USD Men's Tennis 2003-2004

ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION

13 Ky Snyder - Executive Director of Athletics

Ky Snyder was named Executive Director of Athl etics/Assistant Vice Pres ide nt for Student Affairs on November 10th, 2003 at a press conference held in the Warren Hospitality Suite. Dr. Mary E. Lyons, USO President, introduced Snyder who returns to USO where he was Director of Athletic Deve lopment between I990- 1996. He comes to USO from the San Diego International Sports Counci l where he held the position of President. With the San Diego International Sports Council , the 4 I-year-old Snyder 's primary responsibility was to promote San Diegoffijuana as the preferred region for sporting events and activities that benefit the community both economicall y and sociall y. Recent accomplishments of the Sports Counci l bid efforts include securing for San Diego the 1997 and 1998 ESPN Summer X Games, the Suzuki Rock ' n' Roll Marathon, the 1999 Major League Soccer All -Star Game, the inaugural Bank of America/U.S. Olympic Cup, NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball First & Second Round (2001) contests, the NCAA Division I Women's Vo lleyball Championships (2001) and Super Bowl XXXVII . In the spring of 200 I, Snyder was named the President of the San Diego Super Bowl Host Committee scheduled for January 26, 2003 . He is a member of the Board o f Directors of the San Diego NFL Youth Education Town, the San Diego Super Bowl Task Force, the SDSU Campanile Foundation Athl etic Advisory Commission and the Curriculum Committee of SDSU 's Hospitality and Touri sm Management Program. He is a member of the San Diego Downtown Rotary Club on the mi litary affairs committee and Thanksgiving Day program. Snyder was also the Executive Director of the San Diego International Sports Foundation. Prior to joining the SDISC, Snyder was the Director of Athletic Development at the University of San Di ego for six years. At USO he was responsible for establishi ng the Torero Athletic Association , fund-rai sing efforts for athletics, managing athletic special events and generating corporate sponsorship of athletics. At USO he ' ll work closely with Jo-Ann Nester, Director of Athletics, in overseeing an athl etic deparmtment with sixteen NCAA Division I intercollegiate teams and approximately 390 student-athletes. He ' ll be responsible for all administrative, management and supervisory aspects of the Department of Ath letics. Additonally, he' ll oversee the strategic long-range planning and monitoring of budgets, personnel, programs, faci lities, fundra ising, promotions and marketing, and public relations for an NCAA Division I program consisting of eight sports for men and eight sports for women. Snyder played football at San Diego State University and remains active in the Aztec Ath letic Foundation. Snyder holds a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from San Diego State University and has studied in the Master 's Leadership Program at the University of San Diego. He is a guest lecturer at the University o f San Diego's MBA Sports Manageme nt program and the SDSU Hospitality Management program . Snyder, who has been a San Diego resident for 20 years, has a very athletic family. Hi s wife, Sue, was a former standout member of the United States women's national volleyball team who played at San Diego State and also coached the Aztecs and University of San Diego's volleyball teams. In addition, Snyder's father, Lester, he ld the position as President of the United States Tenni s Association. The Snyder 's reside in Po.way with their son Ri ley (age 10), daughter Sydney (age 7) and daughter Cammy (age 4).

Jo-Ann Nester - Director of Athletics/SWA Jo-Ann Nester was promoted to Director of Athleti cs at the University of San Diego on September 25 , 2003. Nester, who was in her second year as Associate Director of Athl etics and Senior Woman Administrator, will oversee all the daily operations of the Torero athletic department that includes sixteen NCAA Divi sion I intercol– legiate programs. She replaced Tom Iannacone who announced hi s retirement on July 14th after directing the department for fifteen years. In her role thi s past year at USO, Nester had direct supervisory responsibility for nine varsity sports programs including budget preparati on and oversight, supervision of a ll head and assistant coaches, scheduling, travel and program evaluation. Additionally, she was involved with fundrai sing for women 's sports programs; she had di – rect supervi sory responsibility for the areas of Compliance, Academic Support, CHAMPS Life Skills, oversight

o f Student Athletic Council , New Athlete Orientation program and the Faculty Team Advisor Program; she assisted in the monitoring of gender equity; was the Senior Woman Administrator Liaison to the West Coast Conference and NCAA ; event management responsibilites for three teams; and was the department li aison for Admi ssions, Drug and Alcohol Educati on, Dining Services, Housing and Work Study. Nester is committed to maintaining the Uni versity and Athl etic Departme nt commitment to providing an ou tstanding and successfu l NCAA Division I athl etic program within the rigorous academic environment that is the Uni versity of San Diego. In 2002-03, six Torero teams went to the NCAA's and Ashley Swart became the first USO swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championships and was named an Honorable Mention All-American. Academically, thirteen athletes were named to West Coast Conference All -Academi c teams, nine foot– ball pl ayers were named to the Pi oneer Football League All-Academic team and two student - athletes were honored as 2nd Team Verizon Academic All Americans. Continuing thi s tradition o f exce ll ence in the classroom and competiti ve arena while providing an excellent athletic experience for our student-athletes will be the priority during Nester 's tenure as the USO Director of Athletics. Nester came to USO from Dartmouth College where she held the position of Associate Director of Athletics for nine years . Her duties included oversight of compliance, student services, promotions and marketing, and numerous sports programs. Prior to her appointment at Dartmouth College, she was the Director of Athletics and Recreation at Saint Mary's Coll ege in Notre Dame, Indiana between 1984-93 . In addition, she has a coaching background at the high school and college levels, and has served on several committees within the NCAA , ECAC and Ivy League. Jo-Ann 's educational backgrou nd includes a B.S. degree in Health and Physical Education from West Chester State Coll ege ( 1971 ); a Master of Science degree from West Chester ( 1976); an Ed.D Doctor of Education from Temple University ( 1985); and she completed the Sports Management Institute in the Executive Program at the University of Notre Dame ( 1992).