University administration Neil D. Theobald is Temple’s 10th president. He began his tenure at Temple on January 1, 2013. Neil D. In naming Theobald to this role, Temple Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick J. O’Connor cited his extensive record of accomplishment as a university administrator and faculty member: "Dr. heobald Theobald is a gifted teacher and dedicated re- PresidentT searcher. In addition, he has a deep and practical understanding of the changing dynamics of higher education. He wants to ensure that students have access to an education that is first-class and af- 1st Year at Temple fordable. I can't think of a better set of values to bring to the Temple presidency." Theobald was named Indiana University’s served as both an assis- senior vice president in 2007. Previously, he had tant professor and an as- served as the senior vice provost at the University’s sociate professor at the flagship campus in Bloomington and as special as- University of Washing- sistant to IU’s president. Major accomplishments ton, where he earned a during more than a decade as a senior administra- doctoral degree in edu- tor at Indiana University include increasing the cational finance in 1988. mean SAT score of the incoming class at IU Bloom- Dr. Theobald and ington from 1096 to 1203, directing a $1.1 billion his wife, Sheona Macken- capital campaign, and boosting IU’s credit ranking zie, have three children: to Moody’s highest level (Aaa). Roddy, Kinnear, and Mattie. Hai-Lung Dai Larry R. Kaiser James P. Creedon In addition to his administrative responsibili- Provost Senior Executive Senior Vice President ties, Theobald holds a professorship in education Dr. Theobald will be Vice President for for Construction, Facilities finance. His research interests in the appropriate formally invested as Health Affairs & Operations role of decentralization in educational financing Temple’s 10th president and in modeling educational labor markets are re- on Oct. 18, 2013. flected in more than $1.5 million in funded re- search, numerous books and book chapters, dozens of articles published in professional jour- nals, and nearly 50 policy reports for state govern- ments across the United States. At Indiana University, Dr. Theobald directed a research center that assisted state governments in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, and Washington in devising education funding processes that equi- tably facilitated academic excellence. In addition, Theobald was a three-time winner of IU's Teach- ing Excellence Recognition Award. Theobald is a past-president of the American Kenneth Lawrence, Jr. Education Finance Association, winning the asso- George E. Moore Tilghman H. Moyer IV William T. Bergman Senior Vice President Senior Vice President Interim Senior ciation's Jean Flanigan Award for the outstanding Vice President for Government, & University Counsel Vice President and Special Assistant dissertation in the study of educational finance in Community & Public for Institutional to the President 1990. In 1995, the University Council for Educa- Affairs Advancement tional Administration presented Theobald with the Jack A. Culbertson Award as the professor who, in the first seven years of his or her career, made the most outstanding contribution to the profession. In 2003, Theobald was presented the Distinguished Graduate Award by the College of Education at the University of Washington. A native of Peoria, Ill., Theobald had planned to enter an electrician’s apprenticeship after high school. However, donors to Trinity College in Con- necticut made it possible for him to attend college and Theobald earned a bachelor’s degree in 1978. After a short stint in the corporate world, Theobald Karen B. Clarke Ken Kaiser Timothy C. O’Rourke Theresa A. Powell began his education career as a secondary school Vice President for Interim Vice President Vice President mathematics teacher in the State of Washington, Strategic Marketing Chief Financial for Computer & Financial for Student Affairs where he also coached baseball. He subsequently & Communications Officer & Treasurer Services & CIO

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2013-14 Temple Men’s basketball Media guide 147 athletic Facilities Joseph V. Labolito

The has been the home of the Temple men’s and women’s basketball teams— along with concerts, commencement, and other events— since 1997.

The Liacouras Center 2006 and 2011 NCAA Women's Basketball Re- ing Room Only tickets). The stadium was named The Liacouras Center is a four-building gionals. in June 2002 when the Lincoln Financial Group complex that includes a Convocation Center, In an historic partnership, the Pennsylva- paid $139.6 million for naming rights over the the Independence Blue Cross Student Recre- nia state legislature provided capital funds - next 21 years. It is located in South Philadelphia ation Center, 1700 North Broad Street and the $31.8 million - to build a new multi-use com- on Pattison Avenue between 11th and 10th Entertainment Community Center with retail plex, provided the University could raise $28.7 Streets, closer to the area's stretch of Interstate shops, a 1,200-car parking garage, and a live- million from private sources. The total cost of 95 than to Pattison. music restaurant. The Center has been designed the multi-building complex would be $107 mil- In 2011, the stadium became powered as a venue for culture, sports, entertainment, lion - an investment in Temple's future. with a combination of onsite wind, solar, and commerce and education. Originally christened The Forum at The dual-fuel generated electricity, making it the The Convocation Center seats 11,000 for Apollo of Temple, the Board of Trustees voted in world’s first major sports stadium to convert to convocations, commencements and concerts; 2000 to change the building name to The Lia- self-generated renewable energy. Approxi- 10,206 for basketball games; and up to 3,500 for couras Center in honor of President Liacouras' mately $25 million was invested to build the sys- theater and dance. The theater configuration is retirement after 18 years as Temple's chief ex- tem, saving the Eagles an estimated $60 million named for benefactress Esther Boyer Griswold. ecutive. in energy costs. Rededicated on February 13, 2000, and named in honor of former Temple President Edberg-Olson Hall Peter J. Liacouras, The Liacouras Center, the On August 13, 2003, the Philadelphia Ea- Edberg-Olson Hall is the home of the Tem- home of Temple basketball, is one of the pre- gles and announced a 15- ple University football program. Officially dedi- mier on-campus arenas in the country. year pact for the Owls to play their home cated on December 9, 2000, the facility was Already the site of some exciting events in football games at Lincoln Financial Field. An av- designed by AP3C Architects of Philadelphia. its history, the Temple venue has hosted such erage of 24,137 fans per game witnessed the The building was engineered to not only support sold-out concerts as Bob Dylan, along with the Cherry & White in its inaugural season at the the football team's functional requirements, but NBA Players Party prior to the 2002 NBA All-Star venue, a 21 percent increase from the prior to enhance the experience through innovative game and the 2002 Atlantic 10 Women's Bas- year's average. design concepts. ketball Championship. The Liacouras Center was Lincoln Financial Field, familiarly known as During the season, approximately 250 peo- also the site of the 2003 NCAA Men's Gymnas- The Linc, is the home stadium of the National ple will pass through its doors on a daily basis. tics Championships, the 2004 NCAA Women's Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. It has a In 2012, Edberg-Olson Hall underwent a $10 Basketball First and Second Rounds, and the seating capacity of 68,532 (69,032 with Stand- million upgrade with a 15,000-square-foot ex-

