Staff Directory

Administration

Name Title Phone Email
Jackie Slaats Director of Athletics/Senior Advisor to the President 847-735-5290 slaats@lakeforest.edu
Cheryl Brazil Assistant Director of Athletics 847-735-6134 cbrazil@lakeforest.edu
Chris Pier Operations Director for Budget and Compliance 847-735-5288 cpier@lakeforest.edu
Kerry Van Malderghem Program Assistant 847-735-5285 vanmalderghem@lakeforest.edu
Blake Theisen Athletic Programming Coordinator/Intramurals Coordinator 847-735-6155 theisen@lakeforest.edu
Michael Raymond Club Sports Coordinator 847-735-5286 raymond@lakeforest.edu
T.R. Bell '96 Camps and Conferences Director 847-735-6132 tbell@lakeforest.edu
Jacquie Vinje Operations Director for Athletic Facilities and Conferences 847-735-6136 vinje@lakeforest.edu
Mike Dau '58 Athletic Historian 847-735-5297 dau@lakeforest.edu
Sean Menke Faculty Athletics Representative (MWC)
Linda Horwitz Faculty Athletic Representative (MCHA/NCHA)

Athletic Training

Name Title Phone Email
Mike Gilboe Head Athletic Trainer 847-735-5296 gilboe@lakeforest.edu
Ashley Brown Assistant Athletic Trainer 847-735-6148 abrown@lakeforest.edu

Facilities

Name Title Phone Email
Brian Bruha '02 Director of Athletic Facilities 847-735-5293 bruha@lakeforest.edu
Jacquie Vinje Operations Director for Athletic Facilities and Conferences 847-735-6136 vinje@lakeforest.edu
Anthony Triplett Facilities & Equipment Assistant 847-735-6153 triplett@lakeforest.edu
Vadim Tashlitsky '00 Aquatics Director 847-735-5289 tashlitsky@lakeforest.edu

Sports Information

Name Title Phone Email
Mike Wajerski Sports Information Director 847-735-6054 wajerski@lakeforest.edu

Strength & Conditioning

Name Title Phone Email
Zach Cahill Strength & Conditioning Coordinator/Program Assistant 847-735-6216 cahill@lakeforest.edu

Men's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Chris Conger Head Coach 847-735-5292 conger@lakeforest.edu
Ken Davis Associate Head Coach 847-735-6130 davis@lakeforest.edu
Dewayne Evans Assistant Coach 847-735-6157 devans@lakeforest.edu
Kyle Taber Assistant Coach 847-735-5298 taber@lakeforest.edu

Women's Basketball

Name Title Phone Email
Tamlyn Tills Head Coach 847-735-6082 tills@lakeforest.edu
Nick Simons Assistant Coach 847-735-6258 nsimons@lakeforest.edu
Charlie Porter Assistant Coach

Cross Country

Name Title Phone Email
Dan Simpson Head Coach 847-735-6142 simpson@lakeforest.edu
Christina Pappadis Assistant Coach pappadis@lakeforest.edu

Football

Name Title Phone Email
Jim Catanzaro Head Coach 847-735-6137 catanzaro@lakeforest.edu
Mike Arthur Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach 847-735-6059 arthur@lakeforest.edu
Luke Butts '12 Cornerbacks Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 847-735-6156 buttsjl@lakeforest.edu
Mike Dau '58 Running Backs Coach 847-735-5297 dau@lakeforest.edu
Garrett Riley Quarterbacks Coach/Video Coordinator 847-735-5287 riley@lakeforest.edu
Bryan McNulty Safeties Coach football@lakeforest.edu
Tom Myers Defensive Line Coach football@lakeforest.edu
Nick Nikolich Outside Linebackers Coach/Special Team Coordinator football@lakeforest.edu
Chris Noble Wide Receivers Coach football@lakeforest.edu

Handball

Name Title Phone Email
Mike Dau '58 Head Coach 847-735-5297 dau@lakeforest.edu

Men's Hockey

Name Title Phone Email
Ryan McKelvie Head Coach 847-735-6152 mckelvie@lakeforest.edu
Patrick Kelliher Assistant Coach 847-735-5294 kelliher@lakeforest.edu
Jim Swoyer Assistant Coach

Women's Hockey

Name Title Phone Email
Carisa Zaban Head Coach 847-735-6135 zaban@lakeforest.edu
James Palmer Assistant Coach palmer@lakeforest.edu
Jen Saviano '08 Assistant Coach clouthier@lakeforest.edu

Men's Soccer

Name Title Phone Email
Chris Bergmann Head Coach 847-735-5249 bergmann@lakeforest.edu
Attila Schmidt '08 Assistant Coach 847-735-5249 msoccer@lakeforest.edu
Kelly Bergmann Assistant Coach

Women's Soccer

Name Title Phone Email
T.R. Bell '96 Head Coach 847-735-6132 tbell@lakeforest.edu
Kim Geiser Assistant Coach geiser@lakeforest.edu

Softball

Name Title Phone Email
Joe Kinsella Head Coach 847-735-5291 kinsella@lakeforest.edu
Marissa Cazares Assistant Coach
Jordan Smith Assistant Coach

Swimming & Diving

Name Title Phone Email
Vadim Tashlitsky '00 Head Coach 847-735-5289 tashlitsky@lakeforest.edu
Mike Mackin '11 Assistant Coach
Amy Finn '12 Assistant Coach
Donna O'Brien Diving Coach

Men's Tennis

Name Title Phone Email
Michael Raymond Head Coach 847-735-5286 raymond@lakeforest.edu
Jordan Williams Assistant Coach jwilliams@lakeforest.edu

Women's Tennis

Name Title Phone Email
Michael Raymond Head Coach 847-735-5286 raymond@lakeforest.edu
Jordan Williams Assistant Coach jwilliams@lakeforest.edu

Volleyball

Name Title Phone Email
Heather Noll Head Coach 847-735-5295 noll@lakeforest.edu
Laurie Schroeder Assistant Coach 847-735-6260
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