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Gonzaga University Athletics

Staff Directory

Mailing Address:
Gonzaga University
AD Box 66
502 E Boone
Spokane, WA 99258-0066

Gonzaga University Athletic Staff Directory
Area Code: (509)
Main Office Number: 313-4202  
Main Office E-mail: athletics@gonzaga.edu
 Main Office FAX: 313-5787
Ticket Office: 313-6000

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Phone Email Address
ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION (Main Office Number: 313-4202)
Chris Standiford Athletic Director 509-313-4202
Peggy Sue Loroz Faculty Athletics Representative 509-313-3433
Shannon Strahl Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer
Senior Woman Administrator
509-313-5700
Jared Hertz Senior Associate Athletic Director/Major Gifts 509- 313-4203
Chris Johnson Senior Associate Athletic Director/Revenue Generation 509-313-4046
Rian Oliver Senior Associate Athletic Director/Compliance and Student Services 509-313-4281
Devon Thomas Senior Associate Athletic Director/External Operations
Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Designee
509-313-4107
Heather Gores Associate Athletic Director/Internal Operations
509-313-3599
Rob Kavon Associate Athletic Director/Facilities & Event Operations 509-313-4213
Bill Drake Associate Athletic Director/Student-Athlete Health and Wellness 509-313-4267
Abby Bergakker Associate Athletic Director/Business Operations 509-313-5734
Melony Lloyd Administrative Assistant 509-313-3981
Krista O'Brien Assistant to the Athletic Director 509-313-4204
ACADEMIC SERVICES
Steffany Galbraith Assistant Athletic Director/Academic Services
Academic Coordinator for: Baseball, Volleyball, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Rowing
509-313-3942
Charlie Watkins Academic Coordinator
Academic Coordinator for: Women’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country/Track, Women’s Golf, Men’s Rowing, Women’s Soccer, Men’s Tennis
509-313-3674
Colette Yamaoka Academic Coordinator
Academic Coordinator for: Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Women's Tennis
509-313-4229
Mattie Ridgway Graduate Intern- Academic Services 509-313-3846
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Heather Gores Associate Athletic Director/Internal Operations
509-313-3599
Abby Bergakker Associate Athletic Director/Business Operations 509-313-5734
Jacob Gendusa Director of Business Operations 509-313-4260
Amanda Mansfield Assistant Director/Business Operations 509-313-3675
Rob Hardie Technical Support Specialist 509-313-3841
Cristian Palomo Equipment Manager 509-313-5641
COMPLIANCE
Rian Oliver Senior Associate Athletic Director/Compliance and Student Services 509-313-4281
Scott Garrison Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance and Life Skills 509-313-4043
Ashton Jessee Compliance Coordinator 509-313-4172
COMMUNICATIONS
Barrett Henderson Assistant Athletic Director/Communications
Sport contact for: MBB, WSOC, W/M GOLF
509-313-4288
Grace Whiteley Sports Information Director
Sport contact for: WBB, MSOC, W/M TEN, W/M ROW
509-313-4227
Eric Schoellner Graduate Intern- Communications
Sport contact for: BSB, VB, XC/TF
509-313-6373
Steven Karr Video Broadcast and Production Coordinator 509-313-3871
Gonzaga Sports Properties – Learfield (Sponsorship Opportunities)
Mark Livingston General Manager 509-313-5729
Tim Shustoff Senior Manager Business Development 509-313-5738
Cassidy Maddio Partner Services Coordinator 509-313-3879
Rachel Schafer Manager - Business Development 509-313-5728
Henry Konzen NIL Business Manager
Tom Hudson Voice of the Zags 509-313-5729
FACILITIES AND EVENT OPERATIONS
Rob Kavon Associate Athletic Director/Facilities & Event Operations 509-313-4213
Mike Nelson Director of Athletic Facilities & Event Operations 509-313-3963
Seth Johnson Assistant Director of Facilities and Event Operations 509-313-4256
Mia Rogers Facilities and Event Operations Graduate Assistant
Cody Reeves Athletic Turf Manager 509-313-5528
KERMIT R. RUDOLF FITNESS CENTER (Intramurals)
Jose Hernandez Director 509-313-3976
Tyler Seth Associate Director 509-313-3980
Cory Wagner Assistant Director 509-313-3977
Katherine Reilly Tidwell Assistant Director 509-313-4252
Cody Dehn Assistant Director 509-313-3980
LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Scott Garrison Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance and Life Skills 509-313-4043
Jillian Hall Director-Life Skills Development 509-313-4282
McKenna Braegelmann Graduate Intern- Life Skills
