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Staff Directory
Office of the Athletic Director
Ken Kavanagh Director of Athletics Send Email 590-7012
Patricia Blankenship Administrative Assistant/Liaison to Basketball & Volleyball Send Email 590-7012
Student-Athlete Services
Kathy Peterson Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator Send Email 590-7018
Jessica Rouse Athletic Academic Advisor Send Email 590-7573
Marin McCabe NCAA Life Skills Graduate Assistant Send Email 590-7049
Dan Jimar Academic Services Graduate Assistant Send Email
External Affairs
Butch Perchan Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs Send Email 590-7030
Denise Da Silveira Director of Corporate Sales & Marketing Send Email 590-7060
Audrey Campbell Advancement Graduate Assistant Send Email 590-7107
Alicia Ramsdell Marketing & Corporate Sales Graduate Assistant Send Email 590-1312
Jessica Paulmann Marketing & Ticket Sales Intern Send Email 590-1098
Business Operations
Colleen Sorem Assistant AD/Business Ops Send Email 590-7068
Jamie Cavileer Assistant Business Manager Send Email 590-7151
Matt Collver Director of Ticket Operations Send Email 590-7145
Mike DeBrino Group Sales Coordinator
Operations & Facilities
William Blood Assistant AD/Facilities Send Email 590-7013
Matt Fairchild Assistant Director of Facilities Send Email 590-7306
Will Pitt Director of Operations & Facilities Send Email 590-7055
Tom Vida Athletic Field Superintendent Send Email 590-7012
Anthony Galvin Athletic Field Graduate Assistant Send Email 590-7012
Compliance
TBA Director of Compliance
Dr. Cecil Carter Faculty Athletic Representative Send Email 590-7794
Sports Information
Patrick Pierson Sports Information Director Send Email 590-7061
Michael Hill II Assistant Sports Information Director Send Email 590-7064
Amanda Murphy Communications Assistant Send Email 590-1327
Caleb Baker Sports Information Graduate Assistant Send Email 590-7097
Sports Medicine
Michael Estes, MS, ATC, LAT Assistant AD/Head Athletic Trainer Send Email 590-7006
Elisa Araujo, MS, ATC, LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer Send Email 590-7095
Joe Whetstone Assistant Athletic Trainer Send Email 590-7491
Jason Schwartzman Intern Assistant Athletic Trainer Send Email 590-7056
Sean Mandle Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Send Email 590-7711
Randy Brunner Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Send Email 590-7711
Lauren Carollo Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer Send Email 590-7711
Jared Weed Intern Assistant Athletic Trainer Send Email 590-7711
Strength & Conditioning
Randy Popple Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Send Email 590-7063
TBA Strength & Conditioning Assistant
Baseball
Dave Tollett Head Coach Send Email 590-7051
Rusty McKee Associate Coach Send Email 590-7058
Forrest Martin Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7059
Paul Fibbe Volunteer Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7059
Men's Basketball
Dave Balza Head Coach Send Email 590-7039
Tae Norwood Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7487
TBA Assistant Coach
Leo Miller Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7032
Jamie Bartholomew Director of Basketball Operations Send Email 590-7032
Women's Basketball
Karl Smesko Head Coach Send Email 590-7038
Abby Scharlow Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7480
Chelsea Dermyer Assistant Coach Send Email 590-1566
Herman Burge Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7053
Mel Thomas Director of Basketball Operations 590-1566
Cross Country (Men's & Women's)
Cassandra Harbin Head Coach Send Email 590-7274
Golf
Brent Jensen Men's Golf Head Coach Send Email 590-7005
Meghan Spero Women's Golf Head Coach Send Email 590-7003
Jim Suttie Director of Golf Operations Send Email 590-7005
Men's Soccer
Bob Butehorn Head Coach Send Email 590-7075
Alex Aldaz Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7130
Aaron Slusher Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7668
Women's Soccer
Jim Blankenship Head Coach Send Email 590-7571
Jessica Zabel Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7054
Erin Switalski Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7047
Softball
David Deiros Head Coach Send Email 590-7052
Alycia Bachkora Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7062
Tom Thompson Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7052
Swimming & Diving
Neal Studd Head Coach Send Email 590-7572
Elizabeth Lykins Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7099
TBA Diving Coach
Men's Tennis
J. Webb Horton Head Coach Send Email 590-7009
Women's Tennis
Jennifer Gabou Head Coach Send Email 590-7004
Volleyball
Dave Nichols Head Coach Send Email 590-7057
Fernanda Nelson Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7065
Danny Mahy Assistant Coach Send Email 590-7223
Coaches Administrative Support
Kathryn Smith Coaches Administrative Support

(Except Basketball & Volleyball)

Send Email 590-7152
Cheerleading
Joyce Prive Cheerleading Coach Send Email 590-7012
Tara Zinslen Cheerleading Coach Send Email 590-7012

Main Office - AREA CODE 239
Phone: (239) 590-7012
Fax: (239) 590-7014

Department of Athletics
10501 FGCU Blvd. S.
Fort Myers, FL 33965-6566

Administrative Offices, Basketball, Volleyball, Sports Medicine, and Fitness Center are located in Alico Arena, while all other sports, Academic Advising, and Grounds Maintenance are located in the Outdoor Sports Complex (OSC).

* Extension is the last 4 digits of the listed phone number.