VCU Athletics Staff Directory

Mailing Address

VCU Athletics
Siegel Center
1200 W. Broad St.               
P.O. Box 843013
Richmond, Va.
23284-3013		 VCU Athletics
Sports Medicine Building
1300 W. Broad St.
P.O. Box 842003
Richmond, Va.
23284-2003

 

 

 

 

 

Fax Numbers

Administrative (804) 828-7526
Athletic Communcations (804) 828-9428
Sports Medicine Building (804) 828-4938

Administration

Name Title Phone Email
David Benedict Interim Director of Athletics 804-828-7398 dbenedict@vcu.edu
Jeff Cupps Executive Associate Athletic Director 804-828-2255 jcupps@vcu.edu
Mike Ellis Associate Athletic Director for Administration 804-827-0805 mwellis@vcu.edu
Robby Robinson Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs 804-828-4648 robby.robinson@vcu.edu
Sofia Hiort-Wright Associate Athletic Director for Academic Support and Associate Dean of Student Services 804-828-2184 shiort@vcu.edu
Patricia Stauffer Associate Athletic Director/SWA 804-828-4813 pastauff@vcu.edu
Andrew Hartley Associate Athletic Director for Major Gifts 804-828-1726 aphartle@vcu.edu
Keith Rafter Asst. AD for Sport Operations 804-827-0586 ktrafter@vcu.edu
Corrie Sears Assistant AD for Marketing (804) 828-2452 cksears@vcu.edu
Scott Day Asst. AD for Athletic Communications 804-828-1727 sdday@vcu.edu
Laura Miller Executive Assistant to the Director of Athletics 804-828-1740 lcmiller2@vcu.edu

Academic Advising

Name Title Phone Email
Sofia Hiort-Wright Associate Athletic Director for Academic Support and Associate Dean of Student Services 804-828-2184 shiort@vcu.edu
Kasey Mattison Student-Athlete Development Coordinator 804-828-1654 ksmattison@vcu.edu
Matt Smith Student-Athlete Academic Advisor 804-828-4298 msmith43@vcu.edu
Mimmi Myren-Kurpatow Student-Athlete Academic Advisor 804-828-1655 804-828-1655

Athletic Communications/Media Services

Name Title Phone Email
Scott Day Asst. AD for Athletic Communications 804-828-1727 sdday@vcu.edu
Chris Kowalczyk Director of Creative Content 804-828-8818 ckowalczyk@vcu.edu
Mitchell Moore Asst. Director of Athletic Communications 804-828-8496 mooreml3@vcu.edu
Mike Voyack Director of Video and Technology 804-828-2319 voyackmf@vcu.edu
Eddie Johnson Director of Interactive Media 804-828-2324 johnsoner2@vcu.edu
Jon Nolan Athletic Communications Assistant 804-828-9567 jnolan2@vcu.edu

Business Services

Name Title Phone Email
Jeff Cupps Executive Associate Athletic Director 804-828-2255 jcupps@vcu.edu
DeTrease Harrison Asst. Athletic Director for Business Services 804-828-4050 dharris@vcu.edu
Carletta Wilson Administrative Asst. for Business 804-828-4045 cdpittma@vcu.edu
Kate Tucker Personnel Administrator/Scholarship Coordinator 804-827-0794 ktucker@vcu.edu
Erica Smith Asst. Director of Business Services 804-827-1003 ecsmith@vcu.edu

Compliance and Student Services

Name Title Phone Email
Chad Wall Asst. AD for Compliance and Student Services 804-828-7618 cdwall@vcu.edu
Vera Chistova Director of Compliance 804-828-4819 chistovav@vcu.edu

Development/Ram Athletic Fund

Name Title Phone Email
David Benedict Interim Director of Athletics 804-828-7398 dbenedict@vcu.edu
Andrew Hartley Associate Athletic Director for Major Gifts 804-828-1726 aphartle@vcu.edu
Vic Cegles Director, Ram Athletic Fund 804-828-4771 vpcegles@vcu.edu

Marketing and Sponsorships

Name Title Phone Email
Robby Robinson Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs 804-828-4648 robby.robinson@vcu.edu
Corrie Sears Assistant AD for Marketing (804) 828-2452 cksears@vcu.edu
Casey Cegles Corporate Sales Director 804-827-3563 cjcegles@vcu.edu

