Athletic Department Directory

CONTACT US
Mailing Address:
University of Rhode Island
Three Keaney Road, Suite One
Kingston, RI 02881
Fax: 401-874-5354

University of Rhode Island Directories
University of Rhode Island Main Switchboard: 401-874-1000
Recreation Front Desk: 401-874-5926

MEET THE STAFF
(Area code is 401)
(All numbers begin 874 unless otherwise noted)

As of August 1, 2007, coaches are unable to text message or instant message (IM) prospective student-athletes - with the exception of those prospects who have signed NLIs. For all others, the only permissible form of electronic communications is e-mail and/or fax.

Athletics Administration
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Director of Athletics	Thorr Bjorn	5245	2458	E-mail
Deputy Director of Athletics	Gregg Burke	5278	2458	E-mail
Associate AD/Finance/SWA	Sue Bergen	5396	4935	E-mail
Associate AD	John Vanner	5246	2234	E-mail
Associate AD	Gina Sperry	5277	2458	E-mail
Associate AD/NCAA Compliance	Paul Kassabian	2281	2158	E-mail
Associate AD/Development	Kevin McGinniss	5287	7780	E-mail
Associate AD/Health & Performance	Kim Bissonnette	5230	4804	E-mail
Associate AD/Communications & New Media	Mike Laprey	2401	5354	E-mail
Assistant AD/Management & Planning	Art Tuveson	5469	4829	E-mail
Assistant AD/Operations	Walter Boyle	7878	5354	E-mail
Assistant AD/Operations	Vinny Turco	2023	7119	E-mail
Exec. Director, Business Development (Ryan Center)	Daryl Jasper	4300	788-3210	E-mail
Executive Assistant	Kathy Burke	5245	2458	E-mail
Secretary	Traci Burns	5852	2234	E-mail
Academic Advising
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Academic Coordinator	Winkle Kelley	5164	9259	E-mail
Academic Advisor/Learning Specialist	Mike Scott	7556	9259	E-mail
Academic Advisor/Learning Specialist	Nicole Poloski	4529	9259	E-mail
Life Skills Coordinator/Learning Specialist	Deb Cohen	5170	9259	E-mail
Rhody Life Skills Assistant	Gregory Brunson	7494	9259	E-mail
Baseball
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Jim Foster	4550	5354	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Raphael Cerrato	4888	5354	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Eric Cirella	4888	5354	E-mail
Volunteer Assistant Coach	Chris Smith	4888	5354	E-mail
Director of Operations	Matt Finlayson	4888	5354	E-mail
Basketball - Men
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Dan Hurley	2544	2004	E-mail
Associate Head Coach	Bobby Hurley	4566	2004	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Preston Murphy	2546	2004	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Jim Carr	5247	2004	E-mail
Director of Basketball Operations	Kevin Tirone	2096	2004	E-mail
Director of Player Development	Ben Wood	9134	2004	E-mail
Administrative Assistant	Kate Laferriere	2544	2004	E-mail
Basketball - Women
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Cathy Inglese	2235	2990	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Cindy Blodgett	5235	2990	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Stephanie Tobey	2988	2990	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Kelly Morrone	4649	2990	E-mail
Director of Basketball Operations	Chris Passmore	5589	2990	E-mail
Video Coordinator	Nerlande Nicolas	5589	2990	E-mail
Secretary	Johanna Wise	2235	2990	E-mail
Boss Arena - Ice Rink
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Manager	Tracy Piacente	2371	9260	E-mail
Business Office
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Business Manager	Noreen Disandro	5279	4935	E-mail
Fiscal Clerk	Beth Larimer	2236	4935	E-mail
Alumni Clerk	Mitch Stone	2756	4935	E-mail
Compliance Office
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Associate Athletics Director, NCAA Compliance	Paul Kassabian	2281	2158	E-mail
Compliance Coordinator	Matt Jakoubek	2281	2158	E-Mail
Computer Lab
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Computer Lab Phone		9219
Development
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Associate Athletics Director	Kevin McGinniss	5287	7780	E-mail
Associate Director	Trueson Tarinelli	7536	7780	E-mail
Assistant Director	Owen Salvestrini	2389	2292	E-mail
Coordinator, Development & Marketing for Women's Athletics	Marnie Dacko	7443	7780	E-mail
Administrative Assistant	Meredith Drozd	7490	2292	E-mail
Equipment Room
Title	Name	Office	Fax
	Anna Mullen	5410	7119
	Alan Quintal	5410	7119
	Ted Romanosky	5410	7119	E-mail
Ryan Center	Al Matteson	9355		E-mail
Facilities
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Assistant Athletics Director	Art Tuveson	5469	4829	E-mail
Football
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Joe Trainer	2406	4084	E-mail
Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line	Roy Istvan	2406	4084	E-mail
Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	Brian Vaganek	2406	4084	E-mail
Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs	Eddie Allen	2406	4084	E-mail
Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks	Liam Coen	2406	4084	E-mail
Linebackers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	Rapheal Dowdye	2406	4084	E-mail
Wide Receivers Coach	Ari Confesor	2406	4084	E-mail
Defensive Backs Coach	Ryan Mattison	2406	4084
Assistant Offensive Line Coach	Matt Sutjak	2406	4084
Assistant Defensive Backs Coach/Cornerbacks	Matt Urban	2406	4084
Director of Football Operations	Doug Borsari	2406	4084	E-mail
Administrative Assistant	Linda Brown	2406	4084	E-mail
Offensive & Defensive Meeting Room		5212	5651
Golf
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Gregg Burke	5278	2234	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Dave Marcotte	932-8203		E-mail
Grounds
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Mgr., Turn Grass & Athletic Grounds	Brian Boesch	2825		E-mail
