Kent State Athletics Staff Directory


Ticket Office 330-672-2244


Administration

Name Title Phone Email
Joel Nielsen Director of Athletics 330-672-3120 nielsen@kent.edu
Devin Crosby Deputy Athletic Director 330-672-2175 dcrosby3@kent.edu
Janet Kittell Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator 330-672-8461 jkittell@kent.edu
Matthew R. Geis Senior Associate Athletic Director, Executive Director for Athletic Advancement 330-672-2093 mgeis@kent.edu
Randale Richmond Associate Athletic Director/Academic & Compliance Services 330-672-8400 rrichmo2@kent.edu
Colin Miller Senior Fiscal Manager 330-672-8465 cmille77@kent.edu

Academic and Compliance Services

Name Title Phone Email
Randale Richmond Associate Athletic Director/Academic & Compliance Services 330-672-8400 rrichmo2@kent.edu
Angie Hull Assistant Athletic Director, Academic & Student Services 330-672-4733 hull@kent.edu
Greg Glaus Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance, Eligibility Coordinator 330-672-8408 gglaus@kent.edu
Katie Schilling Compliance Administrator 330-672-5976 kschill2@kent.edu
Talea R. Drummer Assistant Director, Academic & Student Services 330-672-9222 tdrumme1@kent.edu
Amy Densevich Athletic Academic Counselor 330-672-2961 adensevi@kent.edu
Kyra Kendrick Athletic Academic Counselor 330-672-5294 kkendri1@kent.edu
Marc Johnson Assistant Director for Compliance & Eligibility 330-672-2243 mejohns3@kent.edu
Donna Burroughs Tutor-Math 330-672-4791 dmburrou@kent.edu
Deborah Keith Learning Specialist 330-672-8409 dkeith@kent.edu
Heather Reid Learning Specialist 330-672-8402 hreid@kent.edu

Athletic Advancement/The Golden Flashes Club

Name Title Phone Email
Matthew R. Geis Senior Associate Athletic Director, Executive Director for Athletic Advancement 330-672-2093 mgeis@kent.edu
Markus Jennings Director of Athletic Advancement, Major Gifts 330-672-0766 mjenni10@kent.edu
Alicia Gaffney Associate Director, Special Projects and Events 330-672-8399 alongst1@kent.edu
Jim Hofbauer Director of Athletic Advancement, Major Gifts and Golden Flashes Club (330) 672-8404 jhofbaue@kent.edu
Kara Mayle Director of Athletic Alumni Relations 330-672-0439 kwarnke@kent.edu
Amy Morris Director of Athletic Advancement Operations 330-672-8417 amorris2@kent.edu
Linda Schuck Senior Secretary 330-672-0430 lschuck@kent.edu
Victoria Meiling Intern, Athletic Advancement Operations
Mark Libs Assistant Director, The Golden Flashes Club 330-672-7012 mlibs@kent.edu
Erich Karthan Graduate Assistant 440-740-0098 ekarthan@kent.edu
Maria DeVincentis Intern, Athletic Advancement Operations
Rachel Miholer Intern, The Golden Flashes Club

Athletic Communications

Name Title Phone Email
Lyndsey Maurer Director of Athletic Communications 330-672-8467 lmaurer2@kent.edu
Aaron Chimenti Assistant Director (Football, Wrestling) 330-672-8468 achiment@kent.edu
Mollie Radzinski Assistant Director (Baseball, Women's Basketball, Field Hockey) 330-672-8419 mradzin1@kent.edu
Dave Kich Assistant Director (Women's Soccer, Gymnastics, Softball, Track & Field) 330-672-8420 dkich@kent.edu
Jay Fiorello Athletic Communications Assistant (Golf, Men's Basketball, Volleyball) 330-672-2110 jfiorel2@kent.edu
Ty Linder Director of Broadcasting - Radio for Football, Men's Basketball and Baseball 330-672-8416 linder_17@yahoo.com
Nick Kane Video Coordinator 330-672-2800 nkanevideo@gmail.com

New Media

Name Title Phone Email
David Carducci Director of New Media 330-672-3084 dcarducc@kent.edu

