Arcadia University Athletics

Purpose
The Arcadia Athletics Faculty-Staff Mentor Program is designed to help facilitate greater integration between academics and athletics at the university. Mentors are committed individuals that believe that athletics play an integral role in the mission of the university and understand that athletic participation is both meaningful and valuable to the development of a student-athlete. Similar to the mentor relationship for student clubs on campus, faculty-staff mentors voluntarily serve as an additional resource for student-athletes and coaches across campus and help reinforce the ties between the academic and athletic pursuits of student-athletes.

Time Commitment
The amount of time spent with the team will vary from mentor-to-mentor and can be worked out with each respective head coach. It is not necessary for the mentor to be an expert in the sport field. Mentors exist to create partnerships between faculty, staff, student-athletes, and coaches.

Mentors will serve for the academic year. The mentor's continuation for subsequent years will collectively be decided by the Executive Director of Athletics, head coach, and mentor.

Required commitments for faculty-staff mentors:

• Attend at least one home athletic event for the assigned sport;
• Attend at least one practice or other activity for the team.

Optional suggestions for faculty-staff mentors:

• Travel to an away event with the team;
• Eat a pre-game meal with the team;
• Go to a team dinner or host a team dinner;
• Attend a team meeting to discuss ways to balance academic pursuits, career interests, and athletic commitments as well as adjusting to university life;
• Serve as an additional resource for student-athletes and coaches to navigate academic and social issues as well as general questions;
• Attend end-of-season team banquet/celebration;
• Attend end-of-year department banquet reception;
• Participate in team's community service project(s);
• Support team and department fundraising initiatives;
• Meet with prospective student-athletes when they come on campus;
• Assist with search committees for vacant positions;
• Meet periodically with the head coach to determine additional ways to support team members.

Additional Information
For more information about the Arcadia Athletics Faculty-Staff Mentor Program, please contact any of the following individuals:

• Associate Vice President of Athletics Brian Granata at granatab@arcadia.edu or (215) 572-2955
• Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Success and Leadership Oliver Moe at moeo@arcadia.edu or (215) 572-4064
• Faculty Athletic Representative Chris Mullin at mullinc@arcadia.edu or 215-915-8529.

Updated 8/12/25

TEAM	MENTOR NAME	DEPARTMENT/UNIT
Men's Soccer	Christopher Cerski	History and Political Studies
Women's Soccer	Ellen Skilton	Education
Field Hockey	Molly Molloy	Physical Therapy
Women's Volleyball	Tatjana Miletic	Physics
Men's & Women's Cross Country/Track & Field	Jojo Lucena Brian Eckenrode	Modern Languages Physical Therapy
Men's Basketball	Eugene Garmon	Counseling Services
Women's Basketball	Chris Mullin	Media and Communications
Men's & Women's Swimming	Heather de Vries McClintock	Public Health
Men's Volleyball	Adam Levy	Psychology
Baseball	Frederic Breidenbach	Physical Therapy
Softball	Carole Loeffler	Visual and Performing Arts
Men's Lacrosse	Jonathan Cassidy	Administrative Coordinator
Women's Lacrosse	Alec Liebsch	Business
Men's & Women's Tennis	Jane Fagan	Education
Men's & Women's Golf	Bruce Keller	Student Affairs
Men's Ice Hockey	Cynthia Panita	Accounting
Women's Ice Hockey	Elizabeth Billmers	Chemistry
Esports	Cat Mattingly Tim Belloff	Campus Life Information Technology
Men's Wrestling	Cat Mattingly	Campus Life
Women's Wrestling	Suzanne Hamilton	Student Success