Fenstermacher to head athletic communication

Kevin Fenstermacher was named deputy athletic director for communications and administration at Westminster College.

Fenstermacher oversees the communication and media relations efforts for Titan athletics and serve a key role on the director of athletics’ administrative leadership team.

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Fenstermacher, brings more than 20 years of experience to the position, comes to Westminster after 10 years as assistant commissioner and director of communications for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC), which is comprised of 11 NCAA Division III colleges and universities, including Westminster College. At the PAC, Fenstermacher oversaw the league’s strategic communication and media relations efforts. He also served as adviser to the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and supervised the PAC undergraduate internship program.

Prior to his work with the PAC, Fenstermacher served as associate director of athletics at Thiel College, where he began his career as the sports information director.

Fenstermacher earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education/sports communication from Bethany College and his master’s in leadership from Duquesne University.