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pansion. The original 23,600-square-foot build- McGonigle-Pearson Hall Athletic In 2012, the University completed a $48-million ing contains team and coaches locker rooms, a renovation and expansion of McGonigle and training room, equipment facilities, coach's of- Complex Pearson Halls, providing additional classrooms, fices, a players' lounge, individual position Summer 1969 marked the first use of Tem- faculty and coaching staff offices as well as new meeting rooms, and a theater-style team meet- ple University’s physical education and athletics men’s and women’s basketball practice courts, ing room. Opened in July 2012, the upgrade has building, located in the heart of the Main Cam- weight room, and cutting-edge sports medicine a strength and conditioning area that expanded pus at Broad Street and Montgomery Avenue. equipment. The additional 26,000-square feet from 2,500 square feet to 10,000 square feet. The complex currently houses a weight room povide 24-hour access and advanced digital The expansion also features an enlarged sports and training facilities, as well as facilities for technologies. medicine office with hydrotherapy, a full-service teaching, research, student recreation and ath- academic support area, and a 3,500-square-foot letic competition. The Temple volleyball, fenc- The Pavilion team function room. An observation balcony ing and men’s and women’s gymnastics squads play their home competitions in McGonigle Hall. The Pavilion Athletic Facility, which is uti- runs the length of the building. It is the perfect lized by football, field hockey, women's complement to a gridiron landscape outside lacrosse, baseball, softball, men's and women's featuring over 100,000 square feet of Sprinturf Pearson-Mcgonigle hall soccer, is a 32,000-square foot multi-purpose and 24,000 square feet of Astroturf. Eight, 85- field. The facility, which is available as an auxil- foot poles providing 85 candles of white rendi- iary training site for the remainder of Temple’s tion light line the perimeter of the complex. 24 varsity athletic programs, features Field Turf Powder-coated cyclone fences provide privacy. XT57, an ideal surface for Temple's varsity teams to train on. Geasey Field The AstroTurf on Geasey Field is one of the Ambler Sports Complex largest permanent AstroTurf surfaces in the ambler soccer Field Temple’s picturesque Ambler Campus world, covering over 156,000 square feet. In plays host to the University’s men’s and summer of 2009, Geasey Field underwent a women’s soccer teams as well as base- massive $1 million renovation. The surface was ball and softball. On January 14, 2003, replaced with Astro- Upper Dublin Township gave final ap- Turf 12 carpet, com- proval to Temple University’s plete with a ambler softball Field plans to construct NCAA-stan- drainage system. The Pavilion dard soccer, baseball and soft- The scoreboard is a ball fields at the Ambler state-of-the-art Campus. Baseball and softball wireless board with opened play in the spring of a message expan- 2004 while the Owl soccer sion. The lighted fa- teams started in the fall of 2004. cility at 15th and Norris Streets serves as the home of Temple field hockey and Track lacrosse, in addition to an alter- nate football practice site.

