KIRSTEN ELLEBY was recently named Syracuse University’s new deputy athletics director and senior woman administrator. She 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. At Syracuse, Elleby will serve as chief Title IX officer, represent Syracuse Athletics with her […]
KIRSTEN ELLEBY was recently named Syracuse University’s new deputy athletics director and senior woman administrator. She 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. At Syracuse, Elleby will serve as chief Title IX officer, 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. At the University of New Orleans (UNO), Elleby served on the executive staff and was responsible for the management and advancement of academics, NCAA compliance, student-athlete development and community outreach. Before joining the Privateers, Elleby served in various capacities at Wake Forest and Coppin State. In nine years in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Elleby served as Wake Forest’s assistant director of compliance for two years before 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 to December 2006, serving in a number of athletic administrative roles including central administration, academic support, compliance, and student-athlete welfare. Elleby completed her bachelor’s degree in economics from Spelman College in 2002 and her master’s degree in education in sports management from Old Dominion in 2004. Elleby is also a 2021 graduate of the prestigious NCAA Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute.