Staff Directory

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Don Faulstick
Director of Athletics
 413-542-8266 drfaulstick@amherst.edu
Christine Almeida
Executive Assistant to the Director of Athletics
 413-542-2275 calmeida@amherst.edu
David Hixon '75
Senior Associate Athletics Director
 413-542-2069 ddhixon@amherst.edu
Gregg DiNardo '01
Associate Athletic Director
 413-542-5630 gdinardo@amherst.edu
Billy McBride
Assistant Athletic Director, Diversity & Inclusion/Director of Club Sports/Senior Coach
 413-542-7947 btmcbride@amherst.edu
Maria Rello
Associate Athletic Director, Director of Sports Medicine, Senior Woman Administrator, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
 413-542-8467 mnrello@amherst.edu
Kelly Mannix
Assistant Athletic Director - Business Operations
 413-542-2276 kmannix@amherst.edu
Chris Boyko
Strength and Conditioning Coach
 413-542-2903 cboyko@amherst.edu
Justin Serpone
Director of Amherst LEADS/Men's Soccer Coach
 413-542-2956 jserpone@amherst.edu
Jen Hughes
Assistant Athletic Director/Women's Soccer Coach
 413-542-2362 jhughes@amherst.edu
Catherine Sanderson
Faculty Athletic Representative
 413-542-2438 casanderson@amherst.edu
Michelle Morgan
Professor of Physical Education
 413-542-5772 mcmorgan@amherst.edu
Leena Valge
Office Assistant
 413-542-5476 lvvalge@amherst.edu

Amherst LEADS

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Justin Serpone
Director of Amherst LEADS
 413-542-2956 jserpone@amherst.edu
Jordan Hayslip
Program Coordinator
 413-542-5632 jchayslip94@amherst.edu
Emily Kelly
Program Coordinator
 413-542-5633 ekelly@amherst.edu
Gregg DiNardo '01
Committee Member
 413-542-5630 gdinardo@amherst.edu
Carol Knerr
Committee Member
 413-542-8376 crknerr@amherst.edu

Athletic Communications

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Melissa Martin
Interim Director of Athletic Communications
 413-542-2344 mmartin15@amherst.edu

Sports Medicine

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Maria Rello
Associate Athletic Director, Director of Sports Medicine, Senior Woman Administrator, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
 413-542-8467 mnrello@amherst.edu
Mark Klingensmith
Assistant Director of Sports Medicine
 413-542-8472 mtklingensmi@amherst.edu
Kathy Jekanowski
Athletic Trainer
 413-542-5284 kjekanowski@amherst.edu
Evan Ostrowski
Athletic Trainer
 413-542-5736 eostrowski@amherst.edu
Andrea Sulavik
Athletic Trainer
 413-542-5713 asulavik@amherst.edu
Ben Marcus
Athletic Trainer
 413-542-5303 bmarcus@amherst.edu

Equipment Room

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Dale Gurek
Equipment Manager
 413-542-2530 dgurek@amherst.edu
Randy Valdez
Assistant Equipment Manager
 413-542-5076 rvaldez@amherst.edu

Baseball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
J.P. Pyne
Head Coach
 413-542-5089 jpyne@amherst.edu
Mike Odenwaelder
Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
 413-542-2284 modenwaelder16@amherst.edu
Kyle Bonicki
Assistant Coach
 413-542-2284 kbonicki@amherst.edu
Bill Thurston
Professor Emeritus

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Marlon Sears
Head Coach
 413-542-2069 msears@amherst.edu
Aaron Toomey '14 atoomey14@amherst.edu
Josh Estes
Assistant Coach
 jestes@amherst.edu
Michael Riopel
Assistant Coach
 mriopel18@amherst.edu

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
G.P. Gromacki
Head Coach
 413-542-8557 ggromacki@amherst.edu
Christien Wright
Assistant Coach
 cdwright17@amherst.edu

Men's Cross Country

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Cassie Funke-Harris
Head Coach
 413-542-5547 cfunkeharris@amherst.edu
Stu Newstat
Assistant Coach
 413-542-2963 snewstat@amherst.edu
Veronica Rocco '19
Assistant Coach / Hitchcock Fellow
 vrocco19@amherst.edu

Women's Cross Country

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Cassie Funke-Harris
Head Coach
 413-542-5547 cfunkeharris@amherst.edu
Stu Newstat
Assistant Coach
 413-542-2963 snewstat@amherst.edu
Veronica Rocco '19
Assistant Coach / Hitchcock Fellow
 vrocco19@amherst.edu

Field Hockey

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Carol Knerr
Head Coach
 413-542-8376 crknerr@amherst.edu
Mia Olsen
Assistant Coach
 413-542-5186 molsen@amherst.edu

Football

Name Title Phone E-Mail
E.J. Mills
Head Coach
 413-542-8197 ejmills@amherst.edu
Matt Ballard
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
 413-542-2575 mballard@amherst.edu
Luke Bussard
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
 413-542-5143 jbussard@amherst.edu
Eddy Augustin
Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line
 413-542-5357 eaugustin@amherst.edu
Adam Banks
Quarterbacks, Pass Game/Recruiting Coordinator
 413-542-5337 tbanks@amherst.edu
Mitchell Thompson
Wide Receivers / Social Media Coordinator
 413-542-7951 mcthompson@amherst.edu
Owen Watrous
Running Backs
 413-542-7951 owatrous@amherst.edu
Jayson Leigh
Defensive Assistant
 jleigh@amherst.edu

