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Staff Directory

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name Title Email Address Phone
Student-Athlete Welfare
Michelle Granieri Mental Health Counselor – Student-Athlete Liaison; Head Coach (Danceline) 716-286-8536
Stephanie Toohey Academic Counselor 716-286-8140
Dr. Bill Edwards Faculty Athletics Representative 716-286-8251
Administration
Simon Gray Associate Vice President For Athletics 716-286-8600
Susan Petronsky Deputy Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator 716-286-8602
Dedra Palmer Senior Associate Athletic Director/Internal Operations 716-286-8781
John Munro Associate Athletic Director/Sports Medicine (Men's Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball) 716-286-8615
Todd Callen Associate Athletic Director/Corporate Sponsorships
Meghan Casey Assistant Athletic Director/Student-Athlete Development & Inclusive Excellence 716-286-8588
Renee Peunic Executive Assistant 716-286-8600
Strategic Communications
Wyatt Ketch Assistant Director Athletic Communications (Contact for Men's Hockey, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Baseball, Cross Country, Track & Field and Tennis) 716-286-8592
John Scherer Assistant Director of Broadcast and Multimedia Production 716-286-8594
Connor Novinsky Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant (Contact for Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Bowling and Golf, Secondary Hockey and Women's Basketball) 716-286-8586
Ticket Office
Marianne DeMizio Ticket Office Coordinator/Secretary-Hockey 716-286-8780
Equipment
Marcus Allen Equipment Manager 716-286-7379
Sports Medicine
John Munro Associate Athletic Director/Sports Medicine (Men's Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball) 716-286-8615
Scott Mastrobattista Associate Athletic Trainer (Hockey, Men's & Women's Golf) 716-286-8642
David Vasquez Assistant Athletic Trainer (Men's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse, Men's & Women's Tennis) 716-286-8744
Yoshi Kinouchi Associate Athletic Trainer
Kara Spath Associate Athletic Trainer
Strength and Conditioning
Sydney Rice Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Matt Metz Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Baseball
Matt Spatafora Head Coach 716-286-8624
Matt Hape Assistant Coach
Men's Basketball
Greg Paulus Head Coach 716-286-8605
Chris Buchanan Assistant Coach
Will Holland Assistant Coach
Women's Basketball
Jada Pierce Head Coach
Brianna Chambers Associate Head Coach 716-286-8657
Lester Harbin Associate Head Coach 716-286-8621
Skylar Nuffer Director of Basketball Operations/Player Development
Abby Vampatella Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
Women's Bowling
Jeff Walsh Head Coach
Holly Johnson Assistant Coach
Cheerleading
Brittany Tully Head Coach
Men's & Women's Cross Country
Nick Gray Head Coach
Dom Clementi Assistant Coach
Danceline
Michelle Granieri Mental Health Counselor – Student-Athlete Liaison; Head Coach (Danceline) 716-286-8536
Men's Golf
Tim Frank Head Coach
Women's Golf
Sarah Godfrey Golf Supervisor
Head Coach TBD
Men's Hockey
Jason Lammers Head Coach
Mark Phalon Associate Head Coach
Niko Kovachis Assistant Coach
Dwayne Roloson Director of Hockey Development
Philip Rhodes Director of Hockey Operations
Marianne DeMizio Ticket Office Coordinator/Secretary-Hockey 716-286-8780
Women's Lacrosse
Wendy Stone Head Coach 716-286-8757
Amy Rhodes Associate Head Coach 716-286-8218
Tehoka Nanticoke Assistant Coach
Men's Soccer
Bill Boyle Head Coach 716-286-8666
David Hesch Assistant Coach
Matt Lopoyda Assistant Coach
Women's Soccer
Donny George Head Coach
Kendrick Tarmino Assistant Coach
Dan Panaro Goalkeeper Coach
Softball
Paul Gray Head Coach
Men's and Women's Swimming
Matt Bosse Head Coach
Men's and Women's Tennis
Erick Garcia Head Coach
Kendra Daigler Garcia Assistant Coach
Megan Gamble Student Assistant
Brent Boleslav Student Assistant
Megan Adams Team Manager
Track and Field
Nick Gray Head Coach
Dom Clementi Assistant Coach
Volleyball
Ren Cefra Head Coach 716-286-8608
Stacia Gollogly Assistant Coach
Janell Steed Team Manager/Operations