skip Wilson Field Joseph V. Labolito V. Joseph lincoln Financial Field 2013-14 Temple Men’s basketball Media guide 149 Temple athletics Kevin Clark, who arrived at Temple in No- vember 2012 in the role of Senior Advisor to the Kevin President, served as the University's Interim Di- rector of Athletics from May 3 through October 31 before being appointed Vice President and Director of Athletics by President Neil D. laRK Theobald on November 1, 2013. DirectorC of Athletics A veteran athletic administrator, Clark came to Temple after serving the previous 11 Grambling State ‘86 years on Indiana University’s senior athletic staff, the last two in the role of Senior Associate 1st Year at Temple Athletic Director of Internal Operations. As Senior Associate Athletic Director of In- In his first nine years at IU, Clark served as Prior to his tenure at Saint Louis University, ternal Operations, Clark was responsible for the Associate Athletic Director for Finance/CFO. Clark served as a staff accountant at the NCAA overseeing the department’s athletics business In that role, he managed the athletic financial from 1991-1996. There he assisted with the office, information technology, human re- business office and was instrumental in the de- preparation and management of a $30 million sources, travel services, athletic facilities, IU velopment and administration of the depart- operating budget. Golf Course, equipment operations, concessions ment's budget. Clark earned a bachelor's degree in ac- and food services, and other areas of internal At Saint Louis University, Clark served as counting from Grambling State University and administration. He served as a member of the the Director of Business Administration-Student later earned an MBA from Webster University. senior administrative staff and, in this capacity, Development from 2000-2001. Prior to that The Kansas City, Mo., native retired as a worked with other senior administrators to ad- role, Clark was the Assistant Athletic Director of Major after serving 23 years in the United States vise, develop and implement departmental poli- Business and Finance from 1996-2000. He pre- Army Reserve. He and his wife, Kendra, have cies and strategies including yearly and pared and administered budgets ranging from four children, Kevin Jr., Michael, Ellicia and long-term strategic plans. $10-$30 million. While at Saint Louis University Logan. Additionally, Clark also served as the sport he established the first-ever athletic depart- administrator for football, baseball and ment contingency fund. women's basketball.

Dr. Patrick Kraft, who served on the senior athletic staffs at Indiana University and Loyola Dr. Patrick University Chicago, was named Deputy Director of Athletics at Temple in May, 2013. Kraft spent the past two years as the Exec- utive Senior Associate Athletics Director at Loy- RaFT ola University Chicago. At Loyola, he had direct DeputyK Director of Athletics oversight of all aspects of the department's ex- ternal operations, including the marketing, tick- Indiana ‘00 eting, media relations and fundraising components. Kraft played an integral role in Loy- 1st Year at Temple ola’s move from the Horizon League to the Mis- souri Valley Conference. group, season and single-game ticket sales for League. He then spent three years as the busi- In his two years at the school he was able to football, men's basketball, men's soccer, ness development director with United States grow the men's basketball season ticket base by women's basketball and women's volleyball. In Synchronized Swimming (2001-04). He then 30 percent with an overall increase of 51 percent addition, Kraft managed the promotion, market- served four years in higher education, the first in ticket revenue. Additionally, he generated an ing, brand enhancement and enforcement of the three at Indiana (2005-08) as an associate in- increase of 400 percent in cash sponsorship to school's Adidas contract and the Big Ten Network structor for sports marketing and management the department while also growing the depart- partnership as well as the Learfield Sport Proper- and the last as a clinical professor in the school ment's annual giving by 75 percent. ties multi-media rights agreement with the of business administration at Loyola Chicago Not limited to just external operations at Hoosiers. (2008-09). Loyola, Kraft was responsible for overseeing the His efforts at Indiana helped increase home Kraft, who played football as an undergrad- day-to-day management of the department's football attendance to its highest mark in 17 uate at Indiana, has three degrees from the Uni- $12+ million budget. He also served as the sport years, with it also being the third largest football versity. He earned a bachelor's degree in sports supervisor for men's and women's basketball and attendance increase among all Division I schools. marketing/management (2000), a master's de- was responsible for handling all of the depart- He also instituted a strategy that saw a 20 per- gree in sports marketing/administration (2005) ment's business contracts. cent increase in student ticket sales and the over- and a doctorate in sports marketing (2008). At Indiana, Kraft was responsible for the all highest season ticket base in 13 years. Kraft resides in Haddonfield, N.J., with his branding and marketing efforts for all of the The Libertyville, Ill., native began his career wife Betsy and daughter Annabelle. Hoosiers' programs. He oversaw game produc- in 2001 as the corporate sponsorship and pro- tion for all of IU's varsity sports and coordinated motions coordinator with the Arena Football