Men's Golf

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Elizabeth Davis
Head Coach
 413-542-5926 emdavis@amherst.edu
Jack Arena '83
Assistant Coach
 413-542-7950 jaarena@amherst.edu
E.J. Mills
Assistant Coach
 413-542-8197 ejmills@amherst.edu

Women's Golf

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Elizabeth Davis
Head Coach
 413-542-5926 emdavis@amherst.edu

Men's Ice Hockey

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jack Arena '83
Head Coach
 413-542-7950 jaarena@amherst.edu
Jack Fitzgerald '19
Assistant Coach
 413-542-7950 jafitzgerald19@amherst.edu
T.J. Syner
Assistant Coach
 413-542-5634 tsyner@amherst.edu

Women's Ice Hockey

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jeff Matthews
Head Coach
 413-542-2219 jmatthews@amherst.edu
Kimberly Spring
Assistant Coach
 413-542-2211 kspring@amherst.edu
Jeff Walker
Assistant Coach, Goaltending

Men's Lacrosse

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Rashad Devoe
Head Coach
 413-542-2113 menslacrosse@amherst.edu
Dan Annino '16
Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator & Recruiting Coordinator
 413-542-2986 dannino16@amherst.edu
Thomas Muldoon
Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator
 tmuldoon@amherst.edu

Women's Lacrosse

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Christine Paradis
Head Coach
 413-542-8136 cyparadis@amherst.edu
Paige Moriarty
Assistant Coach
 413-542-5546 pmoriarty@amherst.edu
Kelsey Fee
Assistant Coach
 413-542-5546 kfee@amherst.edu

Men's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Justin Serpone
Head Coach
 413-542-2956 jserpone@amherst.edu
Matthew Travis
Assistant Coach
 mtravis@amherst.edu
Derek Shea
Assistant Coach
 413-542-5358
Jeff Huffman
Assistant Coach

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jen Hughes
Head Coach
 413-542-2362 jhughes@amherst.edu
Su DelGuercio
Assistant Coach
 sdelguercio@amherst.edu

Softball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jessica Johnson
Head Coach
 413-542-5378 jjohnson@amherst.edu
Julie Bolduc
Assistant Coach
 413-542-2151 jbolduc@amherst.edu
Mairin Dudek
Assistant Coach
 mdudek@amherst.edu
Judy Frank
Faculty Liaison
 Eliza J. Clark Folger Professor of English

Men's Squash

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Busani Xaba
Head Coach
 bxaba@amherst.edu
Stuart George sgeorge@amherst.edu
Graham Gal
Assistant Coach
 ggal@amherst.edu
Peter Robson
Coach Emeritus

Women's Squash

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Busani Xaba
Head Coach
 bxaba@amherst.edu
Stuart George sgeorge@amherst.edu
Graham Gal
Assistant Coach
 ggal@amherst.edu
Peter Robson
Coach Emeritus

Men's Swimming & Diving

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Nick Nichols
Head Swimming Coach
 413-542-2366 nnichols@amherst.edu
Melissa Paione
Assistant Coach
 mpaione@amherst.edu
Cathleen Pruden
Assistant Coach
 cpruden@amherst.edu
Kai Robinson '09
Assistant Diving Coach
 krobinson@nmhschool.org

Women's Swimming & Diving

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Nick Nichols
Head Swimming Coach
 413-542-2366 nnichols@amherst.edu
Melissa Paione
Assistant Coach
 mpaione@amherst.edu
Cathleen Pruden
Assistant Coach
 cpruden@amherst.edu
Kai Robinson '09
Assistant Diving Coach
 krobinson@nmhschool.org

Men's Tennis

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Todd Doebler
Head Coach
 413-542-8559 tdoebler@amherst.edu
John Taft
Assistant Coach
 jtaft@amherst.edu

Women's Tennis

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jackie Bagwell
Head Coach
 413-542-2316 jkbagwell@amherst.edu
Open - To Be Determined
Assistant Coach

Men's Track & Field

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Stephen Rubin
Head Coach
 413-542-8117 strubin@amherst.edu
Cassie Funke-Harris
Assistant Coach
 413-542-5547 cfunkeharris@amherst.edu
Chris Plankey
Assistant Coach
 413-542-2963 cplankey@amherst.edu
Travon Godette
Assistant Coach - Throws
 tgodette@amherst.edu
Stu Newstat
Assistant Coach
 413-542-2963 snewstat@amherst.edu
Veronica Rocco '19
Assistant Coach / Hitchcock Fellow
 vrocco19@amherst.edu

Women's Track & Field

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Stephen Rubin
Head Coach
 413-542-8117 strubin@amherst.edu
Cassie Funke-Harris
Assistant Coach
 413-542-5547 cfunkeharris@amherst.edu
Chris Plankey
Assistant Coach
 413-542-2963 cplankey@amherst.edu
Travon Godette
Assistant Coach - Throws
 tgodette@amherst.edu
Stu Newstat
Assistant Coach
 413-542-2963 snewstat@amherst.edu
Veronica Rocco '19
Assistant Coach / Hitchcock Fellow
 vrocco19@amherst.edu

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Val Jones
Head Coach
 413-542-7939 vjones@amherst.edu
Sue Everden sjeverden@amherst.edu
Roxann Link
Assistant Coach
Cat Dailey Minyard
Assistant Coach