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Staff Directory

Mailing Address:
Intercollegiate Athletics
Convocation Center (CV)
DeKalb, IL 60115
Main Phone: (815) 753-PACK (7225)
Fax Number: (815) 753-7700
Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Title Name Email Address Phone Twitter
Executive Administration - CV 200
Vice President/Director of Athletics and Recreation Sean T. Frazier (815) 753-9473 @SeanTFrazier
Deputy Athletic Director/Executive Associate Athletic Director for Operations (Sport Admin: BSB, FB, WR) John Cheney (815) 753-1801 @JohnCheney3
Executive Associate Athletic Director/Sports Administration/Senior Woman Administrator (Sport Admin: MBB, GYM, WSOC) Courtney Vinson (815) 753-9611
Executive Associate Athletic Director/Human Resources & Finance Administration Lisa DeRango (815) 753-1494
Senior Associate Athletic Director/Development & Revenue Generation (Sport Admin: MTEN, WBB, WTEN) Chris Barker (815) 753-1295
Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Director of Advancement TJ Feuerbach (815) 753-9494 @tjfeuerbach
Senior Associate Athletic Director/Facilities and Events (Sport Admin: VB, XC, T&F) Matt Gonzalez (815) 753-9590
Senior Associate Athletics Director/Director of SAASS (Sport Admin: SB) Randi Napientek (815) 753-9182 @Randi_Napientek
Senior Associate Athletics Director/Collegiate Advancement & External Affairs (Sport Admin: MGOLF, MSOC, WGOLF) Ryan Sedevie (815) 753-0639 @RyanSedevie
Senior Administrative Assistant Lynsey Bernardy (815) 753-9473
Faculty Athletics Representative - Wirtz Hall
NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Brian McCormick
Baseball - CV 224A
Head Coach Ryan Copeland
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Joe Kelch
Assistant Coach Calvin Peacock
Men's Basketball - CV 231
Head Coach Rashon Burno (815) 753-1362 @CoachBurno11
Associate Head Coach Drew Gladstone
Assistant Coach Jacob Kurtz
Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development Eric Rwahwire
Women's Basketball - CV 230
Head Coach Jacey Brooks @Coach_JBrooks
Assistant Coach E.C. Hill @Hill23EC
Assistant Coach Brittney Patrick @BjPatrick10
Assistant Coach Audra Clark @CoachAudraClark
Assistant Coach Mark Schwitzgable @schwitzgable
Director of Operations/Assistant Coach Ty Battle @Ty_battle33
Women's Cross Country - CV 223D
Head Coach (Cross Country)/Assistant Coach (Track and Field) Juan Carrillo
Graduate Assistant Bethany Williams
Football - Yordon Center 210
Head Coach Thomas Hammock @NIUCoachHammock
Defensive Coordinator Rob Harley
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Quinn Sanders
Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks/Pass Defense Coordinator DJ Bland @CoachDJBland
Assistant Coach/Running Backs Ty Boles @tyboles3
Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Cory Connolly
Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers Joseph Hawkins @CoachHawk__
Assistant Coach/Offensive Line Luke Meadows
Assistant Coach/Defensive Line Travis Moore @CoachMooreNIU
Assistant Coach/Tight Ends Brayden Patton
Assistant Coach/Defensive Tackles Justin Robinson
Assistant Coach/Safeties Kai Ross
Assistant Athletic Director - Football Operations Dan Wolfe
Assistant Director of Football Operations/Video Angelo Sebastiano
General Manager Andy Wang
Director of Player Personnel Kyle Keeton
Men's Golf - CV 224E
Head Coach John Carlson (815) 753-1816 @coachjcarlson
Assistant Coach Ryan Stefko
Women's Golf - CV 224D
Head Coach Kim Kester (815) 753-1548 @kimkester
Assistant Coach Ryan Stefko
Gymnastics - CV 220C
Head Coach Dawnita "Nita" Teague (815) 753-1871
Assistant Coach Chris Weiss (815) 753-1871
Men's Soccer - CV 223E
Head Coach Ryan Swan (815) 753-1372 @rdswan10
Assistant Coach Nick Roman
Assistant Coach Ryan Blair
Women's Soccer - CV 223F
Head Coach Michael O'Neill (815) 753-9535
Assistant Coach Luke Aspinall-Stanton
Assistant Coach Gabi McAlpine
Softball - CV 220E
Head Coach Kathryn Gleason
Assistant Coach Brie Pasquale
Assistant Coach Jordan Taylor
Men's Tennis - CV 224C
Head Coach René Vidal 815-753-1295
Graduate Assistant Coach Viola Cipriani
Women's Tennis - CV 224B
Head Coach Eric Burns (815) 753-1295
Graduate Assistant Sofiia Vdovychenko
Student Assistant Maria Dzemeshkevich
Women's Track and Field - CV 223D
Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Connie Teaberry (815) 753-0571 @CoachTeaberry
Head Coach (Cross Country)/Assistant Coach (Track and Field) Juan Carrillo
Graduate Assistant Bethany Williams
Volleyball - CV 223B & 223C
Head Coach Sondra D'Amore (815) 753-1295
Assistant Coach Ross Kessler (815) 753-1295
Assistant Coach Mackenzie Rombach (815) 753-1295
Director of Operations Morgan Sherwin
Wrestling - CV 219A
