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Date: Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 2:21 PM
Subject: SUBJECT: University of Delaware Athletics Announces Hiring of Senior Leaders in Finance, Strategy & Talent Management, and Health & Sport Performance
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SUBJECT: University of Delaware Athletics Announces Hiring of Senior Leaders in Finance, Strategy & Talent Management, and Health & Sport Performance
DATE: October 11, 2016
NEWARK, Del. -- University of Delaware Director of Athletics and Recreation Services Chrissi Rawak announced today the addition of three new senior staff members to the Blue Hens athletics family, filling roles in student-athlete health and well-being, strategic initiatives and human resources, and financial management and analytics.
Joining Rawak’s senior leadership team are Kim McDade, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Finance, Analytics, and Business Operations; Jacqui Schuman, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Initiatives and Talent Management; and Eric Laudano, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Health, Well Being, and Sport Performance.
“This is an exciting day as we welcome three talented individuals who bring a shared vision for the future of Delaware Athletics,” said Rawak, who was hired in June by new UD President Dr. Dennis Assanis. “Kim, Jacqui, and Eric each have excelled in their previous roles in higher education and we are fortunate to have their unique skill sets and talents here at Delaware.”
Kim McDade
• Will be responsible for budget and administration as the unit’s Chief Financial Officer
• Served in a variety of roles in athletics and academics at the University of Michigan over a 16-year tenure, including budgeting, fundraising, data management, and analytics
• Most recently served as Senior Director for Business Intelligence in Michigan Athletics from 2011-16, managing a $12 million external relations budget and building an analytics program to support the external relations team and fundraising
• 2005 honors graduate in Business Administration and Accounting from Eastern Michigan University
Jacqui Schuman
• Will be responsible for overseeing strategic initiatives, project management, and special assignments
• Most recently served as the division head for athletics and wellness at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in New York City, overseeing the new Athletics and Wellness Center, the physical education, wellness, and athletic department staff as well as revenue generation efforts for athletics
• Served as Associate Athletic Director at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., overseeing all aspects of the internal and external athletic facilities, while managing athletic, campus and community events, including the NCAA basketball championship
• Worked in areas of student-athlete development and welfare at Florida Atlantic University and the University of Tennessee, and has been a consultant for both the National Consortium for Academic and Sport and for the Center for the Study of Sports in Society through the Mentors in Violence Prevention, Team Leadership Institute, and Branded a Leader programs
• 1999 honors graduate of Vanderbilt University with a degree in Human and Organizational Development where she was a student-athlete and earned her Master’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science, with a concentration in sports administration, from the University of North Carolina in 2002
Eric Laudano
• Will lead the areas of athletic training, strength and conditioning, performance nutrition, performance science, and equipment operations personnel; and will work in partnership with UD Student-Life leadership to support and grow mental health and nutrition programs for student-athletes
• Served eight years at the University of Pennsylvania where he held the roles of Head Athletic Trainer and Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Performance, and most recently was Chief Health and Wellness Officer
• Responsibilities at Penn included oversight of campus programming for Wellness initiatives, sport administration for multiple sports, and direct management of Penn’s Sports Performance Division, including Athletic Training, Strength and Conditioning, Sports Nutrition, and Sports Psychology
• Held roles in athletic training at Indiana State University; Quinnipiac Physical Therapy; Quinnipiac; Yale; the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y.; and Fairfield (Conn.) High School while also working camps with the National Football League
• 1999 graduate of Keene State College where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, later earning his Master’s degree in Health Science from Quinnipiac University in 2005, and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Athletic Training at Temple University with an expected graduation of May 2018
TRANSACTIONS: Delaware - Named Kim McDade, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Finance, Analytics, and Business Operations; Jacqui Schuman, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Initiatives and Talent Management; and Eric Laudano, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Health, Well Being, and Sport Performance.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer |
selheime@udel.edu | Office:
302-831-8007 | Cell:
302-562-5129
Scott Selheimer
Assistant AD/Media Relations
University of Delaware, BCC
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-8007 office
(302) 562-5129 cell
selheime@udel.edu
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