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Staff Directory

University President's Office

Name Title Phone
Dr. Philip Oldham
University President
931-372-3241

Athletics Administration

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Casey Fox
Director of Athletics
Steve Springthorpe
Executive Assistant to the Director of Athletics
931-372-3944 sspringthorpe@tntech.edu
Bobby Taylor
Associate Athletic Director for Development
931-372-6228 rhtaylor@tntech.edu
Dr. Leveda Birdwell
Assistant Athletic Director for Academics and Student-Athlete Welfare
931-372-6236 lbirdwell@tntech.edu
Matt Dexter
Assistant Athletic Director for External Relations
931-372-3945 mmdexter@tntech.edu
Jessica Morgan
Assistant Athletic Director for Business and Personnel
931-372-3940 jlmorgan@tntech.edu
Mandy Thatcher
Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance / SWA
931-372-3949 amiller@tntech.edu
Kristie Phillips
Director of Annual Giving / Stewardship
931-372-6857 kphillips@tntech.edu
Jordan Ratti
Director of Video Production and Marketing
931-372-3293 jratti@tntech.edu
Dr. Jeff Roberts
Faculty Athletics Representative
931-372-6469 jjroberts@tntech.edu

Academic Support

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Dr. Leveda Birdwell
Assistant Athletic Director for Academics and Student-Athlete Welfare
931-372-6236 lbirdwell@tntech.edu
Dr. Samantha Bates
Academic Advisor
931-372-3153 slovelady@tntech.edu
Virginia Lewis
Academic Advisor
931-372-6248 vlewis@tntech.edu
Kara Phillips
Academic Advisor
931-372-3912 karaphillips@tntech.edu

Athletic Development

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Bobby Taylor
Associate Athletic Director for Development
931-372-6228 rhtaylor@tntech.edu
Kristie Phillips
Director of Annual Giving / Stewardship
931-372-6857 kphillips@tntech.edu

Business and Personnel

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Joyce Arnold-Hesson
Business Manager
931-372-3942 jarnoldhesson@tntech.edu
Kim Meredith
Travel Coordinator
931-372-3937 kkmeredith@tntech.edu

Compliance

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Mandy Thatcher
Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance / SWA
931-372-3949 amiller@tntech.edu
Cheryl Corder
NCAA Certification Analyst
931-372-6260 ccorder@tntech.edu

Equipment

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Alex Lockemeyer
Athletics Equipment Coordinator
931-372-3960 alockemeyer@tntech.edu

Facilities and Events

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Matt Dexter
Assistant Athletic Director for External Relations
931-372-3945 mmdexter@tntech.edu
Travis Swauger
Senior Facilities and Events Coordinator
931-372-3928 tswauger@tntech.edu
Sully Adams
Facilities and Events Coordinator
sadams@tntech.edu
Matthew Gautreaux
Facilities and Events Coordinator
mgautreaux@tntech.edu
Fant Smith
Facilities and Events Coordinator
wfsmith@tntech.edu

Faculty Athletics Representative

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Dr. Jeff Roberts
Faculty Athletics Representative
931-372-6469 jjroberts@tntech.edu

Golden Eagle Golf Club

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Matt Manzaro
General Manager / Club Pro
931-372-4653 mjmanzaro@tntech.edu
Wes Flatt
Grounds Superintendent

Golden Eagle Sports Properties - Corporate Partnerships

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Blake Bruner
General Manager of Revenue Generation
931-372-3939 v-bkbruner@tntech.edu
Carter Saulat
Director of Ticket Sales & Operations
931-372-3790 v-cmsaulat@tntech.edu

Marketing and Promotions

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jordan Ratti
Director of Video Production and Marketing
931-372-3293 jratti@tntech.edu
Payton Wagner
Marketing and Promotions Coordinator
931-372-3669 pwagner@tntech.edu
Megan Smith
Marketing and Promotions Coordinator
931-372-3709 mlsmith@tntech.edu

Media Relations

Name Title Phone E-Mail
TBA
Director of Media Relations
Thomas Corhern
Media Relations Coordinator (VB, WBB, BVB, SB, SPIRIT, FB [Sec.])
931-372-6139 tcorhern@tntech.edu
Dylan Vazzano
Media Relations Coordinator / Broadcasting (SOC, TEN)
931-372-6139 dvazzano@tntech.edu