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Mark Ingram, who has successfully led the athletic development offices at three Football Bowl Subdivision schools over the past decade, Mark is in his second year at Temple University and his first year as Associate Vice President/Execu- tive Senior Associate Athletics Director. The ngRaM Winston Salem, N.C. native, who most recently AssociateI VP/Executive Sr. Associate AD served as the Senior Associate Athletic Director at Tennessee, also serves as the sport adminis- Tennessee ‘96 trator for baseball. In his five years as the Senior Associate Athletic Director at his alma mater (Tennessee 2nd Year at Temple '96), Ingram was responsible for the planning and strategy for the department's Capital Cam- opment at the University of Georgia for two ment, both at the University of Tennessee from paign that raised $336 million during his tenure. years ('06-07). Prior to that, he was the Assis- 1998 to 2002. While sitting on UT's athletics senior and exec- tant Athletics Director for Development at the A 1996 graduate from Tennessee with a utive staff, he oversaw an athletics develop- University of Missouri beginning in the fall of bachelor’s degree in sport management and mi- ment staff of 27 professionals and seven 2002, where he successfully guided the Cham- nors in business and psychology, Ingram was a part-time employees. His role also included pions for Life capital campaign that raised more two-year starter for the Volunteers’ football serving as a member of the University's Vice than $117 million. That campaign benefited a team. He was a two-time Academic All-SEC and President's Development and External Affairs number of areas including a $75 million basket- twice awarded the Volunteer Award which is Management Team as well as being involved in ball arena and a $16 million all-sport student- given to the most valuable player who is a for- project management for $250 million Neyland athlete academics and training facility. mer walk-on. Also a member of the SEC Good Football Stadium master plan. Prior to working for the University of Mis- Works Team, Ingram earned his master’s de- Before his return to his alma mater, Ingram souri, Ingram served as Assistant Director of gree in sport administration from Tennessee in served as Assistant Athletics Director for Devel- Marketing and Assistant Director of Develop- 1997. Beasley School of Law Associate Professor Eleanor Myers is in her seventh year as Temple Eleanor University’s faculty athletics representative. The NCAA requires each member institution to ap- point a faculty athletics representative to rep- resent the institution and its faculty in its yeRs relationships with the NCAA and its athletic con- NCAA FacultyM Representative ferences and to oversee academic integrity and University of Pennsylvania compliance issues on campus. In her role as FAR, she also chairs the President’s Advisory Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics. In 2009, 7th Year at Temple Myers was appointed by the NCAA as a mem- ber of the Division I Committee on Infractions, consulted and taught internationally in China, University of Pennsylvania and Stanford Univer- which holds hearings on major violations of Japan, Rome, and the Philippines. Previously, sity and handled securities and antitrust class NCAA rules and imposes penalties. Myers served as Temple’s associate university action litigation for a Philadelphia law firm. Myers joined Temple’s law faculty in 1993. counsel from 1983 to 1989 with responsibility Myers holds a bachelor degree and a law degree She specializes in Professional Responsibility for technology transfer, business negotiations (magna cum laude) from the University of Penn- and business courses. She has won awards for and health care issues. Prior to joining Temple’s sylvania. curriculum design and for teaching. She has also faculty, Myers held teaching fellow posts at the Al Shrier is the dean among national col- lege sports information directors with 60 years Al of service. In 2004, his years of dedication to Temple University were rewarded as he was im- mortalized with his own bobblehead doll to be- come the first administrator in the history of hRIeR NCAA athletics to be so honored. Specials Assistant to the Director of Athletics Shrier officially retired from his position as Temple ‘53 Temple SID on June 30, 1995, but due to necessity, returned to the post during the 1995- 61st Year at Temple 96 academic year. He remains at the University in the role of The 1953 TU grad is a member of the Col- Nevins Award for Distinguished Achievement. special assistant to the direc- lege Sports Information Directors of America, Shrier is past president of the Philadelphia tor of athletics and is in Temple University, Philadelphia Big 5, Pennsyl- Sports Writers Association. The Media Room at charge of credentials, media vania and Philadelphia Jewish Sports Halls of The Liacouras Center is named in his honor. services, and hospitality at Fame. He was the 2010 recipient of CoSIDA’s On January 23, 2013, the University Temple sporting events. Arch Ward Award for outstanding contributions hoisted a banner to the rafters of the Liacouras and the 2009 recipient of the ECAC’s Pete Center in his honor. 2013-14 Temple Men’s basketball Media guide 151 Joe Giunta returned to Temple University in March 2012 as the Senior Associate Athletic Joe Director for Sports Administration. He had pre- viously served in a similar capacity with Temple Athletics from 2003-08. Giunta is responsible for ensuring that IUnTa Temple’s student-athletes are given the admin- Seniorg Associate AD / Sports Administration istrative support and resources necessary to be academically and athletically successful and to Neumann ‘93 ensure that all operations are conducted within University, Conference, and NCAA rules. He 7th Year at Temple oversees men’s basketball as well as the athletic training, equipment, facilities, and strength & teams, club sports and recreation activities and A 1993 graduate of Neumann University conditioning departments. an active community health and fitness center. with a bachelor of arts degree in communica- Giunta previously served as the Owls’ As- In 2008-09, Giunta's first year saw the Cavaliers tions, Giunta earned a master’s in sports ad- sociate Athletic Director for Sports Administra- sweep all three Presidents’ Cups: the Overall, ministration and facility management from Ohio tion from March 2003 until June 2008 when he Men’s, and Women's Cups. University in 1997. accepted the position of Director of Athletics Over the remaining three years of Giunta's Giunta lives in Springfield, Pa., with his wife and Recreation at Cabrini College. At Cabrini, tenure, Cabrini captured two more President's Colleen (Dorrian) and their young twin boys, Giunta managed a department consisting of a Cups and never finished lower than third in any Gavin and Braydon. staff of 20 full and part-time staff, 16 varsity category.

Kristen Foley returns for her 14th year in Tem- ple administration and 19th overall. She was pro- Kristen moted to Senior Associate Athletic Director in August 2011 and oversees the administration of women’s basketball, volleyball, women’s soccer, cross country and track and field, field hockey, oley fencing, men’s gymnastics, men’s and women’s Sr.F Associate AD / Sr. Women’s Administrator tennis, and men’s and women’s rowing. In addi- tion, Foley provides the color analysis for the Rutgers ‘86 women’s basketball web stream broadcasts. Foley was the Tournament Manager for two 14th Year at Temple NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional Champi- onships (2011 and 2005) and the 2004 First and ball Rules Committee from 2002-06. In 2005, Foley Foley earned her bachelor’s degree (1986) Second Rounds. Throughout her tenure, she has was honored with the “Outstanding Associate Di- and a master’s degree in educational administra- served on numerous Atlantic 10 Conference Com- rector Award” presented by the All-American Foot- tion (1991) from Rutgers. A standout women’s bas- mittees (Administrative, Executive, Volleyball, Soft- ball Foundation. ketball player, she captained the Lady Knights to ball, and Women’s Rowing) and currently is a Foley entered athletic administration with 13 consecutive NCAA Elite Eight appearances in 1986 member of the Officiating Committee and Cham- years of Division I women’s basketball coaching ex- and 1987, while being named to the All-East Re- pionship Review Subcommittee. Previously, she perience, including a five-year stint as head coach gional team in 1986. She has also been honored as chaired the NCAA Fencing Committee (2004-06) at Temple (1995-00). a member of the Rutgers Basketball Hall of Fame. and was a member of the NCAA Women’s Basket-