Marketing & Sales
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Exec. Director, Business Development (Ryan Center)	Daryl Jasper	4300	788-3210	E-mail
Director, Marketing & Sales	Adam Schemm	2887	788-3210	E-mail
Marketing & Ticket Sales Assistant	Alexandra LaRock	5773	788-3210	E-mail
Marketing & Ticket Sales Assistant	Matthew Johnson	5388	788-3210	E-mail
Media Relations
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Associate Athletics Director	Mike Laprey men's basketball, women's soccer, golf	2401	5354	E-mail
Coordinator, Media Relations	Jodi Pontbriand baseball, men's soccer, women's basketball, tennis	5356	5354	E-mail
Coordinator, Media Relations	Shane Donaldson football, volleyball, rowing, softball	2409	5354	E-mail
Media Relations Assistant	TBA cross country, track & field, swimming	7120	5354
Operations
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Assistant Athletics Director	Walter Boyle	7878	5354	E-mail
Assistant Athletics Director	Vinny Turco	2023	7119	E-mail
Recreation
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Director of Recreational Recreational Services	Jodi Hawkins	2141	4829	E-mail
Supervisor, Special Events	Christine Dias	5451	4829	E-mail
Coordinator, Intramural Sports	Chad Gouin	5972	7871	E-mail
Coordinator, Club Sports	Chris Diagle	7871	4829	E-mail
Coordinator, Aquatics	Stephanie McCullick	4653	4829	E-mail
Aquatics Specialist	Sheila O'Connor	7035	4829	E-mail
Coordinator, Fitness/Wellness Programs	Leticia Orozco	2822	4829	E-mail
Coordinator, Sailing Program	Norm Windus	783-0797	782-4625	E-mail
Administrative Assistant	Jill Blaney	2029	4829	E-mail
Front Desk (Mackal)		5926
Rowing
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Shelagh Donohoe	7895	5765	E-mail
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	Jessica Lizzi	7894	5765	E-mail
Novice Coach	Liz Tuppen	7895	5765	E-mail
Ryan Center
Title	Name	Office	Fax
General Manager	Leah Becki	788-3231	788-3210	E-mail
Exec. Director, Business Development	Daryl Jasper	874-4300	874-5856	E-mail
Director, Ticket Operations	Maureen McCarthy	788-3240	788-3051	E-mail
Assistant Director, Ticket Operations	Jeff Kuhn	788-3245	788-3051	E-mail
Soccer - Men
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	John O'Connor	2560	2257	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Mitch Stone	2342	2257	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Callum Bissett	2342	2257	E-mail
Volunteer Assistant Coach	Chris Pennock	2342	2257
Soccer - Women
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Michael Needham	5233	5354	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Jen Frisch	4840	5354	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Craig Scriven	5233	5354	E-mail
Softball
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Erin Layton	5232	5354	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Richele Hall	2657	5354	E-mail
Spirit Groups
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Director, Bands	Brian Cardany	2799	2772	E-mail
Coordinator, Spirit Squads (Cheerleading & Dance)	Ray Lyons	789-1831	789-4756	E-mail
Assistant Coordinator, Spirit Squads	Melissa Scungio
Sports Medicine
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Associate Athletics Director/Health and Performance	Kim Bissonnette football, swimming & diving	5230	4804	E-mail
Senior Associate Athletic Trainer	Andy Llaguno football, rowing	5230	4804	E-mail
Associate Athletic Trainer	Mitzi Dusin football, softball, women's soccer	5230	4804	E-mail
Associate Athletic Trainer	Michelle Levreault volleyball, baseball	9065	4804	E-mail
Associate Athletic Trainer	Mike Monteiro men's basketball, golf	9065	4804	E-mail
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Heather Gagne women's basketball, tennis	2051	4804	E-mail
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Lauren Goley men's soccer, women's xc/t&f	2051	4804	E-mail
Strength and Conditioning
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach	Richard Johnson	5661	5354	E-mail
Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach	Chris Chase	5661	5354	E-mail
Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach	Jay Azulay	5661	5354	E-mail
Swimming & Diving - Women
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Mick Westkott	2005	5354	E-mail
Diving Coach	Lindsay Moore	5238	5354	E-mail
Asst. Coach, Swimming	Anthony Randall	5238	5354	E-mail
Tennis - Women
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Val Villucci	2867	2234	E-mail
Track & Field/Cross Country - Men
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	John Copeland	2163	5354	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Robert Whitten	5377	5354	E-mail
Assistant Coach	Ben Carroll	5377	5354	E-mail
Track & Field/Cross Country - Women
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Laurie Feit-Melnick	5234	5354	E-mail
Assistant Coach	John Melnick	2322	5354	E-mail
Volleyball
Title	Name	Office	Fax
Head Coach	Bob Schneck	5231	2855	E-mail
Associate Head Coach	Stephen Santonastaso	5142	2855	E-mail

Wed, 05/23 | Baseball vs. Saint Joseph's (3:30 PM)
Thu, 05/24 | Men's Track & Field at First Round NCAA Championship (10:00 a.m. EST)
Thu, 05/24 | Women's Track & Field at NCAA East Prelimiary at University of North Florida (TBA)
Thu, 05/24 | Baseball vs. TBD (TBA)
Fri, 05/25 | Men's Track & Field at First Round NCAA Championship (10:00 a.m. EST)
Fri, 05/25 | Women's Track & Field at NCAA East Prelimiary at University of North Florida (TBA)
Fri, 05/25 | Baseball vs. TBD (TBA)
Sat, 05/26 | Men's Track & Field at First Round NCAA Championship (10:00 a.m. EST)
Sat, 05/26 | Women's Track & Field at NCAA East Prelimiary at University of North Florida (TBA)
Sat, 05/26 | Baseball vs. TBD (TBA)