Sports Medicine

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jennifer Winningham
Director of Sports Medicine / Head Athletic Trainer
931-372-3934 jmwinningham@tntech.edu
MacKenzie Bloxham
Assistant Athletic Trainer (BVB, SPIRIT, VB)
931-372-3934 mbloxham@tntech.edu
Becca Brumfield
Assistant Athletic Trainer (FB, SB)
931-372-3934 rbranstetter@tntech.edu
Maggie Burton
Assistant Athletic Trainer (FB, Track)
(931) 372-3934 mburton@tntech.edu
Chuck Cushman
Assistant Athletic Trainer (MBB, MG, WG)
931-372-3934 mcushman@tntech.edu
Hannah Gomez
Assistant Athletic Trainer (WBB)
931-372-3934 hgomez@tntech.edu
Maggie McGowan-Stinski
Assistant Athletic Trainer (SOC, TEN)
931-372-3934 mmcgowanstinski@tntech.edu
Jon Spach
Assistant Athletic Trainer (XC, BSB)
931-372-3934 jspach@tntech.edu
Cameron Hudson
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
Kendall Medders
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
Dr. David Maldonado
Physical Therapist
931-783-2463

Sports Nutrition

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Brooklin Richardson
Graduate Assistant

Ticket Office

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jessica Morgan
Assistant Athletic Director for Business and Personnel
931-372-3940 jlmorgan@tntech.edu
Caira Benton
Ticket Office Manager
931-372-3941 cairabenton@tntech.edu

Video Production

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Matt Dexter
Assistant Athletic Director for External Relations
931-372-3945 mmdexter@tntech.edu
Jordan Ratti
Director of Video Production and Marketing
931-372-3293 jratti@tntech.edu
Josiah Jackson
Video Production Coordinator
931-372-3883 jwjackson@tntech.edu
Adam Raymond
Video Technology Coordinator
931-372-3915 araymond@tntech.edu

Athletic Performance

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Matt Hewett
Director of Athletic Performance
931-372-6278 mhewett@tntech.edu
Brandon Bishop
Assistant Coach
931-372-6234 bbishop@tntech.edu
Will Long
Graduate Assistant Coach
Olivia Szylar
Graduate Assistant Coach

Baseball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Matt Bragga
Head Coach
931-372-3853 mbragga@tntech.edu
James Sofield
Assistant Coach
931-372-3853 jsofield@tntech.edu
Manny Cervantes
Assistant Coach
931-372-3853 mcervantes@tntech.edu
Larry Bragga
Director of Player Development
931-372-3853 c-lbragga@tntech.edu

Beach Volleyball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Isabella Borgiotti
Head Coach
931-372-3993 iborgiotti@tntech.edu
Camryn Johnston
Assistant Coach

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Tobin Anderson
Head Coach
931-372-3950 tranderson@tntech.edu
Matt Capell
Associate Head Coach
mcapell@tntech.edu
Raul Placeres
Assistant Coach
rplaceres@tntech.edu
Tom Bonacum
Assistant Coach
tbonacum@tntech.edu
Jamal Johnson
Assistant Coach/ Director of Player Development
jamaljohnson@tntech.edu
Dan Gearin
Assistant Coach/ Director of Analytics
dgearin@tntech.edu
Jed Petraitis
Graduate Assistant
Matthew Sells
Graduate Assistant

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Kim Rosamond
Head Coach
931-372-6292 krosamond@tntech.edu
Melanie Walls
Associate Head Coach / Director of Player Development
931-372-6294 mwalls@tntech.edu
Allison Clark
Assistant Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
931-372-3922 amclark@tntech.edu
Lilly Bridges
Assistant Coach
Sydney Gouard
Assistant Coach / Director of Operations
Connor Wilkerson
Graduate Assistant
clwilkerso42@tntech.edu

Men's Cross Country

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Peter Dalton
Head Coach
931-372-3749 pdalton@tntech.edu
Lisa Wickham
Assistant Coach
931-372-3770 lkwickham@tntech.edu

Women's Cross Country

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Peter Dalton
Head Coach
931-372-3749 pdalton@tntech.edu
Lisa Wickham
Assistant Coach
931-372-3770 lkwickham@tntech.edu

