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    Athletic Department Staff Directory

    Area Code (312)
    University of Illinois at Chicago Athletic Department
    Flames Athletic Center
    839 W. Roosevelt Road
    Chicago, IL 60608

    Fax: (312) 996-8349


    University Administration
    TBA President 217-330-2070 TBA
    Paula Allen-Meares Vice President and Chancellor 413-3350 pameares@uic.edu
    Athletic Director
    Jim Schmidt Athletic Director 996-2695 jschmidt@uic.edu
    LaWanda Solomon Asst. to the Athletic Director 996-4639 wandas@uic.edu
    Faculty Athletics Representatives
    Sylvia Furner Athletics Representative 996-5013 sefurner@uic.edu
    Dave Koehler Athletics Representative 996-5349 dkoehler@uic.edu
    Associate Athletic Director/SWA
    Tonya McGowan Associate Athletic Director/SWA 996-3556 tmcgowan@uic.edu
    Development & Advancement
    Rick Harrigan Senior Associate Athletic Director 996-5633 rickhar@uic.edu
    Alice Tym Associate Athletic Director/Director of Advancement 996-2042 tymalice@uic.edu
    Katie Kozak Assistant Director of Development & Special Events 996-5874 kkozak4@uic.edu
    Financial Management
    Bill Thomas Associate Athletic Director 996-8523 wthomas9@uic.edu
    Special Assistant/Compliance
    Denny Wills Special Assistant to Athletics 996-2032 dwills@uic.edu
    Internal Operations
    Eric Phillips Associate Athletic Director 355-0716 ericp@uic.edu
    Academic Services
    Sam Rush Assistant Athletic Director of Academic Services 413-4303 samrush@uic.edu
    Shannon Norkus Coordinator of Academic Services 413-9745 sbrett@uic.edu
    Antwan Joseph Academic Services Intern 413-1064 ajosep25@uic.edu
    Corporate Sales
    TBA Director of Corporate Sales & Broadcasting 355-0350 TBA
    Marketing
    Ryan Ptak Director of Marketing and Game Operations 413-1911 ryanptak@uic.edu
    Casie Sullivan Assistant Director of Marketing and Game Operations 355-1330 csulli7@uic.edu
    Facilities
    Bill Bavirsha Associate Athletic Director/Director of Facilities 996-3555 sparky@uic.edu
    Phil Ross Assistant Facilities Director 413-5300 philross81@gmail.com
    Antony Partee Gymnasium Events Coordinator TBA aparte1@uic.edu
    Ross Cain South Fields Operations Director TBA rcain2@uic.edu
    TBA Aquatic Events Coordinator 907-4282 pool.uicathletics@gmail.com
    Sports Medicine
    Mike Gilmartin Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine 996-5787 mjgil@uic.edu
    Pat Donovan Associate Athletic Trainer 996-8655 pdonoc1@uic.edu
    Masayuki Fujihashi Assistant Athletic Trainer 996-9737 masa@uic.edu
    Kristi Schluckbier Assistant Athletic Trainer 996-8655 kristi@uic.edu
    Hannah Doyle Assistant Athletic Trainer 996-8655 hannah.doyle@atipt.com
    Erin McGinley Athletic Training Intern 996-8655 erinmcg@uic.edu
    Andrew Gschwind Athletic Training Intern 996-8655 agschw2@uic.edu
    Mark Hutchinson Team Doctor
    Terry Nicola Team Doctor
    Equipment Operations
    Nate Reft Equipment Manager 996-3131 reft@uic.edu
    Athletic Communications
    Brett McWethy Director of Athletic Communications (Main Contact for Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Women's Golf, M/W Track and Field) 996-5880 mcwethy@uic.edu
    Mike Laninga Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Baseball, Women's Basketball, Horizon League Network coordinator) 996-5881 mlaninga@uic.edu
    Robbin Cooley Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Volleyball, Softball, M/W Gymnastics) 413-9340 rcooley@uic.edu
    Laura White Athletic Communications Assistant (M/W Swimming & Diving, M/W Tennis) 996-5880 lwhite0401@comcast.net
    Clair Martin Colvin Communications Intern (M/W Cross Country) 996-5880 cmarti58@uic.edu
    Strength & Conditioning
    Nick Zostautas Head Coach 413-5304 nickz@uic.edu
    Drew McMillin Assistant Coach 413-5304 dmcmill@uic.edu
    Ticket Operations