Siegel Center & Facilities

Name Title Phone Email
Tim Lampe Director of Facilities and Siegel Center Operations 804-827-1000 tclampe@vcu.edu
Nate Doughty Assistant AD for Event Management 804-827-1002 ncdoughty@vcu.edu
Sean Soares VCU Facilities Graduate Assistant 804-827-1005 soaressw@vcu.edu
Tony Hobbs Asst. Director of Facility Operations 827-1000 tdhobbs@vcu.edu
Nick Papazian Facilities Assistant 827-1000 npapazian@vcu.edu
Theo Corbin Facilities Assistant 804-827-1000 tjcorbin@vcu.edu
Jay Harris Administrative Asst. to the Siegel Center 804-828-8639 jwharris@vcu.edu
Luis Fandora Ovations - Concessions & Catering 804-827-1127 luis.fundora@ovationsfs.com

Sports Medicine

Name Title Phone Email
Eddie Benion Asst. AD for Sports Medicine 804-828-2321 etbenion@vcu.edu
Christine Hopkins Assistant Athletic Trainer 804-828-4960 cmhopkins@vcu.edu
Sam Cervantes Asst. Athletic Trainer 804-828-2321 sjcervantes@vcu.edu
Nicole Stevens Asst. Athletic Trainer 804-828-2321 nstevens@vcu.edu
Kristen Treadwell Assistant Athletic Trainer 804-827-1194 melkl@vcu.edu
Kyle Cook Adjunct Athletic Trainer 804-828-2321 klcook@vcu.edu

Strength & Conditioning

Name Title Phone Email
Tim Kontos Asst. AD for Sports Performance 804-827-1365 takontos@vcu.edu
Daniel Roose Strength & Conditioning Coach 804-827-1522 djroose@vcu.edu
Matt Slachetka Strength and Conditioning Coach 804-827-1365 mtslachetka@vcu.edu
Troy Morris Strength and Conditioning Coach 804-827-1365 tmmorris@vcu.edu

Ticket Office

Name Title Phone Email
Meghan Millar Director of Ticket Operations 804-827-0808 msmillar@vcu.edu
Ahsaki Black Assistant Director of Ticketing 804-828-7474 ahblack@vcu.edu

Baseball

Name Title Phone Email
Paul Keyes Head Baseball Coach 804-828-4820 pakeyes@vcu.edu
Shawn Stiffler Associate Head Baseball Coach 804-828-4822 smstiffler@vcu.edu
Jeff Palumbo Assistant Baseball Coach 804-828-4821 jmpalumbo@vcu.edu
C.J. Rhodes Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach rhodescn@vcu.edu

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Shaka Smart Head Men's Basketball Coach 804-828-1278 vcuhoops@vcu.edu
Mike Rhoades Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach 804-828-1278 mdrhoades@vcu.edu
Will Wade Asst. Men's Basketball Coach 804-828-1278 fwwade@vcu.edu
Jeremy Ballard Asst. Men's Basketball Coach 804-828-1278
Mike Morrell Director of Basketball Operations 804-828-4188 mwmorrell@vcu.edu
Donny Lind Video Coordinator 804-827-5234 lindds@vcu.edu
Daniel Roose Strength & Conditioning Coach 804-827-1522 djroose@vcu.edu
Dianne Long Senior Secretary for Men's Basketball 804-828-1278 dalong@vcu.edu

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Trena Trice-Hill Assistant Women's Basketball Coach 804-827-0483 pytricehill@vcu.edu
Carolyn Riley Director of Women's Basketball Operations 804-827-2154 rileyc@vcu.edu
RaShauna Hobbs Women's Basketball Graduate Assistant hobbsrm@vcu.edu

Men's Cross Country

Name Title Phone Email
Jon Riley Head Coach of Men's and Women's Track & Field 804-827-0946 jlriley@vcu.edu
Nicole Cook Director of Cross Country/Asst. Coach Track & Field 804-827-0945 cooknd@vcu.edu

