Our Stories: Candice Kelm, McLennan Community College
With a background in journalism and a love of sports, Candice Kelm joined the McLennan athletic department in 2006. Kelm is a founding member of 2ySIDA, the CoSIDA divisional group for sports information directors of two-year colleges. |
 Marlene Navor
Director of Athletics Communications
College of Charleston
Our Stories: Marlene Navor, College of Charleston
Navor is one of only a few female head athletic communications directors at a NCAA Division I institution. The Olympia, Wash., native has criss-crossed the country as an athletic communications professional and talks about the challenges in our profession, the power of networking and mentors, and her community service endeavors. |
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 Katie Mucci
Assistant Commissioner
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Our Stories: Katie Mucci, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
At the age of 23, Mucci is the youngest CoSIDA member to hold a committee chair position as she serves as chair of the New Media committee. At her D3 conference, she coordinates SCAC's social media accounts and develops all the graphics and branding looks for the conference's communications platforms and championship events. |
 Pete Moore
Director of Athletic Communications
Syracuse University
Our Stories: Pete Moore, Syracuse University
A past-president of CoSIDA (2000-01) and CoSIDA Hall of Famer (1998), Pete Moore has made a significant impact in the athletics communications profession during his years in the business, first at Division III Ithaca and the last 19 at Division I Syracuse. |
 Travis Jarome
Sports Information Director
Tuskegee University
Our Stories: Travis Jarome, Tuskegee University
Student-athlete. Sports information director. Athletic director. Travis Jarome has worn each of those hats and he draws on his unique skill set while leading athletic communications efforts at Division II Tuskegee University. |
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 Bryan Salvadore
Sports Information Director
Kutztown University
Our Stories: Bryan Salvadore, Kutztown University SID
Bryan Salvadore oversees 21 sports and two graduate interns as SID at NACC Division II Kutztown. He singles out his mentors for giving him his great professional opportunities. |
 Maurice Williams
Director of Sports Information
Hampton University
Our Stories: Maurice Williams, Hampton University SID
Maurice Williams is in his 10th year of service at NCAA Division I Hampton University and is heavily involved in CoSIDA committee work and community service efforts in his community. |
 Megan Hardin
Sports Information Director
Southwestern University
Our Stories: Megan Hardin, Southwestern University SID
Megan Hardin has been an integral part of the athletic department's growth at NCAA Division III member Southwestern where she balances her career with being a mother of two. She also is vice-chair of CoSIDA's Goodwill and Wellness Committee. |
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 Katie Gwinn Hewitt
Assistant Director of External Communications and PR
University of Michigan
Olivia Coiro
Assistant Director of Athletics Communications
UNC-Greensboro
Prepping for CoSIDA Recognition Week: Behind the "Sparkles & Sports" Blog with Olivia Coiro and Katie Gwinn Hewitt
Hewitt and Coiro are two active millennial athletic communicators and are filling a void by writing-and inviting guest writers to pen their thoughts-on the Sparkles & Sports website where they discuss pertinent topics for young, female professionals working in a professional career which is dominated by their male colleagues. |
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 Gene McGivern
Sports Information Director
St. Thomas (Minn.)
Prepping for CoSIDA Recognition Week: Stories of the Storytellers: Gene McGivern
McGivern is in his 23rd year as SID at St. Thomas (Minn.) and was profiled by his university in its "Stories of the Storytellers" series, a periodic series from the Newsroom featuring some of St. Thomas' prominent storytellers. |
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 Eric McDowell
Assistant Athletics Director, Sports Information
Union College (N.Y.)
Prepping for CoSIDA Recognition Week: Take This Job and Love It
McDowell, who served as CoSIDA president during the 2014-15 academic year and was inducted to the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2009, is featured in the November issue of NCAA Champion Magazine. |