Football

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Bobby Wilder
Head Coach
931-372-3930
John Allen
Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers
931-372-3930 johnallen@tntech.edu
Sam Williamson
Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line
931-372-3935 swilliamson@tntech.edu
Drew Belcher
Offensive Coordinator
Chase Mummau
Defensive Coordinator / Safeties
931-372-3198 cmummau@tntech.edu
Dylan August
Assistant Coach / Running Backs
Ben Blessing
Assistant Coach / Tight Ends
931-372-3930 bblessing@tntech.edu
Tyler Harman
Assistant Coach / Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach
931-372-3930 tharman@tntech.edu
David Mackie
Assistant Coach / Linebackers
Justin McMullen
Assistant Coach / General Manager / Director of Player Personnel
931-372-3936 jmcmullen@tntech.edu
Kinley Hadlock
Assistant General Manager
Darron Paschal
Assistant Coach / Cornerbacks
Frank Wilson
Associate Head Coach / Nickels / Special Teams Coordinator
931-372-3546 fwilson@tntech.edu
Brock Travelstead
Assistant Special Teams Coach
Chris Laskowski
Strength & Conditioning Coach
931-372-6278 claskowski@tntech.edu
Max Chafiian
Assistant Defensive Line
Rylee Cheek
Assistant Offensive Line
Dalton Smith
Assistant Safeties Coach
Jennifer Winningham
Director of Sports Medicine / Head Athletic Trainer
931-372-3934 jmwinningham@tntech.edu
Grace Murray
Director of Operations
gmurray@tntech.edu
Stella Vale
Assistant Director of Football Operations
svale@tntech.edu
Cooper Siudak
Video Coordinator - Assistant Director of Internal Football Operations
csiudak@tntech.edu
Jeric Smith
Assistant Quarterbacks Coach
Jayson Goldstein
Offensive Player Personnel Coordinator
Ryan Astrologo
Offensive Analyst
Greg Ouellette
Director of Football Graphic Design
Devin Vann
Director of Scouting - HS Offense
Abe Seldowitz
Director of College Scouting - Defense
Morgan Cardillo
Scouting
Jake Perry
Director of Talent Acquisition
Steve Bailoni
Recruiting Assistant
Colton Edwards
Recruiting Assistant
Cole Laing
Recruiting Assistant
Jake Kernen
Recruiting Assistant
Hunter Stanton
Recruiting Assistant
Jeffrey Robinson
Recruiting Assistant

Men's Golf

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Polk Brown
Head Coach
931-372-3994 pbrown@tntech.edu
Amanda Smith
Assistant Coach
931-372-3910 arsmith@tntech.edu

Women's Golf

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Amanda Smith
Head Coach
931-372-3910 arsmith@tntech.edu
Polk Brown
Assistant Coach
931-372-3994 pbrown@tntech.edu

Soccer

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Corey Boyd
Head Coach
931-372-6200 cboyd@tntech.edu
Jack Rushworth
Assistant Coach
931-372-6218 jrushworth@tntech.edu
Miguel Galindo
Assistant Coach
mgalindo@tntech.edu
Chloe Franklin
Assistant Coach

Softball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Danielle Penner
Head Coach
931-372-6552 dpenner@tntech.edu
Alli Robinson
Assistant Coach
931-372-6552 amrobinson@tntech.edu
Abi Knight
Assistant Coach
931-372-6552 aknight@tntech.edu

Spirit Squads

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Sydney Hickerson
Head Coach
931-372-3861 shickerson@tntech.edu

Men's Tennis

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Mark Klysner
Head Coach
931-338-7518 mklysner@tntech.edu
Karch Knoll
Assistant Coach
254-447-8315 kknoll@tntech.edu

Track & Field

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Peter Dalton
Head Coach
931-372-3749 pdalton@tntech.edu
Lisa Wickham
Assistant Coach
931-372-3770 lkwickham@tntech.edu
Thomas Nulty
Assistant Coach
tnulty@tntech.edu

Women's Volleyball

Name Title Phone E-Mail
Jeannette Phillips
Head Coach
931-372-3993 jrphillips@tntech.edu
Camryn Johnston
Assistant Coach
Jackson Van Eekeren
Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator