America East Announces Promotions, 2018-19 Conference Staff
BOSTON – America East Commissioner Amy Huchthausen announced on Tuesday several staff promotions and realignment of functional areas ahead of the 2018-19 academic year.
Kate Bergstrom, who is starting her fourth year at America East, was promoted to Associate Commissioner, Internal Operations while Sean Tainsh, an 11-year staff member, was promoted to Associate Commissioner, Content Strategy. Erin Iwaskiewicz, who will begin her sixth year with the conference, was elevated to Senior Director, Creative & Video and Sam Schwartz, a staff member since 2016, was promoted to Associate Director, Content & Video.
Bergstrom will assume oversight for all internal operations, including budget and finance, while continuing to lead the student-athlete engagement and health & safety initiatives and overseeing several championships. “Kate has proven to have tremendous capacity and skill as she’s added to her responsibilities over the years,“ said Huchthausen. “She’s a rising star in our industry and has already made significant contributions to our staff and conference.”
Tainsh will now lead all content strategy for the league as all digital and social media, video and communications will roll into him. “Sean has been a steady contributor to our staff and conference during his tenure. I’ve enjoyed watching his leadership and strategic thinking skills grow over the past few years,” said Huchthausen. “I’m excited to have him lead our content strategy team as we continually strive to be forward-thinking to advance our #3Pillars message across multiple channels.”
Iwaskiewicz has played a critical role in advancing the #3Pillars and league-brand during her time as the lead in video creation and graphic design, while Schwartz has provided a well-balanced set of skills and growth across the multiple areas of social, digital, video and sports information.
”Kate, Sean, Erin and Sam have positively impacted our staff and member institutions for several years and are well-deserving of their promotions and added responsibilities,” said Huchthausen. “Our entire staff is a group of committed and hard-working individuals who are enjoyable to work with, focused on providing exceptional service to our member institutions and embrace the culture we have created in the office and throughout the league.”
2018-19 America East Conference Staff
Amy Huchthausen – Commissioner
Marsha Florio – Executive Director, Academic Consortium
Matt Bourque – Senior Associate Commissioner, Broadcast Media & Partnerships
Kate Bergstrom – Associate Commissioner, Internal Operations
Chad Dwyer – Associate Commissioner, Championships & Sport Policy
Abigail Howard – Associate Commissioner, Legal, Governance & Compliance
Sean Tainsh – Associate Commissioner, Content Strategy
Erin Iwaskiewicz – Senior Director, Creative & Video
Jessica Ramberg – Director, Digital Media
Sam Schwartz – Associate Director, Content & Video
TBD – Assistant Director, Operations
Visit the full directory at AmericaEast.com for staff bios and description of primary areas of responsibilities.
About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field.
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