Larry Dougherty is in his 11th year at Tem- ple and second as Senior Associate Athletic Di- Larry rector for Communications after serving the previous four years as Associate Athletic Direc- tor. In his position, Dougherty oversees the ath- letic communications and publications of the oUgheRTy University’s 24-sport Division I-A athletic pro- Sr.d Associate AD / Athletic Communications gram as well as the television and radio opera- Saint Joseph’s ‘82 tions. He also is the varsity sport administrator for men's soccer. Dougherty joined the Owls’ staff after serv- 11th Year at Temple ing 15 years in the media relations office at Saint Joseph’s, the last eight as the school’s assistant Active in regional and national organiza- during 2010-11. He was the recipient of the athletic director for media relations. Prior to tions, Dougherty served as chair of the organiz- ECAC-SIDA’s 2011 Irving T. Marsh Award . SJU, he served as the SID at Nicholls State for ing committee for the 2009 ECAC-SIDA He earned both his bachelor’s (1982) and one year and as the information director of the Workshop held in Avalon, N.J., and the 2005 executive MBA (1994) degrees from Saint East Coast Conference for two years. CoSIDA Workshop held in Philadelphia. Joseph’s. His father, Andy, also served as the SID Dougherty served as the president of CoSIDA at SJU from 1972-81. 152 new Conference. new Traditions. new Rivalries. #ITbegIns #ITbegIns

Sherryta Freeman is in her ninth year at Temple and her third year as the Senior Associ- Sherryta ate Athletic Director after serving for five years as the Associate Athletic Director for Compli- ance and Student-Athlete Affairs at Temple. Freeman oversees all aspects of the de- ReeMan partment’s compliance efforts with conference Sr.F Associate AD / Compliance & SA Affairs and NCAA rules and regulations. She works to Dartmouth ‘01 educate coaches, administrators and student- athletes in regards to new rules and regulations as well as the processing of NCAA and confer- 9th Year at Temple ence waivers on behalf of student-athletes. She also oversees all student-athlete leadership and Prior to arriving at the Temple, Freeman Freeman was a member of two Ivy League life skill development programming which in- served as the assistant athletic director/compli- women’s basketball championship teams at cludes the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ance at Dartmouth College. The Hillside, N.J., Dartmouth, making two appearances in the Di- (SAAC) and the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program. native earned her bachelor’s degree in environ- vision I NCAA Tournament. Freeman is the varsity sports administrator for mental studies from Dartmouth in 2001 and a softball and men’s golf. She is also the liaison for master’s degree in sport management at the athletics to academics. University of Massachusetts – Amherst in 2004.

Harry Metzinger joined the Temple Athlet- ics staff in April, 2008, and was promoted to his Harry current position of Associate Athletic Director for Finance and Administration in July, 2013. He had served the previous two years as Assistant Athletic Director for Finance and Administration eTzIngeR and his first three years as the department's AssociateM AD / Finance & Administration Athletics Business Manager. Villanova ‘04 In his position, Metzinger serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the athletics depart- ment and is responsible for managing the $35 6th Year at Temple million athletics department budget and the athletics business office. Metzinger serves as functions and procedures within the athletic collegiate athletics as a volunteer at Drexel Uni- athletics’ primary liaison with Human Re- ticket office. versity and the University of Pennsylvania during sources, Office of Management and Budget, Metzinger earned a master of business ad- the 2004-05 academic year, gaining experience Purchasing, Controller's Office, General Ac- ministration degree with a concentration in in ticketing, marketing, and promotions. counting, University Counsel, Risk Management human resource management from Temple in Before heading to Rutgers, Metzinger and Computer Services. May 2011. He graduated from Villanova in 2004 worked for the director of athletics at his alma Prior to joining the Owls, Metzinger spent with a bachelor's degree in accounting. mater for the 2005-06 academic year. In this ca- two seasons with Rutgers University. With the Following graduation, Metzinger worked for pacity, he contributed in a variety of areas, in- Scarlet Knights, he performed all accounting The Siegfried Group in Wilmington, Del., in ac- cluding business operations, marketing, and counting and assurance services. He moved into media relations.