MARKETING AND CREATIVE SERVICES
Devon Thomas Senior Associate Athletic Director/External Operations
Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Designee
509-313-4107
Kyle Hoob Assistant Athletic Director, Marketing & Creative Services 509-313-4073
Holly Peplinski Creative Director - Graphic Design 509-313-4211
Taylor Lane Creative Director - Video 509-313-3871
Bella Fontaine Marketing Creative Services Graduate Intern
TBD Assistant Director - Marketing
TBD Creative Director - Basketball Recruiting
REVENUE GENERATION
Chris Johnson Senior Associate Athletic Director/Revenue Generation 509-313-4046
Josh Cox Assistant Athletic Director/Development 509-313-3938
TBD Director of Development
Sam MacDonald Director of Trademark and Licensing 509-313-7093
Taylor Silbernagel Development Coordinator 509-313-3964
Fr. Tim Breen Director, Zags360 509-313-4071
SPORTS MEDICINE
Bill Drake Associate Athletic Director/Student-Athlete Health and Wellness 509-313-4267
Josh Therrien Assistant Athletic Director/Health and Performance
Sports: MBB
509-313-5786
Madison Omdal Head Athletic Trainer
Sports: WSOC, MXC,WXC, MTF, WTF, MTEN, WTEN
509-313-5529
Eric Gunning Assistant Athletic Trainer
Sports: BSB, MROW
509-313-5785
Noah Matthews Assistant Athletic Trainer
Sports: MSOC, MGLF, WGLF
509-313-4593
Maira Viveros Assistant Athletic Trainer
Sports: WBB, CHEER
509-313-5591
Tiger Wong Assistant Athletic Trainer
Sports: VB, WROW
509-313-4075
Trisha Nash Director of Student-Athlete Mental Health Services 509-313-4030
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Travis Knight Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sports: MBB
509-313-4099
Nick Carlone Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sports: BSB, M/W Soccer, M/W Rowing
509-313-5379
Sophia Sedlar Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sports: M/W Golf, M/W Tennis, M/W XC/TF, VB
509-313-5379
JP Batista Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sports: WBB
TICKETS
David Taylor Director of Ticket of Operations 509-313-4936
BASEBALL
Mark Machtolf Head Coach 509-313-4209
Brandon Harmon Associate Head Coach 509-313-3597
Justin Jacobs Assistant Coach 509-313-3596
Ryan Wright Assistant Coach
BASKETBALL - MEN
Mark Few Head Coach
Brian Michaelson Assistant Coach 509-313-6374
R-Jay Barsh Assistant Coach 509-313-6377
Stephen Gentry Assistant Coach 509-313-4215
Zach Norvell Jr. Assistant Coach
Jorge Sanz Assistant Coach - Director of Basketball Operations 509-313-5531
Kurt Bambauer General Manager
Shaniqua Nilles Administrative Assistant - Basketball 509-313-5530
BASKETBALL - WOMEN
Lisa Fortier Head Coach 509-313-3496
Jordan Green Assistant Coach 509-313-4217
Stacy Clinesmith Assistant Coach 509-313-4240
Craig Fortier Assistant Coach 509-313-3995
Shannon Donegan Director of Basketball Operations 509-313-4219
Chantel Osahor Assistant Coach
Jazmine Redmon Assistant Coach/Video Coordinator
Shaniqua Nilles Administrative Assistant - Basketball 509-313-5530
JP Batista Strength and Conditioning Coach
Sports: WBB
CHEERLEADING
Michelle Wilson Cheerleading Coach
CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD - MEN
Pat Tyson Director of Cross Country/Track & Field; Head Men's Coach 541-731-1809
Cooper Laird Men's Assistant Coach
CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD - WOMEN
Jake Stewart Women's Cross Country and Track and Field Head Coach 509-313-4257
Piper Kunesh Women's Assistant Coach
GOLF - MEN
Robert Gray Head Coach 509-313-4081
Ross Button Assistant Coach 509-313-4275
GOLF - WOMEN
Brad Rickel Head Coach 509-313-3672
Victoria Fallgren-Murphy Assistant Coach 509-313-5640
ROWING - MEN
Dan Gehn Director of Rowing/Head Men's Coach 509-313-4228
ROWING - WOMEN
Mark Voorhees Head Coach 509-313-4045
Eric Snyder Assistant Coach 509-313-4221
Gillian Edgar Assistant Coach 509-313-4302
SOCCER - MEN
Chris McGaughey Interim Head Coach
Christo Michaelson Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 509-313-4080
James Garces Assistant Coach 509-313-4297
Keegan Rogers Volunteer Assistant Coach
SOCCER - WOMEN
Katie Benz Head Coach 509-313-4042
Miguel Guante Assistant Coach 509-313-4283
Kevin Schenk Assistant Coach
Maddie Cooley Assistant Coach
TENNIS - MEN
D.J. Gurule Head Coach 509-313-4074
Kris Powell Assistant Coach 509-313-4275
TENNIS - WOMEN
Natalie Pluskota-Hamberg Head Coach 509-313-4270
Andrew Connolly Assistant Coach
VOLLEYBALL
JT Wenger Head Coach 509-313-6376
McKenzie Brewer Assistant Coach 509-313-5837
Klaire Mitchell Assistant Coach
Tatum Gray Assistant Coach 509-313-4041