Athletic Training

Name Title Phone Email
Trent Stratton Director of Sports Medicine (Football, Field Hockey) 330-672-8426 tstratto@kent.edu
Rhiannon Oberto Assistant Athletic Trainer (Volleyball, Track & Field) 330-672-2711 roberto@kent.edu
Brad Pruett Assistant Athletic Trainer (Men's Basketball, Baseball, Women's Golf, Cheerleading) 330-672-1170 bpruett@kent.edu
Michelle Rura Assistant Athletic Trainer (Gymnastics, Wrestling) 330-672-8439 mrura1@kent.edu
Alex Walker Assistant Athletic Trainer (Football, Soccer) 330-672-2710 awalke34@kent.edu
Colleen Wittkopp Assistant Athletic Trainer (Women's Basketball, Softball, Men's Golf, Cheerleading) 330-672-2793 cwittkop@kent.edu
Jacob Crow Graduate Assistant (Track & Field, Cross Country, Football) 330-672-2786 jcrow4@kent.edu
Brian Downs Graduate Assistant (Football, Wrestling) 330-672-2786 bdowns2@kent.edu
Lindsey Metzger Graduate Assistant (Field Hockey, Softball) 330-672-2786 lgauer@kent.edu
Tyler Patton Graduate Assistant (Soccer, Baseball) 330-672-2786 tpatton5@kent.edu

Equipment Rooms

Name Title Phone Email
Clifton Ragin Jr. Head Equipment Manager 330-672-7928 cragin@kent.edu
Candace Olszak Assistant Equipment Manager 330-672-7928
Sarah Hatton Assistant Manager (M.A.C. Center) 330-672-2776

Facilities and Operations

Name Title Phone Email
Julie Gott Field House Facility Manager (Track, Softball, Field Hockey) 330-672-8429 jweir5@kent.edu
Josh Pawlus M.A.C. Center Facility Manager (Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Volleyball, Wrestling, Gymnastics) 330-672-7493 jmpawlus@kent.edu
Stephen Thompson Dix Stadium Facility Manager (Football, Baseball, Soccer) 330-672-8545 sthomp8@kent.edu
Keri Dantley M.A.C. Center Graduate Assistant 330-672-8407 kdantley@kent.edu
Mike Jones Field House Graduate Assistant 330-672-7109 mjone101@kent.edu
Meagan Wain Field House Graduate Assistant 330-672-8458 mwain2@kent.edu

IMG College

Name Title Phone Email
Angela Palomba General Manager angela.adams@imgworld.com
Tom Sitko Associate General Manager 330-672-3408 tom.sitko@imgworld.com
Chris Muhlberg Account Executive 330-672-8418 chris.muhlerg@imgworld.com

Marketing/Promotions

Name Title Phone Email
Dennis Watson Group Sales & Marketing Manager 330-672-8830 dgwatso1@kent.edu
Kristan Dolan Coordinator of Marketing & Promotions 330-672-8241 kdolan3@kent.edu
Jessica Henderson Kids’ Club/Mascot Coordinator 330-672-8414 jhender7@kent.edu

Strength and Conditioning

Name Title Phone Email
Bob Lemieux Director of Strength and Conditioning 330-672-1430 rlemieux@kent.edu
Antoine Sharp Strength & Conditioning 330-672-3350 asharp6@kent.edu
Ryan Gearheart Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 330-672-8466 rgearhea@kent.edu
Justin VanDusen Graduate Assistant Strength Coach 330-672-1172 jvandus@kent.edu
Mary Carlson Graduate Assistant Strength Coach 330-672-1172 Mcarls16@kent.edu
Rhen Vail Graduate Assistant 330-672-8466 rvail@kent.edu

Ticket Office

Name Title Phone Email
Ticket Office Kent State Ticket Office 330-672-2244 athletictickets@kent.edu
Kent Cleveland Interim Ticket Manager 330-672-8421 kclevel3@kent.edu
Dennis Watson Group Sales & Marketing Manager 330-672-8830 dgwatso1@kent.edu

Athletic Administrative Services

Name Title Phone Email
Beth Lott Clerical Specialist 330-672-6325 elott@kent.edu
Vicki Nader Account Clerk II 330-672-5979 vnader@kent.edu
Takisha Reeves Associate Business Analyst 330-672-8403 reevesta@kent.edu

Department Advisors

Name Title Phone Email
Laing Kennedy Emeritus Director of Athletics 330-672-8406 lkennedy@kent.edu
Kathy Wilson Faculty Rep 330-672-1093 kwilson3@kent.edu

Baseball

Name Title Phone Email
Scott Stricklin Head Coach 330-672-8432 sstrickl@kent.edu
Mike Birkbeck Associate Head Coach 330-672-8433 mbirkbec@kent.edu
Scott Daeley Assistant Coach 330-672-8433 sdaeley@kent.edu
Alex Marconi Volunteer Assistant Coach

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Rob Senderoff Head Coach 330-672-8437 rsendero@kent.edu
Bobby Steinburg Assistant Coach 330-672-6309 rsteinbu@kent.edu
Eric Haut Assistant Coach 330-672-8448 ehaut@kent.edu
DeAndre Haynes Assistant Coach 330-672-8449 dlhaynes@kent.edu
Mike McKee Director of Basketball Operations 330-672-2495 mmckee2@kent.edu
Amy Cecchetti Secretary 330-672-8437 acecchet@kent.edu