    Jaime Morales

    Director of Ticket Operations & Sales 413-7414 jamorale@uic.edu
    Kyle Decker Community Assist Coordinator 996-1238 kdecker2@uic.edu
    Baseball
    Mike Dee Head Coach 996-8645 mdee@uic.edu
    Sean McDermott Assistant Coach 355-1757 smac@uic.edu
    John Flood Assistant Coach 355-2973

    jflood1@uic.edu

    T.J. Cafferty Director of Operations 413-8551

    cafferty@uic.edu

    Men's Basketball
    Howard Moore Head Coach 996-2409
    Al Biancalana Associate Head Coach 996-5010 albianca@uic.edu
    Stew Robinson Assistant Coach 413-5303 stew@uic.edu
    Donnie Kirksey Assistant Coach 996-8335 dkirksey@uic.edu
    Drew Slempkes Director of Basketball Operations 996-8336 slempkes@uic.edu
    Jeremy Buttell Coordinator of Basketball and Video Operations 996-2409 jbutte3@uic.edu
    Women's Basketball
    Regina Miller Head Coach 355-1359
    Frozena Jerro Assistant Coach 996-7998 fjerro@uic.edu
    Marc Lowe Assistant Coach 413-7579 malowe@uic.edu
    Amanda VanZeben Assistant Coach 996-6386 coachv@uic.edu
    Marc Lopez Director of Basketball Operations TBA mwlopez@uic.edu
    Lourdes Gonzales Administrative Assistant 355-1359 lourdesg@uic.edu
    Men's & Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
    Jim Knoedel Head Coach 996-8644 jknoedel@uic.edu
    Tracey McGarry Assistant Coach 996-8644 tmcgarry@uic.edu
    Gabe Rivera Assistant Coach 996-8644 griver8@uic.edu
    Women's Golf
    Carol Rhoades Head Coach TBA crhoades@uic.edu
    Men's Gymnastics
    Charley Nelson Head Coach 996-5614 cnelson4@uic.edu
    Women's Gymnastics
    Peter Jansson Co-Head Coach 996-3557 pjansson@uic.edu
    Mary Jansson Co-Head Coach 996-3557
    Soccer
    Sean Phillips Head Coach 996-6755 sephill@uic.edu
    Aleksey Korol Assistant Coach 996-6999 korol@uic.edu
    Minos Vlamakis Assistant Coach 996-7198 minos@uic.edu
    Softball
    Michelle Venturella Head Coach 355-2775 mventure@uic.edu
    Sami Baugh Assistant Coach 355-2391 sbaugh@uic.edu
    Eileen Canney Assistant Coach 413-5305 TBA
    Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving
    Paul Moniak Head Coach 996-2255 pmoniak@uic.edu
    Noelle Wilhite Assistant Coach 413-0426 nwilhite@uic.edu
    Susan Bromberg Diving Coach 413-0426 bromberg@uic.edu
    Men's Tennis
    Hans Neufeld Head Coach 996-2140 hneufeld@uic.edu
    Women's Tennis
    Shannon Tully Head Coach 355-0866 stully@uic.edu
    Volleyball
    Katie Schumacher-Cawley Head Coach 996-2056 katies@uic.edu
    Ellen Hayes Assistant Coach 996-3876

    ellenh@uic.edu

    Dance
    Lindsey Lococo Spirit Coordinator/Dancing Flames Coach 355-0450 uicdance@gmail.com
    Cheerleading
    Leo Romuar Head Cheerleading Coach 355-0450 uiccheer@gmail.com
    Pep Band
    Nick Carlson Director 996-5307 carlsonn@uic.edu