Syracuse Welcomes Elleby to Athletics Administration

A dynamic leader with more than 17 years of athletics administration experience, Kirsten Elleby is Syracuse University's new Deputy Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator. Elleby joins the Orange after almost six years as associate athletics director for student-athlete enrichment and senior woman administrator at the University of New Orleans. She also brings experience from Atlantic Coast Conference member Wake Forest and Coppin State.

"Kirsten has tremendous experience and a track record of success in her career," said Director of Athletics John Wildhack. "Her familiarity with the ACC after nine years at Wake Forest, coupled with her broad range of responsibilities throughout her tenure, including management and advancement of academics, NCAA compliance, student-athlete development and serving as a sport administrator, will be a great resource for our staff and student-athletes."

At Syracuse, Elleby will serve as the liaison to the University's Title IX Office, represent Syracuse Athletics with her fellow ACC Senior Woman Administrators, and have specific sport oversight responsibilities, including women's basketball and additional sports to be determined.

"I am honored and humbled to be joining Syracuse University Athletics," Elleby said. "I'd like to thank John Wildhack and his leadership team for entrusting me with this opportunity to join the Orange. I look forward to working collaboratively with the coaches, staff and administrators to create an environment where our student-athletes will reach their highest potential and have the best experience possible. I am focused on bringing my experiences with me to make a positive impact and serve the student-athletes at the highest level. I am thankful for my amazing mentors, colleagues, coaches and student-athletes who have allowed me to be a part of their story so far and am excited to bring on the next chapter. Go Orange!"

At the University of New Orleans, Elleby served on the executive staff and was responsible for the management and advancement of academics, NCAA compliance, student-athlete development and community outreach. As SWA, she was a key decision-maker involved within the UNO Department of Athletics and was responsible for managing student-athlete well-being, gender equity and Title IX issues. She served on the Southland Conference awards committee and was the Advisory Council liaison to the conference SAAC and the women's volleyball head coaches. Elleby was also the Athletics Diversity and Inclusion Designee (ADID) in which she communicated information around inclusive programs, emerging diversity issues and other equity initiatives. In addition, she served as the sport administrator for women's basketball, men's and women's cross country and track and field, men's and women's tennis, and was the academic counselor for the Privateers men's basketball team.

Elleby chaired several administrative groups, including the Sport Administrator Council and the Athletics CARE Team, which focused on identifying and supporting student-athletes who may need mental health and/or sport psychology resources. Elleby served on the university's Athletic Advisory Council, in order to further cultivate the relationships between faculty members and the athletics department, and served as a Deputy Title IX coordinator for the University. She was instrumental in creating the inaugural Student-Athlete Career Networking Night and the Blue & Silver Globes Awards Program. Elleby was pivotal in the creation of a UNIV 1001 course for student-athlete and developed and coordinated various life skills programs for all student-athletes, facilitated the Speaker Series, and was the advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Before joining the Privateers, Elleby served in various capacities at Wake Forest and Coppin State. In nine years in Winston-Salem, N.C. Elleby served as Wake Forest's assistant director of compliance for two years before being assuming duties as the director of compliance in July 2009. In August 2014, she was named assistant athletics director for compliance and student-athlete support. Elleby developed and coordinated the Woman2Woman Mentorship Program for women student-athletes and served as sport administrator for the Demon Deacon cheer and dance teams.

Prior to her stint at Wake Forest, Elleby worked at Coppin State from August 2004 through December 2006, serving in a number of athletic administrative roles including central administration, academic support, compliance and student-athlete welfare. She also coordinated the Life Skills Program and served as the advisor for the Coppin State SAAC.

A member of a military family which moved often, including stops in Fort Bragg, N.C., Heidelberg, Germany and Baltimore, Md., Elleby completed her B.A. in economics from Spelman College in 2002 and her M.S. Ed. in sports management from Old Dominion in 2004. Elleby is a 2021 graduate of the prestigious NCAA Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute. She is also a member of National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA), Women Leaders in College Sports and completed the NACWAA/HERS Institute for Administrative Advancement program in 2009. Elleby is an avid supporter of Son of a Saint in New Orleans, the Boys & Girls Club of America and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society.

Elleby is the mother of ten-year-old Angely.

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