COACHING STAFF

TONY BALDWIN

HEAD COACH

YEAR AT UGA 10th // First as Head Coach RECORD 0-0

ALMA MATER Butler, 1995

@ UGACOACHTONY

Tony Baldwin was announced as the next head coach of Georgia softball on June 21, 2021. He is the third head coach in the history of the program. Baldwin has served on staff in Athens for nine total seasons prior to being promoted to head coach.

After serving as a Georgia volunteer assistant from 2011-12, Tony Baldwin rejoined the Bulldog coaching staff as an assistant coach in June 2014 before being promoted to associate head coach shortly after the 2016 season.

Georgia’s offense has found successful production since Baldwin’s arrival. The 2021 season saw the Bulldogs go on a remarkable run through the NCAA Tournament en route to Georgia's fifth program appearance in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Georgia began the season winning 21 of its first 23 games including a series victory over Missouri to open Southeastern Conference play. A tough SEC schedule resulted in a 7-17 record in league play. Georgia's schedule as a whole finished as the fifth strongest in the country in 2021. The regular season was highlighted by a midweek win over top-ranked and then-undefeated Oklahoma in Athens. Despite ending the regular season on a seven-game losing streak, the Bulldogs came out in the NCAA Tournament ready to roll. Georgia defeated Western Kentucky and No. 13 seed Duke in the Athens Regional to win a date with fourth-seeded Florida in Gainesville. Georgia went on to shut out the Gators in back-to-back games in the Super Regional to punch its ticket to OKC. The Bulldogs concluded the tournament scoring 34 runs while slugging 11 home runs in seven games.

A trio of underclassmen including sophomore Sydney Kuma (All-Newcomer Team) and freshmen outfielders Sydney Chambley and Jayda Kearney (All-Freshman Team) was honored by the SEC for their efforts in 2021. Junior Lacey Fincher and redshirt-sophomore Jaiden Fields each earned nods from the NCFA as All-Region Team performers. As a team, Georgia concluded the season ranked 13th nationally with 1.46 home runs per game, knocking 83 total home runs.

In the abbreviated 2020 season, the Bulldogs hit .335, the third-best in the SEC, through 28 games. Freshman Kuma hit .438 on the season, one of the best in the league. Fellow rookie Sara Mosley knocked in 31 runs with nine doubles in 2020. Despite the shortened season, Georgia was top-three in the SEC in multiple team categories including slugging and onbase percentages, runs, hits, RBI, home runs, doubles, triples, total bases, walks drawn, and stolen bases. Nationally, Georgia ranked top-10 in scoring (7.64 runs per game), slugging (.591), on base percentage (.429), and walks (104). Georgia’s .335 batting average finished 11th.

The 2019 season saw the end of Alyssa DiCarlo’s career. Under Baldwin’s mentorship, DiCarlo went down as one of the best hitters in Georgia softball history. DiCarlo shattered Georgia’s career records for home runs, RBI, extra-base hits, and total bases while appearing in the top 10 in numerous other offensive categories. She earned All-America status for the second season in a row in 2019. DiCarlo was drafted as the fourth-overall pick in the NPF Draft to the Chicago Bandits. Freshman first baseman Lacey Fincher earned All-SEC honors for their efforts at the plate. of working with the USA Softball U-19 team over the summer as an assistant coach. The U-19 WNT brought home the bronze medal at the USA Softball International Cup. USA concluded its summer by walking off Japan to win the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup. With the win, Team USA became the first team in history to win three consecutive U-19 World Cup Titles and has seven titles overall.

The 2018 season was one of the best offensive seasons for Georgia. The Bulldogs posted the thirdbest batting average in the country with a .333 clip. It was the second-straight season the Bulldogs won the SEC team batting title. Georgia ranked fourth in the NCAA with a .526 slugging percentage and 10th with a .404 on-base clip. Many Bulldogs shined in 2018 at the plate including leadoff hitter Cortni Emanuel (.431 average) who ranked second in the nation with 91 hits. DiCarlo blasted 21 home runs to rank sixth nationally while driving in a seventh-best 67 runs. Both Emanuel and DiCarlo were top-25 finalists for the USA Softball Player of the Year award and each earned NFCA All-American status. Emanuel was also named the recipient of the New Balance/NFCA Golden