Born and raised in the suburbs of Philadel- phia, Scott Walcoff started at Temple University in Scott August 2005. He was promoted to the position of Associate Athletic Director for Marketing and Sales in August 2011 after serving six years as Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Promotions. alCoFF Walcoff is responsible for developing season AssociateW AD / Marketing & Sales ticket campaigns and creating/facilitating all media Syracuse ‘97 advertisements (including radio, television, print, online and outdoor support). He also develops and coordinates game-day promotions. In his current 9th Year at Temple role, he oversees the Ticket Sales Office, Corporate Sales Department, and Spirit Squad. ticket sales campaign; Temple Men’s Basketball’s Walcoff, a 1997 graduate of the S.I. New- While at Temple, Walcoff and his staff have “Last Stand” poster, and Temple Football’s “Game house School of Public Communications at Syra- won four National Association of Collegiate Mar- Face” campaign/on-campus promotional efforts cuse University, previously served as director of keting Administrators (NACMA) awards. The geared towards students. In addition, Walcoff and marketing and public relations for the Liacouras awards were given for the creation of “Hooter the his staff have increased Temple Football season Center for four years. He also spent time as a mar- Owl’s Birthday Party” theme at a Temple Men’s tickets 300% and Temple Men’s Basketball season keting coordinator for Comcast-Spectacor, as a pro- Basketball game, the development of Temple tickets 100%. motions coordinator for Ticketmaster, as well as a Men’s Basketball’s “Five Months of Christmas” writer/editor for both the Media Theatre for the Performing Arts and The Sports Network. 2013-14 Temple Men’s basketball Media guide 153 Rich Burg enters his first year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Communications. Burg, who left the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007 Rich after a decade of service with the organization, most recently served as the president of 5 Star Un- limited, a full-service public relations firm he es- tablished upon his departure from the NFL AssistantbURg AD / Football Communications franchise. His company, based in Voorhees, N.J., specialized in the publicity of active and retired pro- St. John’s ‘88 fessional players with his most notable clients being former Eagles Donovan McNabb and Brian 1st Year at Temple Dawkins. In his role with the Eagles (1997-07), he man- given by the Pro Football Writers’ Association to ships. He also served two years (1992-94) as a aged all media commitments for McNabb, while the NFL’s best PR staff. store manager at The Complete Athlete and one also facilitating interview requests for most of the Burg also served three years (1994-97) as the year as the director of public relations of the Pro- other members of the squad. He also created and communications manager for Rainbow Media fessional Spring Football League. implemented all media credential policies, coordi- Holdings Sports in Woodbury, N.Y, where he han- His first stint at the Eagles was for three years nated all press box activities and arranged press dled the day-to-day media relations for the first 24- (1988-91), marking his first full-time position in the conferences. hour sports news channel while also coordinating profession. He had served previously as an intern The Brooklyn, N.Y., native was also instru- the publicity efforts for programs airing on 21 re- in the New York Rangers public relations office mental in transitioning the organization into a new gional sports networks. (1986-88). practice facility in 2001 and Lincoln Financial Field, His extensive resume also includes stops at A 1988 graduate of St. John’s University, Burg which also serves as the home of the , College Bound Student-Athletes in Cedarburg, resides in Voorhees, N.J., with his wife Carol and in 2003. Twice during his tenure (2002, 2005), he Wisc., where he served one year (1994-95) helping daughter Skylar. was part of a staff that won the Pete Rozelle Award potential student-athletes secure college scholar-

Now in his 29th year at Temple, Lee Roberts serves as the Assistant Athletic Di- Lee rector for Facilities and Event Management. In this role, Roberts oversees the mainte- nance and upkeep of the University’s athletic facilities, both on the main and Ambler cam- obeRTs puses, as well as serving as the department’s AssistantR AD / Facilities liaison with The Liacouras Center and Lincoln Temple ‘82 Financial Field. The veteran administrator manages the game operations of all athletic events. He has 29th Year at Temple helped to facilitate numerous conference and national competitions that Temple has Women’s Basketball Philadelphia Regional, years before moving into his current position. hosted during that time, including the 2004 and the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Second His role as director of football operations, NCAA Women’s Basketball first and second and Third Rounds at the Wells Fargo Center. which entailed overseeing the Division I-A rounds, the 2005 NCAA Women’s Basketball Roberts, a 1982 graduate of Temple, program’s day-to-day operations, helped to Philadelphia Regional, the 2011 NCAA joined the Owl staff in 1984 as director of groom him for his current post. football operations, a position he held for 12

Pennsylvania native Kelli Sheesley is in her fifth year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Kelli Creative Services. Prior to joining the Owls, she spent five years as the Director of Publications at the United States Naval Academy, returning to her home state in 2009. heesley Sheesley, who grew up in Beavertown, Pa., Assistants AD / Creative Services administers the day-to-day operations of the Juniata ‘98 publications process at Temple, while also serv- ing as the media contact for tennis and softball. Her publications have been cited over 20 times 5th Year at Temple in the past seven years by CoSIDA in district or national contests, most recently garnering “Best While at Navy, Sheesley was responsible Prior to her work at Navy, Sheesley spent Cover” honors for the 2012-13 Temple men's for the design and layout of materials for 31 var- six years at Bucknell University as Assistant Di- basketball media guide. In 2008-09, three of her sity sport programs, while working closely with rector of Athletic Communications. Sheesley is a media guide covers received “Best in the Na- the marketing and promotions department, as graduate of Juniata College (’98), where she was tion” awards while her 2008 Navy sprint foot- well as Navy’s booster program, the Blue & Gold a four-year letterwinner in softball and was the ball media guide and 2009 men’s lacrosse media Club. team’s MVP her senior season. guide were ranked first nationally. 154 new Conference. new Traditions. new Rivalries. #ITbegIns Temple head Coaches #ITbegIns

