12/04/2024

Dear Members of the Campus Community,

The university has launched a search for our next Athletic Director, and I am pleased to share with you that the following individuals will serve on our search committee working closely with the search consulting firm Parker Executive Search. The committee will be charged with recommending candidates to bring to campus for interviews during the spring semester; more information will be forthcoming at that time.

Meanwhile, please join me in thanking our colleagues in the Athletics department for their good work during this time of transition.

Athletic Director Search Committee

  • Moe Stephens, Senior Associate Dean of Students - Committee Chair
  • Alika Antone ‘00, DPT ‘05
  • Mike Askew, Warehouse Operations Manager and Lead Pool Technician, Facilities Services
  • Hyla Chatham ‘25, undergraduate student
  • Jake Elorduy ‘26, undergraduate student
  • Lea Fortman, Associate Professor, Economics
  • Zoe Fowler ‘25, undergraduate student
  • Meredith Frost, Medical Trainer, Interim Senior Woman Administrator
  • Lorna Hernandez Jarvis, Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity
  • Peter Hodum, Professor, Biology and Chair, Environmental Studies and Sciences & Faculty Athletics Representative
  • David Latimer, Professor and Chair, Physics
  • Betty Popenuck ’14, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
  • Erin Shagren ’88, P’17 , Trustee and Co-Chair, Campaign Steering Committee
  • Daniel Wani ‘27, undergraduate student
  • Elizabeth Wormsbecker, Associate Director of Student Employment Programs, Training, and Development

Committee support: Meara O’Malley, Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs

Thank you to the committee members for their investment in this important search, and to everyone in the campus community for your participation in the search process.

Sarah Comstock | Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students