AT A GLANCE TONY BALDWIN

EDUCATION

Butler, 1995; Finance

FAMILY

Wife: Suzanne Children: Ella, Abby, Brady, Katie

NATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE

USA Softball U-19 Team, 2019

ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE

North Carolina softball, 2014 Michigan State baseball, 2006-08 Dartmouth baseball, 1999-05 Butler baseball, 1996-99 Decatur Blues baseball, 1999

Baldwin coaching the 2019 USA Softball U-19 Team that went on to win the U-19 Women's ^

Softball World Cup. Shoe Award, given to the most prolific base stealer in the country. Emanuel was the 23rd pick of the NPF Draft by the USSSA Pride, becoming the 13th Bulldog selected in the draft. The Bulldogs concluded the 2018 campaign by making their fourth program appearance at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.

The 2017 season saw the Bulldogs win the SEC team batting title with a .338 batting average, 22 points higher than second-place Tennessee. That figure ranked fifth-best in the country. Sisters Sydni and Cortni Emanuel concluded the season as top-four hitters in the conference, finishing with .436 and .426 batting averages respectively. The sisters’ 2017 batting average rank fourth and fifth in Georgia’s single-season top-10 list. Sydni became the latest ProDawg when she was drafted by the Akron Racers as the 16th-overall pick of the National Pro Fastpitch Draft. Cortni was named an NFCA All-American for the second-straight season in 2017.

In 2016, Georgia had its second-best batting average in school history, hitting .342 with eight Bulldogs holding a .300 or better average on its way to the program’s third Women’s College World Series appearance. After a tough offseason of individual work with Baldwin, many individuals put up stellar numbers. Tina Iosefa led the nation while breaking the SEC record with 87 RBI during the season, earning her NFCA All-America honors. DiCarlo was named to the All-SEC First Team as a freshman after hitting nine of her 11 home runs against SEC opponents and notching 63 RBI on the year, the most of any freshman in the NCAA.

In his first season back, the Bulldog offense exploded, ranking 13th in the nation with a .343 batting average. Georgia finished 11th nationally with 7.21 runs per game and 18th with a .420 on-base percentage. Baldwin guided two NFCA All-Americans in Alex Hugo and Cortni Emanuel, as Hugo was first in the SEC and Florida head coach Tim Walton and Tony Baldwin exchange lineups prior to game two of the 2021 NCAA Super Regional in Gainesville, Florida. ^ 12th in the NCAA with 22 home runs while Emanuel was eighth nationally in stolen bases and top-100 in batting average. Nine staples to the Bulldog lineup posted batting averages of .330 or higher at the end of the 2015 season. Once the season concluded, six Bulldog batters were named NFCA All-Region while four made it to an All-SEC Team.

Before returning to Athens, Baldwin was an assistant coach at North Carolina. Baldwin’s primary responsibilities included developing the team’s hitters and infielders. In 2014, Baldwin coached four .300 hitters and had three players hit double-digit home runs. Under Baldwin’s guidance, three Tar Heels were named to the All-ACC Team, including one first-team selection and two second-team selections. In his first season, he helped nine Tar Heels finish the season batting over .300 while six had slugging percentages over .500.

Prior to his first stint at Georgia as volunteer coach, Baldwin spent 14 years coaching Division I baseball. Baldwin was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Michigan State from 2006-08. Baldwin’s first recruiting class at Michigan State matriculated a Freshman All-American and multiple draft picks. His second recruiting class was ranked the top recruiting class in the Big Ten and was ranked top 50 in the country by Baseball America. His third recruiting class also produced a Freshman All-American and became the class with the most wins in school history.

Before Michigan State, Baldwin was the assistant head baseball coach at Dartmouth College from 200305 after serving as the assistant coach from 19992003. At Dartmouth College, he was the recruiting coordinator, travel manager, eligibility coordinator, and worked with fundraising and alumni relations. Baldwin was the hitting and fielding coach, coordinated team defense, and was the third base coach, helping the team to Dartmouth’s first Red Rolfe Division Titles in 2000, 2001, and 2004. Baldwin was the assistant coach at Butler University from 1996-99, and was the head coach of the Decatur Blues, of the Central Illinois Collegiate League, in 1999. At Butler, Baldwin was the hitting coach, coached the infielders and catchers, and coordinated team defense. He helped lead the team to three MCC titles (1996, 1998, and 1999), which were the first in the history of the program.