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Danielle O'Banion Head Coach 330-672-3717 flash_hoops@kent.edu
Geoff Lanier Assistant Coach 330-672-8438 glanier@kent.edu
Wyketha Harrell Assistant Coach 330-672-8436 wharrel2@kent.edu
Jennifer Poff Assistant Coach 330-672-8498 jpoff@kent.edu
Jessica Jackson Director of Basketball Operations 330-672-1167 jjacks82@kent.edu
Amy Cecchetti Secretary 330-672-8437 acecchet@kent.edu

Men's and Women's Cross Country

Name Title Phone Email
Mark Croghan Cross Country Head Coach 330-672-8440 mcrogha1@kent.edu
Dan Klatt Student Assistant

Field Hockey

Name Title Phone Email
Kathleen Wiler Head Coach 330-672-3990 fieldhockey@kent.edu
Lawrence Amar Assistant Coach 330-672-3990 fieldhockey@kent.edu
Heather Schnepf Assistant Coach 330-672-8413 fieldhockey@kent.edu

Football

Name Title Phone Email
Paul Haynes Head Coach 330-672-3350
Brian Rock Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 330-672-3350 brock5@kent.edu
Brian George Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line 330-672-3350 bgeorg13@kent.edu
Dave McMichael Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends 330-672-3350 fmcmicha@kent.edu
Jeff Burrow Safeties 330-672-3350 jburrow@kent.edu
Ben Needham Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers 330-672-3350 bneedham@kent.edu
Amp Campbell Cornerbacks acampb43@kent.edu
Doc Gamble Wide Receivers cgamble4@kent.edu
Shawn Clark Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line 330-672-3350 sclark78@kent.edu
Ted Bahhur Running Backs 330-672-3350 nbahhur@kent.edu
Antoine Sharp Strength & Conditioning 330-672-3350 asharp6@kent.edu
Zack Tilves Director of Football Operations 330-672-3350 ztilves@kent.edu
Blake Newsock Video Coordinator 330-672-3350 bnewsock@kent.edu
Brian Hummer Defensive Graduate Assistant

Men's Golf

Name Title Phone Email
Herb Page Director of Golf/Head Coach 330-672-4629
Rob Wakeling Associate Head Coach 330-672-4629 rwakelin@kent.edu
Tom Ballinger Volunteer Assistant Coach

Women's Golf

Name Title Phone Email
Greg Robertson Head Coach
Herb Page Director of Golf 330-672-4629
Maddi Swaney Assistant Coach 330-672-4600 mswaney@kent.edu

Women's Gymnastics

Name Title Phone Email
Brice Biggin Head Coach 330-672-8410 bbiggin@kent.edu
Sharon Sabin Assistant Coach 330-672-8411 spearso1@kent.edu
Craig Ballard Assistant Coach 330-672-2822 sballar3@kent.edu

Softball

Name Title Phone Email
Karen Linder Head Coach 330-672-8431 klinder@kent.edu
Jexx Varner Assistant Coach 330-672-8463 mvarner3@kent.edu
Mandee Luers Assistant Coach 330-672-8463 aluers@kent.edu
Don Duffy Volunteer Assistant

Men's and Women's Track & Field

Name Title Phone Email
Bill Lawson Director of Track and Field and Cross Country 330-672-8443 wlawson1@kent.edu
Mark Croghan Cross Country Head Coach 330-672-8440 mcrogha1@kent.edu
Nathan Fanger Assistant Coach - Throws 330-672-2546 nfanger@kent.edu
Phil Rickaby Assistant Coach - Combined/Jumps 330-672-8441 rickaby@kent.edu
Steven Rajewsky Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles 330-672-8444 srajewsk@kent.edu
Brooke Demo Assistant Coach - Jumps/Director of Operations 330-672-8442 bdemo@kent.edu

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone Email
Rob Marinaro Head Coach 330-672-8425 rmarinar@kent.edu
Abby Richter Assistant Coach 330-672-8424 arichter@kent.edu
Pat Sweeney Assistant Coach 330-672-8424 psweene3@kent.edu

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone Email
Don Gromala Head Coach 330-672-8445 dgromala@kent.edu
Steve Bailey Assistant Coach 330-672-8446 sbaile26@kent.edu
Kim Kuzma Assistant Coach

Wrestling

Name Title Phone Email
Jim Andrassy Head Coach 330-672-8423 jandrass@kent.edu
Josh Moore Assistant Coach 330-672-8422 jmoore11@kent.edu
Matt Hill Assistant Coach 330-672-2820 mhill16@kent.edu
Clint Musser Volunteer Assistant
Tom Manning Camp & Tournament Consultant