Head Coach Ryan Ludwig (815) 753-9478 @RyanLudwigNIU
Associate Head Coach Kyle Springer
Assistant Coach McGwire Midkiff
Student-Athlete Academic Support Services - YC
Associate AD / Associate Director of SAASS (FB, XC) Ryan McGinn (815) 753-6375
Assistant Vice President (T&F) Monique Bernoudy 815-753-1554
Assistant Director (WREST, GYM) Christopher Ilsley (815) 753-1654
Assistant Director (VB, SB) Kelly Loughman (815) 753-2706
Athletic Academic Coordinator (WBB, MTEN, WTEN, MSOC) Eric Erato (815) 753-1105
Athletic Academic Coordinator (BASE, WGOLF, MGOLF, WSOC) Juan Navarro (815) 753-0170
Office Administrator Leonard LeGrand (815) 753-1342
Graduate Assistant Avery Carnahan
Athletics Counseling - YC
Director of Athletics Counseling Shyann Beach (815) 753-1206
Athletics Counselor Alan Masline
Athletic Training - YC 175 or CV 170
Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine and Athletic Training (MGOLF/WGOLF) Phil Voorhis (815) 753-0211 @niuatc
Senior Associate Athletic Trainer (FB) Heath Duncan (815) 753-4839
Associate Athletic Trainer (MBB/WTEN) Maryellen Hole
Associate Athletic Trainer (FB) Ben Kastler (815) 753-1624
Assistant Athletic Trainer (BASE) Kaleb Ellison
Assistant Athletic Trainer (GYM, XC) Paige Ignatowicz
Assistant Athletic Trainer (MSOC) Dan Krout
Assistant Athletic Trainer (WSOC) Ashley Lambert
Assistant Athletic Trainer (WREST) Nathan Lang
Assistant Athletic Trainer (VB) Maria Reyes
Assistant Athletic Trainer (SB) Christopher Cahue
Assistant Athletic Trainer (FB) Miguel Silva
Athletic Business Office - CV 204
Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Business Office Elizabeth Harrison (815) 753-9543
Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Business Office Lisa Shover (815) 753-1472
Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Business Office/Student-Athlete Insurance Juli Huston (815) 753-1295
Accounting Assistant Olin Simpson
Accounting Assistant Elisa Ramos
Graduate Assistant Will Clausel
Graduate Assistant Harvin Ibarguen
Strategic Communications and Marketing - CV 209, 213
Associate Athletic Director (MBB, MSOC, WSOC, XC/T&F) Jeremy Reid (815) 753-9539
Assistant Athletic Director (FB, GYM, MTEN, WTEN) Dalton Ray
Associate Athletics Communications Director (FB, WBB, M GOLF, BASE) Mike Haase (815) 753-9538
Assistant Athletics Communications Director (VB, WR, SB, WGOLF) Linnea Kangas
Director of Marketing and Game Experience Tony Ledwell 815-753-0800
Graphic Designer Demetra Pappas
Compliance - CV217
Assistant Athletic Director, Compliance Scott Foelske (815) 753-8290
Assistant Director, Compliance Natalie Shaffer
Administrative Assistant/Eligibility Coordinator Nicole DeRango (815) 753-9510
Huskie Athletic Fund - CV 203
Associate Athletic Director/Revenue Generation Mike Kunigonis (815) 753-2225
Associate Athletic Director, Development Dominic Parisi
Director of Premium Sales Clifford Bottigliero (815) 753-1292
Program Coordinator Susie Nordstrom (815) 753-1923
Graduate Assistant Jaren Alnutt (815) 753-6821
Equipment - YC 180 or CV 180
Associate Athletic Director, Brand and Equipment Management Paige Shinberg
Assistant Director of Sports Equipment (Football) Liam Trost
Assistant Director of Sports Equipment (Football) Patrick Murphy
Assistant Director of Sports Equipment (Huskie Stadium) Bethany van der Lek
Assistant Director of Sports Equipment (Convo) Taylor Greenberg
Assistant Director of Sports Equipment (Convo) Jacob Cuda
Assistant Athletic Director, Retail Management Dustin Davis
Facilities and Event Operations - CV 213
Senior Associate Athletic Director/Facilities and Events (Sport Admin: VB, XC, T&F) Matt Gonzalez (815) 753-9590
Associate Athletic Director/Director of Convocation Center Trey Borgrud (815) 752-6812
Senior Event Coordinator Jori McCullough (815) 752-6810
Events Administrator Associate Sheri Voss (815) 752-6815
Program Assistant - Event Coordinator Jen Parker (815) 752-6818
Auditorium Technical Director Alec Robbins (815) 752-6831
Facilities Supervisor Nathaniel Voss (815) 752-6811
Sports Facilities Manager Josh Pethoud
Food and Beverage - Sodexo
Sodexo Office (815) 752-6822
Sports Performance - YC 125
Associate Athletic Director of Sports Performance Rhonda Watts (815) 753-0399
Director of Sports Performance - Football Juney Barnett (815) 753-1295
Associate Director/Sports Performance - Football Chris Hightower
Assistant Director/Olympic Sports Performance John Ghibellini
Assistant Director/Olympic Sports Performance Ryan Paniagua
Assistant Director/Olympic Sports Performance Matt Mowad
Ticket Office - CV 203
Assistant Athletic Director of Ticket Operations Briana Tallitsch (815) 752-6868
Director of Ticket Sales Zack Prater (815) 753-0161
Huskie Athletics Sponsorships
General Manager Dan Bieritz (630) 649-3525