A native of Bloomington, Indiana, Baldwin graduated from Butler in 1995 with a degree in finance. He was a four-year starter at catcher for Butler. In 1994, he served as a team captain for the Bulldogs and earned All-MCC honors. He is a member of the 1990's AllDecade Team.

In addition to coaching, Baldwin served as the operations director at Camp Weequahic from 2009-12.

Baldwin and his wife Suzanne have four children: Ella, Abby, Brady, and Katie.

J.T. D'AMICO

ASSISTANT COACH

YEAR AT UGA First Season DUTIES Defense

ALMA MATER Grand Canyon

@ SYD_FINCH

J.T. D’Amico comes to Athens with a resume including a 2009 NCAA National Championship, six Women's College World Series appearances, an NPF Cowles Cup Championship, five Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year awards, and five Pac-12 All-Defensive Team members.

D’Amico has spent the last 13 seasons on staff at Washington as the Huskies' defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator. He coached three-time Defensive Player of the Year Sis Bates and current Olympians Jenn Salling (Canada) and Ali Aguilar (USA). As a team, Washington has committed fewer than 45 errors six times including a program record 24 in 2021, six fewer than the previous record. The Huskies finished first or second in fielding percentage in the Pac-12 eight times in D’Amico’s tenure, finishing second in the nation in 2013.

He also served as the recruiting coordinator for the Huskies putting together top recruiting classes in recent years. The 2019 class included National Gatorade Player of the Year, and Georgia native, Kelley Lynch from East Coweta High School. The UW 2021 recruiting class includes arguably two of the top four prospects in the class by most national services. In 2013, D’Amico added head coach of the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch league to his resume, guiding the Pride to the NPF Cowles Cup Championship that season. The Pride featured NPF Defensive Player of the Year Ashley Charters that season.

Prior to Washington, he was the head baseball coach at Eastlake High School from 1998-2008. During his time as the head baseball coach at Eastlake, 10 of his players were drafted professionally while over 20 went on to play at the collegiate level. Three of his former players have reached the major leagues.

He also spent time as an associate scout with the Atlanta Braves for several years during his time at Eastlake.

D’Amico earned his bachelor of science degree in Applied Management from Grand Canyon University.

His younger brother Jeff was drafted in the second round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his MLB debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2000. He is now a golf pro in the Seattle area.

J.T. D'AMICO AT A GLANCE

EDUCATION

Grand Canyon, Applied Management

ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE

Washington, 2009-21 USSSA Pride, 2013 Eastlake HS baseball, 1998-2008

BALDWIN ON D'AMICO

“J.T. is widely known as one of the top defensive coaches in the country and has a great way of connecting with studentathletes. He will be a tremendous asset to our program. He’s a tireless worker and recruiter and builds relationships with coaches and future student-athletes across the country and within the state of Georgia. J.T. brings a weath of experience and softball I.Q. in competing with success at the highest level of college softball.”

CHELSEA WILKINSON

ASSISTANT COACH

YEAR AT UGA First Season DUTIES Pitching

ALMA MATER Georgia, 2016

@ CHELSW20

Chelsea Wilkinson returns to Athens following a stint at NC State from 2019-21. Wilkinson will put on the Red and Black once again after wearing the G from 2013-16.

In her first season in Raleigh, Wilkinson helped lead NC State to 31 wins in the regular season and reach the ACC Championship semifinal for the first time since 2013.

Under Wilkinson’s tutelage, Sydney Nester was one of only three ACC pitchers to reach 10 wins in the shortened 2020 season and was ranked a top-40 pitcher by D1Softball. Sam Gress became only the second freshman pitcher in program-history to throw a no-hitter, doing so in five-innings against North Carolina A&T that same season. In 2021, Nester (102) and Abby Trahan (98) finished 11th and 12th respectively, in the ACC in strikeouts. Trahan was responsible for 12 of the Pack’s 26 wins last season.

Nester concluded her Wolf Pack career top 10 in several career categories including strikeouts per seven innings (7.06), wins (31), total strikeouts (344), opponent batting average (.227) and ERA (3.32). Prior to NC State, she spent one season at South Carolina as a graduate assistant, helping the Gamecocks clinch their first NCAA Super Regional appearance since 2007.

