TRANSGENDER INCLUSION POLICY | DEAF INCLUSION (NTID) | AES AT RIT
RIT ATHLETICS NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
RIT Athletics is committed to the safety, fairness and respect for all participants, athletic administrators and staff. Collegiate athletics provides an opportunity for students to compete with and against others who come from a variety of backgrounds and/or have different identities – all of whom share the common goal of achieving athletic excellence. We are deeply committed to promoting and maintaining a civil community that facilitates opportunities for shared understanding and expression of individual and collective truths. Valuing this common ground enhances the social and competitive experience for all and is important to team success and to individual development.
We resolve to create and uphold a community that is respectful of all persons despite differences in sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, class, creed, disability, educational background, geographical location, income, marital status, national origin, parental status, race, religion, sex, work experiences and other dimensions of diversity.
ACCESS, ENGAGEMENT AND SUCCESS TEAM
Carol Schoenecker - (Director)
James Cannon - Assistant Wrestling Coach (Co-Director)
Skip Flanagan - NTID Athlete Coordinator
Di'Monique George - Associate Director, Campus Life
Liz Masterson - Head Women's Soccer Coach
Jackie Nicholson - Executive Director of Athletics
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT COMMITMENT TO CULTURAL HUMILITY
Cultural humility is a life-long self-examination and accountability process that helps people think critically about their own assumptions, beliefs, biases, and values in order to address historic and current inequalities.
RIT offers a Cultural Humility Certificate program, which the following members of the Athletic Department have completed (as of 2/21/24)
Jackie Nicholson - Executive AD
Scott McVean - Senior Associate AD
Jeff Siegel - Associate AD
Bethany Marren - Associate AD
Rickey Stevens - Assistant AD
Olivia Winkfield - Assistant AD
Jason Ells - University Sports Camp Coordinator
Sharon Milici - Senior Staff Specialist
Tim Volkmann - Director of Athletic Communications
Ben Emke - Athletic Trainer
Rob Bauman - Athletic Trainer
Ryan Kelly - Head Strenght & Conditioning Coach
Dave Insalaco - Men's Hockey Associate Head Coach
Jordin Pardoski - Women's Hockey Assistant Coach
Josh Graser - Women's Hockey Assistant Coach
Dave Warth - Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach
Celeste Brown - Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach
Jake Coon - Men's Lacrosse Head Coach
Bill Garno - Men's Soccer Head Coach
Rob Grow - Baseball Head Coach
Tom Linhart - Men/Women's Tennis Head Coach
Liz Masterson - Women's Soccer Head Coach
Jim Lodes - Women's Volleyball Head Coach
Susan Benson - Senior Financial Assistant
Phil Baretela - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Visit rit.edu/diversity/diversity-education for more information.
