USD Men's Basketball 2003-2004

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Wendy McReynolds, Assistant AD for Marketing & Promotions Wendy McReynolds begins her first year at USO as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Promotions. Wendy comes to USO from Virgina Tech

Erin Sheehan, Assistant Director of Athletic Development Erin Sheehan, entering her first year at USO, brings a wealth of experience to this position, most recently as the Development Officer for the San Diego Symphony. Prior to that she held positions as Publishing Product Manager for Advanced Market– ing Services, Inc. in San Diego; as Development Relations Manager for the Oregon Museum of Sci–

where she held the title of Director of Sports Mar– keting and Promotions since 200 I. Prior to that she was the assistant for one year beginning in 2000. Prior to her appointment at Virginia Tech she also gained experi– ence at the University ofMaryland where she was Assistant DirectorofSport Marketing for two years, at Wichita State for two years as the Assistant for Sports Marketing & Promotions and at the Un iversity of Florida Athletic Association as a Marketing Assistant. She earned her B.S. degree in Sport Management from Guilford Coll ege in 1994 and her M.S. degree in Sport Management from West Virginia in 1996. Andy Fee, Assistant AD for Athletic Facilities & Operations Andy Fee is in his second year at USO, and his first in the position of Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities and Operations. Fee assists John Martin in overseeing all the scheduling, field maintenance and purchasing for the department's athletic venues. Fee came to USO from Arizona State University where he was Ass istant Director offacil ity Operations for Ath letics the past two seasons. Before that he was Facility Supervisor for the ASU Student Recreation Complex . Besides his work at ASU , he developed Athletics and Manage– ment skil ls with the NFL Cardinals, Fiesta Bowl and PGA Phoenix Open. From Scottsdale, Arizona, he earned his B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Hi story in 1996 from Arizona State University. Andy and his wife, Nicole, were married this past August and reside in San Diego. Dean Aresco Strength & Conditioning Coach Dean Aresco is in his third season as USD 's Strength and Conditioning Coach. He came to USO via Towson State Univer– sity where he was their head coach for three sea– sons. Additional professional experiences include stints at the University ofConnecticut as a Graduate Assistant, and at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in San Diego as the Interim Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. He earned hi s B.S. in Exercise Physiology in 1995 from the University ofConnecticut, and is close to completing his M.A. degree there in the same field. A NSCA Certified Strength and Condition ing Specialist, he also holds memberships with NSCA, the U.S. Weightlifting Federation, and the American Coll ege of Sports Medicine. Jimmy Goins, JCP Fitness Center Director/ Asst Strength & Conditioning Coach Jimmy Goins begins his third year at USO

ence and Industry in Portland, Oregon; and as Special Events Program Coordinator for the Office of Development at the University of Oregon. She received her Master ofArts in Arts & Administration (emphasis in Management and Marketing) from the University of Oregon in 1998. She received her B.F.A. in Graphic Design, with a minor in Marketing, from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1994.

Josh Lawrence Director ofJenny Craig Pavilion

Josh Lawrence is the Director of the Jenny Craig Pavilion and comes to USD after 7 years at UC San Diego, where his responsi– bilities included managing the RIMAC Arena. L;;;;;;;;;;;::;::;:;;;;;;~,I Josh's duties included coordi nating all events, from athletic competition to the presentation of concerts and special events, as well as maintenance throughout the Sports Facilities at UCSD. Here at USD, Josh's responsibilities wi ll include schedul– ing, staffing and a ll management aspects ofthe Jenny Craig Pavilion. In this capac ity he wi ll manage the daily operations of the facility, including event management and marketing of the Pavilion. Josh received his B.S. from UC San Diego in 1993 with a double major in Political Science and U.S. History. Derek Hillestad JCP Asst. Director/Events Manager Derek Hillestad begins his second year as Assistant Director of the Jenny Craig Pavilion and Events Manager. He came to USO from Ball State University for the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. He also earned job related experience as an Event Operations Supervisor for Alliant Energy Center in Madi son, Wisconsin; as a Program Assistant for the Department of Recre– ational Sports at Texas A&M; and as Event Co-Coordinator for the Depart– ment of Recreation Management at the University ofWisconsin-La Crosse. He graduated from Wisconsin-La Crosse with a B.S. in Recre– ation Management (2000), and received his M.S. in Athletic Administration from Ball State University in Ju ly of 2002. where he was a Graduate Assistant for Sports Facili– ties and Recreation Programs in 2001-02. During this time he was also a Security Control Supervisor

Tony Valle Athletic Ticket Manager

Tony Valle begins his second year as USD's Athletics Ticket Manager at the Jenny Craig Pavil- 10n. Valle came to USO from Ohio State Univer–

where he is the Jenny Craig Pavilion Fitness Center Director, along with being the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. Prior to USO, Goins was the Head Strength

sity where he was the Assistant Director for Athlet– ics Ticketing and Game Management for two years. Prior to that he was a Customer Service Manager at Ohio State University for a little more than one year. He earned hi s Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Ohio State University in 1999, and a B.A. in Criminology in 1998. He is currently enrolled in the University of San Diego's Masters Program for Education.

and Conditioning Coach for the Cincinnati Reds AA team, the Chattanooga Lookouts. He also gained experience at the University of Tennessee where he was a Graduate Assistant Coach and Sport Nutritionist, and at Louisiana State University as the Undergraduate Strength Coach. He earned his B.S. degree in Kinesiology from LSU ( 1998), then later earned a M.S. degree in Sport Management and M.S. minor in Nutrition from Tennessee (2000). He is a member of the National Strength Coaches Association, and is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

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