Wilkinson’s name can be found scattered all over the Georgia record books. She earned NFCA All-America status in 2014, was a three-time All-Southeast Region honoree, and was a four-time All-SEC performer. She was named the MVP of the SEC Tournament after guiding the Bulldogs to their lone tournament title in 2014 in Columbia, South Carolina.

She finished her player career ranked in top 10 categories including wins (97), appearances (173), games started (136), complete games (74), shutouts (35.5), saves (6), innings pitched (839.2), and strikeouts (897).

As a senior in 2016, Wilkinson led the Bulldogs to the Women’s College World Series and was the 14th overall pick in the 2016 National Pro Fastpitch Draft.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Heath, with a concentration in health promotion from the University of Georgia. Wilkinson earned her Masters in Public Health in 2019.

Chelsea married former Georgia Bulldog pitcher Robert Tyler in Oct. 2019. He was a first round draft pick of the Colorado Rockies in 2016 and was a member of the 2015 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. CHELSEA WILKINSON AT A GLANCE

EDUCATION

Georgia, 2017; Public Health South Carolina, 2019; Public Health

FAMILY

Husband: Robert Tyler

ADDITIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE

NS State, 2019-21 South Carolina, 2018

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

Georgia, 2013-16

BALDWIN ON WILKINSON

“Chelsea is a great communicator and builds great rapport with her student-athletes. She has a grasp on what Georgia softball is all about and knows what it takes to have success at Georgia, in the SEC, and in the postseason. She’s a student of the game, a hard worker, and is going to be a great mentor and teacher for our pitchers. We’re excited to have her back in the Red and Black.”

ALYSSA DICARLO

VOLUNTEER COACH

YEAR AT UGA First Season DUTIES Offense

ALMA MATER Georgia, 2019

@ ALYSSADICARLO8

One of the best hitters in Georgia softball history, Alyssa DiCarlo returns to Athens as the Bulldogs’ new volunteer assistant coach for the 2022 season. DiCarlo will assist coaching Georgia’s hitters in her first collegiate coaching job.

DiCarlo played for Georgia from 2016-19. In those four seasons, she was a two-time All-American, threetime All-Southeast Region player, four-time All-SEC, and two-time USA Softball Player of the Year top 25 finalist.

She owns Georgia's career records in RBI (252), home runs (68), total bases (544), and extra-base hits (128). She also appears in top-10 categories including batting average (.378), games started (246), at bats (728), runs (196), hits (275), doubles (55), walks (121), and slugging (.747) and on base percentage (.470).

At the end of her senior season, DiCarlo became the 14th Bulldog to be drafted to the National Pro Fastpitch league. She was the fourth overall pick by the Chicago Bandits. She played the 2019 season with the Bandits.

DiCarlo graduated from UGA in 2019 in Mathematics.

ALYSSA DICARLO AT A GLANCE

EDUCATION

Georgia, 2019; Mathematics

PLAYING EXPERIENCE

Georgia, 2016-19 Chicago Bandits, 2019

BALDWIN ON DICARLO

“I’m so excited to get Alyssa back on campus and involved with our program. She was outstanding in her brief time as a student assistant as she completed her degree. She has a great understanding of hitting and our offense is going to benefit from working with her. I believe she is going to be one of the up-and-coming hitting coaches in our sport.”

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

ROBIN CONFER

Robin Confer joined the Georgia softball staff prior to the 2019 season as the program's director of operations. This is Confer's second stint in Athens and with the Georgia Athletic Association. She first wore the Red & Black for nine seasons as an assistant soccer coach.

Prior to her current role, Confer was the head women's soccer coach from 2014-18 at North Florida. The 2017 season marked the program's best record since the 2011 season as UNF posted a 9-6-1 mark. During her tenure, Confer guided the Ospreys to four-consecutive ASUN Conference Tournament appearances, including the program’s first home postseason contest since 2010 in her first year.

Confer came to UNF following a nine-year stint as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Georgia. During her tenure at Georgia, Confer helped develop a potent offensive attack that consistently outscored its opponents and produced players that broke a number of Bulldog offensive records. In addition, she was able to attract top-tier recruits to UGA resulting in nationally-ranked recruiting classes including a No. 12 rank for the 2013 class.

Prior to her time at UGA, Confer served as an assistant coach at Florida State helping guide the Seminoles to a 29-13-4 record during her tenure including the program’s first College Cup appearance in 2003. Confer’s coaching career also includes stops as an assistant coach at Mississippi State and Texas A&M. Her first collegiate coaching experience came as a volunteer assistant under legendary coach Anson Dorrance at her alma mater, North Carolina.

