W&J FACULTY AND COACH MENTOR PROGRAM
Washington & Jefferson Director of Athletics Bill Dukett instituted a faculty/coach mentor program in 2007 to provide a valuable link between the student-athletes and the faculty. This program allows faculty members to serve as advocates for students participating in a given sport and fosters a working relationship between the faculty and coaching staff.
Faculty team mentors enrich the overall experience for team members, encourage student athletes to be fully engaged in the curriculum and provide faculty colleagues with understanding of the mission of intercollegiate athletics.
Below are the faculty members and the teams they currently work with. For more information on the program or how to get involved, e-mail (wdukett@washjeff.edu) or call (724-223-6080) Mr. Dukett.
NCAA Faculty Representative/NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee Member
John Gregor (jgregor@washjeff.edu), Economics, Business & Accounting
Baseball
Jason Kilgore (jkilgore@washjeff.edu), Biology
Men's Basketball
Sam Gidas (sgidas@washjeff.edu), Chairman of Economics, Business & Accounting
Women's Basketball
Stan Myers (smyers@washjeff.edu), Psychology
Carolyn Kyler (ckyler@washjeff.edu), English
Cross Country/Track & Field
Jim Gormly (jgormly@washjeff.edu), History
Field Hockey
Lori Galley (lgalley@washjeff.edu), Economics, Business & Accounting
Michael Crabtree (mcrabtree@washjeff.edu), Psychology
Football
Annette Drew-Bear (adrewbear@washjeff.edu), English
Richard Kinder (rkinder@washjeff.edu), Economics, Business & Accounting
Robert Dodge (rdodge@washjeff.edu), History
Golf
Robert Dunn (rdunn@washjeff.edu), Economics, Business & Accounting
Men's Lacrosse
Cathy Petchel (cpetchel@washjeff.edu), Psychology
Women's Lacrosse
Tiffany Gottschall (tgottschall@washjeff.edu), Economics, Business & Accounting
Men's Soccer
Scott Frank (sfrank@washjeff.edu), Theatre & Communications
Women's Soccer
Tim Klitz (tklitz@washjeff.edu), Psychology, Women's Soccer
Softball
Karin Maresh (kmaresh@washjeff.edu), Theater & Communications
Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving
Jim Longo (jlongo@washjeff.edu), Education
Lauryn Mayer (lmayer@washjeff.edu), English
Men's and Women's Tennis
Mark Swift (mswift@washjeff.edu), Music, Department Chair of Music
Volleyball
Steve Malinak (smalinak@washjeff.edu), Chemistry
Men's and Women's Water Polo
Michael Wolterman (mwolterman@washjeff.edu), Mathematics
Wrestling
Buba Misawa (bmisawa@washjeff.edu), Political Science