Women's Cross Country

Name Title Phone Email
Jon Riley Head Coach of Men's and Women's Track & Field 804-827-0946 jlriley@vcu.edu
Nicole Cook Director of Cross Country/Asst. Coach Track & Field 804-827-0945 cooknd@vcu.edu

Field Hockey

Name Title Phone Email
Shannon Karl Head Coach (804) 828-3025 karlss@vcu.edu
Laura Baker Associate Head Coach (804) 828-4950 bakerl@vcu.edu
Lauren van de Kamp Assistant Coach 804-828-4950 ltvandekamp@vcu.edu
Marle van Dessel Graduate Assistant Coach 804-828-4950 vandesselm@vcu.edu
Kristen Treadwell Assistant Athletic Trainer 804-827-1194 melkl@vcu.edu
Troy Morris Strength and Conditioning Coach 804-827-1365 tmmorris@vcu.edu

Golf

Name Title Phone Email
Matt Ball Head Golf Coach (804) 828-3027 mcball@vcu.edu

Men's Soccer

Name Title Phone Email
Dave Giffard Head Men's Soccer Coach 804-828-4839 drgiffard@vcu.edu
Brett Teach Assistant Men's Soccer Coach 804-828-4805 bteach@vcu.edu
Matt Cannady Men's Soccer Volunteer Assistant

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone Email
Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak Co-Head Women's Soccer Coach 804-828-7617 trsahaydak@vcu.edu
Tim Sahaydak Co-Head Women's Soccer Coach 804-828-9926 tdsahaydak@vcu.edu
Matt Carr Assistant Women's Soccer Coach 804-827-1982 mjcarr@vcu.edu
Myriam Bouchard Graduate Assistant Women's Soccer Coach bouchardm@vcu.edu

Men's Tennis

Name Title Phone Email
Paul Kostin Head Coach of Men's Tennis 804-828-4817 pkostin@vcu.edu
Martin Stiegwardt Assistant Men's & Women's Tennis Coach jmstiegwardt@vcu.edu

Women's Tennis

Name Title Phone Email
Paul Kostin Head Coach of Women's Tennis 804-828-4817 pkostin@vcu.edu
Yana Carollo Assoc. Head Coach of Women's Tennis 804-828-1720 ysokolen@vcu.edu
Martin Stiegwardt Assistant Men's & Women's Tennis Coach jmstiegwardt@vcu.edu

Men's Track & Field

Name Title Phone Email
Jon Riley Head Coach of Men's and Women's Track & Field 804-827-0946 jlriley@vcu.edu
Ethan Tussing Asst. Coach for Men's and Women's Track & Field 804-828-1733 ektussing@vcu.edu
Allyson Thomas Asst. Coach for Men's and Women's Track & Field 804-828-3026 thomasaj@vcu.edu
Troy Morris Strength and Conditioning Coach 804-827-1365 tmmorris@vcu.edu
Nicole Cook Director of Cross Country/Asst. Coach Track & Field 804-827-0945 cooknd@vcu.edu

Women's Track & Field

Name Title Phone Email
Jon Riley Head Coach of Men's and Women's Track & Field 804-827-0946 jlriley@vcu.edu
Ethan Tussing Asst. Coach for Men's and Women's Track & Field 804-828-1733 ektussing@vcu.edu
Nicole Cook Director of Cross Country/Asst. Coach Track & Field 804-827-0945 cooknd@vcu.edu
Allyson Thomas Asst. Coach for Men's and Women's Track & Field 804-828-3026 thomasaj@vcu.edu
Troy Morris Strength and Conditioning Coach 804-827-1365 tmmorris@vcu.edu

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone Email
James Finley Head Volleyball Coach (804) 828-3024 jmfinley@vcu.edu
Nikola Petrovic Assistant Coach - International Recruiting Coordinator (804) 827-1205 npetrovic@vcu.edu
Kelly Morrisroe Assistant Volleyball Coach - Domestic Recruiting Coordinator (804) 827-1205 kmmorrisroe@vcu.edu
Peter Green Volunteer Assistant Coach (804) 828-7108
Mariel Frey Undergraduate Assistant Coach (804) 828-7108 freymk@vcu.edu
Chris Nook Video Coordinator (808) 828-7108
Tim Kontos Asst. AD for Sports Performance 804-827-1365 takontos@vcu.edu