The 1997 National Player of the Year, Confer was a part of three national championships as a record-setting forward at the University of North Carolina. A four-year starter for the Tar Heels (1994-97), Confer helped UNC to national championships in 1994, 1996, and 1997. She was named National Player of the Year by Soccer News and SoccerBuzz as a senior, whi-+le also garnering Most Valuable Offensive Player of the NCAA Final Four in 1997. A first-team All American, Confer was a finalist for the Hermann Award, recognizing the nation’s top collegiate soccer athlete. She finished her Carolina career ranked among the all-time scoring leaders finishing with 77 goals and 55 assists. Confer played in every game of her collegiate career and still holds an NCAA record having played in 107 games. Confer was also named to the Atlantic Coast Conference’s (ACC) 50th Anniversary Women’s Soccer team recognizing the league’s Top 50 players. A former captain of the U.S. U-20 Youth National team, she made her Women’s National Team debut on Jan. 18, 1996, against Ukraine and was a member of the pool from 1996-99, earning eight caps and one goal.

Confer earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from North Carolina in 1998.

JJ Beasley

Nutrition

Chandler Biles

Video Intern

Ryan Dede

Promotions

Caitlyn Hummel

Creative Media

Morgan Kent Academics

BJ Thomas

Grounds

Peyton Nobles

Team Manager

Cary Tidmus

Facilities & Event Management

Ben Blizzard

Team Manager

Brandon Hummer Strength & Conditioning

Sean Stevenson Sports Communications

Conner Tidmus Athletic Trainer

SOFTBALL STAFF NOT PICTURED

Christopher Blakeley.................. Student Manager Paul Buzzard.......................................... Equipment Nicole Williams.......................... Student Manager //////////////

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESIDENT

JERE W. MOREHEAD

President Jere W. Morehead began his tenure as the 22nd University of Georgia President on July 1, 2013. Under his leadership, the University has risen in the rankings of the best public colleges and universities and completed a series of initiatives to enhance student learning and success, including a requirement for experiential learning for all undergraduates.

Additionally, the University completed the most successful capital campaign in its history, raising more than $1.4 billion, and launched an Innovation District initiative to create UGA’s campus of the future, where students and faculty partner with industry to generate ideas and solutions to continue the University’s role as a powerful driver of economic development in Georgia. Since 2013, UGA has increased its research expenditures by 41% and has been ranked among the top five universities in the U.S. each year for research-based products reaching the marketplace. UGA now stands first nationally in this important ranking.

In keeping with his focus on student success, President Morehead launched the ALL Georgia Program to support students from rural areas and created the Double Dawgs program, which enables students to save time and money by earning an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years or less. UGA graduates are in demand: 91% of graduates in 2020 were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.

President Morehead has served the University of Georgia since 1986 in both faculty and administrative roles. Before becoming President, he was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost from 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010, he held several key administrative posts, including Vice President for Instruction, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program, and acting Executive Director of Legal Affairs.

He is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from export control to jury selection. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the American Business Law Journal.

His external service currently includes serving as President of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Chair of the SEC Executive Committee. He also serves as Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors, a member of the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee, and a member of the NCAA Board of Governors. He is Co-Chair of the University Leadership Forum, a national initiative led by the Council on Competitiveness to expand the role of American higher education in the global innovation economy. Additional service includes membership on the boards of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Research Alliance, University System of Georgia Foundation, Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, and Emory University Candler School of Theology.

President Morehead has received several University-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award – UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence – the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award. In 2021, he received the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III for outstanding leadership and service in support of education.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a law degree from the University of Georgia. Josh Brooks was named J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Jan. 6, 2021, after serving 11 years at UGA, most recently as Interim Director of Athletics and Senior Deputy Director of Athletics.

Brooks returned to UGA in 2016 as Executive Associate Director of Athletics after serving as Deputy Athletics Director at the University of Louisiana Monroe from 2015-16 and Director of Athletics at Millsaps College from 2014-15.

Prior to his tenures at Millsaps and ULM, he served in capacities at UGA as Director of Football Operations (2008-11) and Assistant and Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations (2012-14).