Tonya Cardoza Joe diPietro Fran dunphy nikki Franke bakeer ganes Women’s basketball softball Men’s basketball Fencing Women’s Volleyball

amanda Janney david steve Mauro eric Mobley Field hockey MacWilliams Men’s & Women’s Men’s & Women’s Men’s soccer Tennis Cross Country and Track & Field

aaron Murphy seamus o’Connor brian Quinn Matt Rhule bonnie Rosen Women’s Women’s soccer Men’s golf Football Women’s lacrosse gymnastics

Rebecca smith Fred Turoff Ryan Wheeler gavin White grzybowski Men’s gymnastics baseball Men’s Crew Women’s Crew

2013-14 Temple Men’s basketball Media guide 155 staff directory UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION SPORTS MEDICINE President, Neil D. Theobald...... 7405...... president Team Physician, Dr. Ray A. Moyer...... 707-2111...... rmoyer Provost, Hai-Lung Dai ...... 5156...... provost Director of Athletic Training, Al Bellamy ...... 0873 ...... al.bellamy Associate Athletic Trainer, David Borchardt...... 7444 ....david.borchardt ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Assistant Athletic Trainer, Ricker Adkins...... 2146 ...... ricker.adkins Vice President and Director of Athletics, Kevin Clark....7759...... keviclar Assistant Athletic Trainer, Shawn Cameron ...... 1618 ....shawn.cameron NCAA Faculty Representative, Eleanor Myers...... 1923 ...... emyers Assistant Athletic Trainer, Karin Dowen...... 9347...... karin.dowen Deputy Director of Athletics, Pat Kraft...... 7871 ...... patrick.kraft Assistant Athletic Trainer, Vanessa Gomez ...... 2427...... vanessa.gomez Sr. Assoc. AD, Sports Admin., Joe Giunta ...... 8555...... jgiunta Assistant Athletic Trainer, Nathan Quebedeaux ...... 7402.nathan.quebedeaux Sr. Assoc. AD, SWA, Kristen Foley...... 2433...... kristen.foley Assistant Athletic Trainer, Masahiro Takahagi ...... 0913 ...... hagi Admin. Asst., Director of Athletics, Pat Albright ...... 9333 ...... pat.albright Graduate Extern, Helen Clay ...... 2461...... helen.clay Administrative Specialist, Athletics, Beverly Tinsley .....2571 ...... btinsley Graduate Extern, Pamela Grondski ...... 2441 ...pamela.grondski Graduate Extern, David Hayes...... 2461...... david.j.hayes ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Graduate Extern, Kyle Nicastro ...... 7444...... kyle.nicastro Sr. Assoc. AD, Athletic Comm., Larry Dougherty ...... 2588...... larrydoc Graduate Extern, Marc Schaffer...... 0913...... mschaffer Special Asst. to Athletic Director, Al Shrier ...... 2222...... ashrier5 Graduate Extern, Daniel Senif ...... 2441 ...daniel.john.senif Asst. AD, Creative Services, Kelli Sheesley...... 9149 ...... sheesley Office Manager, Sports Medicine, Sandy Rodville ...... 9302 ...... srodville Asst. AD, Football Comm., Rich Burg...... 0876 ...... rich.burg Assoc. Dir., Athletic Comm., Karen Auerbach ...... 3850 ...... kauerbach STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Assoc. Dir., Athletic Comm., Cathy Bongiovi ...... 1608 ...... cathyb Head Strength & Conditioning/Football, Jeremy Scott .6419...... jscott Graduate Extern, Korey Blucas...... 7446...... korey.blucas Head Strength & Conditioning, Scott Charland...... 6649...... scott.charland Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach, Clare Kaufman...2216...... clare.kaufman ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT Asst. Strength & Conditioning/Basketball, Rich Levy ....7516 ...... richard.levy Asst. Vice President for Athletic Dev., Mark Ingram .....6725 ...... mark.ingram Asst. Strength & Conditioning, Sam Whitney...... 6649 ....samuel.whitney Asst. AD for Campaigns, Gerard McMahon...... 6267...... gmcmahon Graduate Extern, William Meckes...... 0875 .....william.meckes Asst. AD for Development, Michael Bamonti...... 2587...michael.bamonti Graduate Extern, Bridget Settles...... 0875...... bridget.settles Director of Campaigns, Kris Graves ...... 2286...... kristian.graves Asst. Director, Rob Fisher ...... 2582 ...... rfisher STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC ADVISING & SUPPORT Asst. Director, Jenna Rankin...... 2582...... jenna.rankin Director, Justin Miller ...... 9840 ...... jsm Director of Capital Support, James Batley...... 3340 ...... james.batley Principal Academic Advisor, Shawn Fagan ...... 2514 ...... sfagan Development Associate, Mandy Brindle ...... 2582 ....amanda.brindle Senior Academic Advisor, Nick Plack ...... 7413 ...... nplack Academic Advisor, Ehren Green...... 