On January 20, 2021, Brooks pledged $100,000 to create a need-based scholarship that will support UGA students from Athens-Clarke County. His gift will create a Georgia Commitment Scholarship (GCS), adding to the more than 550 endowed, need-based scholarships created under the GCS program since its launch in January 2017.

During his time at UGA, Brooks worked closely with former Director of Athletics Greg McGarity overseeing internal and external for all athletic operations. He has served as the liaison with the Office of University Architects office on all athletic construction projects and with several campus departments as well as the president’s office. His responsibilities at UGA have included overseeing the departments of facility support, graphics and design, and turf management.

He has been involved in the scheduling of future football games, as well as overseeing bowl game operations. In addition, his responsibilities included assisting with the development and management of facilities, new construction projects for the Athletic Association, and planning the 2013 Jason Aldean Concert in Sanford Stadium. Brooks has also served as the sport facilitator for football and men’s and women’s track and field and cross country.

During his time at Millsaps, Brooks revamped the Major game-day experience. He created the kid’s zone, specialized concessions, and partnerships with youth sports leagues. Partnerships with the Jackson Public Schools, the Jackson Zoo, the National Guard and the Boy and Girl Scouts of America added to game days. This enhanced experience helped Brooks solicit over $100K in sponsorship opportunities.

Brooks also established a department-wide fundraising campaign that led to a 150 percent increase in Major-Club donations. Capping off this fundraising campaign was the creation of a standalone Hall of Fame event at the Capital Club and the Mary Ann Edge Golf Tournament held at Patrick Farms golf course.

The Majors saw great athletic success in Brooks’ first year. The Majors enjoyed two SAA regular season championships, captured by the men’s soccer team and the women’s basketball team. The Millsaps’ baseball team also earned a trip to the West Regional tournament. The student-athletes also shined in the classroom in Brooks’ first year. Millsaps’ student-athletes had an overall grade-point-average of 3.0 in the 2014-15 academic year. Over 130 Majors’ earned Academic AllConference honors.

While serving as director of football operations at the University of LouisianaMonroe beginning in 2004, and in 2007 ULM became bowl eligible for the first time in school history after beating Alabama. Brooks gained experience as a student at Louisiana State University, working as an equipment manager and a student assistant coach. During his four years at LSU, the Tigers participated in the 2000 Peach Bowl, 2002 Sugar Bowl, and won the 2001 Southeastern Conference championship.

A native of Hammond, Louisiana, he graduated from LSU (’02) with a degree in Kinesiology and completed his Master’s degree in Sport Management from The University of Georgia (‘14). He and his wife Lillie have twin sons Jackson and James born July 2009 and a third son Davis born March 2012.

J. REID PARKER DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

JOSH BROOKS

David Shipley Faculty Athletics Representative

Darrice Griffin

Senior Deputy Director of Athletics

Will Lawler

Deputy Athletic Director - Compliance

Darlene Camacho Senior Associate AD Strategic Communications

Ron Courson

Executive Associate Athletic Director - Sports Medicine

Matt Brachowski

Senior Associate Athletic Director – Internal Operations

Beth Dziedzic Associate Athletic Director - Academics

Emily Deitz Assistant AD - Fan Engagement & Licensing

Tim Cearley Associate Athletic Director - Ticket Operations

Steve Flippen Assistant Athletic Director - Compliance

Anna Randa Associate Athletic Director - Sports Medicine

Courtney Gay Assistant Athletic Director - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Christie Purks

Assistant Athletic Director - Event Management

Melvin Robinson

Assistant Athletic Director - Facility Operations

Stephanie Ransom

Deputy Athletic Director - Finance SWA

Claude Felton Loran Smith Senior Associate AD Sports Communications

Alan Thomas Associate Athletic Director - External Operations

Scott Hallberg Assistant Athletic Director - Business Operations

Amy Thomas

Assistant Athletic Director - Human Resources

Magdi El Shahawy

Deputy Athletic Director - Academics & Student Development

Glada Horvat Senior Associate Athletic Director - Academics & Eligibility

John Bateman Assistant Athletic Director - Marketing

Rhonda Kilpatrick Assistant Athletic Director - Academics and Eligibility

Wendy Whittington Assistant Athletic Director - Ticket Operations

Ford Williams Executive Associate Athletic Director

Kevin Miller Senior Associate Athletic Director - Development

Mike Bilbow Assistant Athletic Director - Digital Production

Cory Kopaniasz Assistant Athletic Director - Academics