0876 ...... ergreen ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT Academic Advisor, Katie Guynn...... 8415 ...... katie.guynn Supervisor, Equipment Manager, Paul Kelley ...... 0874...... paul.kelley Academic Advisor, Herb Hopkinson ...... 0876.....herb.hopkinson Asst. Equipment Manager, Dan O’Connor ...... 7108 ...... doconnor Academic Advisor, Sarah Pergine...... 4966...... sarah.pergine Graduate Extern, Equipment, Dominic Dellorso ...... 7108 ...dominic.dellorso Senior Learning Specialist, Moira Kirby ...... 3119...... moira.kirby Graduate Extern, Equipment, Megan Kita...... 7108 ...... megan.kita Research Assistant, Gina Forchelli ...... gina.forchelli Graduate Extern, Equipment, Jim Manion ...... 0874 ...... james.manion Certifying Officer, Kim Marsh ...... 2500 ...... kmarsh Administrative Specialist, Cheryl Cummings ...... 2500...cheryl.cummings ATHLETIC FACILITIES Graduate Extern, Paris Williams ...... paris.williams Asst. AD, Facilities Lee Roberts...... 7250 ...... lroberts Asst. Director for Facilities, Bryan Kulp ...... 3116...... bkulp HEAD COACHES Asst. Director for Facilities, Karen Williams...... 3147...... kwilli00 Baseball, Ryan Wheeler...... 8639...... ryan.wheeler Women’s Basketball, Tonya Cardoza ...... 1955 ...... tcardoza BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATION Men’s Basketball, Fran Dunphy...... 7443...... fdunphy Assoc. AD, Finance and Admin., Harry Metzinger...... 3837 ....harry.metzinger Women’s Crew, Rebecca Smith Grzybowski ...... 3692 ...... rebecca.smith Business Manager, Tim Thiess...... 2489 ...... tthiess Men’s Crew, Gavin White...... 1751 ...... gavwhite Assistant Business Manager, Linda Gordon ...... 6913...... rgordon Fencing, Nikki Franke...... 1627...... nfranke Field Hockey, Amanda Janney...... 6288 ...... ajanney COMPLIANCE & STUDENT-ATHLETE AFFAIRS Football, Matt Rhule...... 0855...... nharvin Sr. Assoc. AD, Compliance & SA Affairs, Sherryta Freeman .....4923...... sherryta Men’s Golf, Brian Quinn ...... 8224...... bqgolf08 Asst. Director, Kristy Bannon Smorovsky ...... 2790...... kristy.bannon Women’s Gymnastics, Aaron Murphy...... 6667 ...... murph Asst. Director, Quinton Smith...... 3471 ...... quinton.smith Men’s Gymnastics, Fred Turoff ...... 7452 ...... fturoff Graduate Extern, Lizzy Lagasse...... 5668 ...... ncaacomp Women’s Lacrosse, Bonnie Rosen...... 6668...... bonnie8 Men’s Soccer, David MacWilliams...... 8477...... coachmac MARKETING, PROMOTIONS & SALES Women’s Soccer, Seamus O’Connor ...... 3162 ...seamus.oconnor Assoc. AD, Marketing & Promotions, Scott Walcoff...... 0544...... swalcoff Softball, Head Coach, Joe DiPietro ...... 8742 ...... dipietro Marketing Manager, Denise Fitzpatrick ...... 6710 ..denise.fitzpatrick Men’s & Women’s Tennis, Steve Mauro...... 0157...... sjmauro Marketing Coordinator, Sam Moore ...... 7237...... smoore Men’s & Women’s Track and XC, Eric Mobley ...... 8258...... emobley Graduate Extern, Gregg Donnelly...... 4270 ...... gregg.donnelly Women’s Volleyball, Bakeer Ganes...... 0476 ...... bganes Regional Director of Corporate Sales, Chris Rumer ...... crumer Director of Corporate Partnerships, Gabe Leibowitz ....4247 ...... gleibowitz CHEERLEADING AND DANCE Director of Client Services & Prem. Seating, Emily Krombach..2586....emily.krombach Co-Head Cheerleading Coach, Emilyann Burster...... 2789 ...... emilyann Director of Ticket Operations, Clayton Cochrane...... 8499 ...... tickets Co-Head Cheerleading Coach, Nicole Tovey ...... 2789 ...... tud05742 Ticket Office Coordinator, Stephen Capuano ...... 3787 ..stephen.capuano Diamond Gems Head Coach, Jennifer Keller ...... General Manager, Ticket Sales & Service, Rob Mansis .....7025...... robert.mansis Senior Account Executive, David Orr...... 7290 ...... davidorr SUPPORT STAFF Account Executive, Chet Zukowski...... 6912 ...... chet.zukowski Director of Football Operations, Sean Padden...... 0864 ...... sean.padden Account Executive, Andrew Morrison...... 7262 ..andrew.morrison Asst. AD/MBB Operations, Jeff Wilson...... 6268 ...... jrwilson Account Executive, Terrell Graham...... 7243...... terrell.graham Dir. of Women’s Basketball Operations, Stacey Nasser .....8739 ...... stacey.nasser Admin. Asst., Men’s Basketball, Raheem Mapp...... 7443 ...... rmapp VIDEO Admin. Specialist, Football, Nadia Harvin...... 0858...... nharvin Video Coordinator, Ben Cauthen ...... 0871.benjamin.cauthen 156 new Conference. new Traditions. new Rivalries. #ITbegIns