Nicholas Ciresi
Oneonta,NY
Summary
Motivated professional with 15 years experience recruiting students to Liberal Arts institutions of higher education. Adept understanding of admissions processes, and acclimated to the time commitment and potential travel schedule of admissions staff.
An advocate of Servant Leadership that consistently targets new ways to add value and put team/institutional goals first. Effective relationship builder that operates with the utmost integrity.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Hartwick College
08.2021 - 05.2024
- Oversaw all operations of men’s basketball program, including but not limited to: maintaining a welcoming and inclusive environment, operating within NCAA by-laws, adhering to allotted budget, student-athlete academic success plans, recruitment of diverse population of prospective student-athletes
- Maintained program GPA over 3.0, with multiple team/individual NABC academic recognitions
- Organized successful prospect clinic of 20+ prospective student-athletes; utilized as fundraiser for program
- Title IX Hearing Officer: Assisted Title IX Coordinator with processes that accompany Title IX cases
- Assisted Athletic Training staff with sports medicine compliance for all varsity teams
- Chaired successful search for Strength and Conditioning Coach/Equipment Manager (2022).
Associate Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
Union College
01.2020 - 07.2021
- Aided in navigating the Men’s basketball program and campus community through COVID pandemic, assumed multiple new roles on campus (Test Center Staff, Club Basketball Administrator, Admissions Tour Guide), while retaining all Men’s basketball members
- Lead in all components of recruitment process, specifically maintaining Union’s recruit database, while generating and leading on-campus visits
- Liaised with Admissions Department to stimulate diversity within roster, through national and international recruitment of student-athletes
- Responsible for organization and scheduling of Union Men’s Basketball Elite Prospect Camp, in which roughly 40 student-athlete prospects are led through a variety of skill work, scrimmages, and campus tour
- Organized and participated in service events, including free skills clinics for local youths, as well as annual team event with Best Buddy program of Albany, NY
First Assistant Coach
Union College
09.2014 - 01.2020
Graduate Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball
Fairleigh Dickinson University – College at Florham
09.2011 - 06.2014
Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball
Union College
10.2009 - 08.2011
Education
Master of Business Administration - Management
Fairleigh Dickinson University – Silberman College of Business
Madison, NJ05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Union College, Presidential Scholarship Recipient
Schenectady, NY06.2009
Skills
- Team First Approach
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Higher Education Knowledge
- Student Recruiting
- Relationship Building
- Solution Oriented
- Social Media
- Phone and Email Etiquette
Certification & Membership
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace, University of South Florida
- SUNY Student Conduct Institute - Title IX Hearing Officer
- Cultural Competencies (workshop), Union College
- NABC Member
- National Red Cross Certification, CPR, AED and basic emergency response
Timeline
Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Hartwick College
08.2021 - 05.2024
Associate Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
Union College
01.2020 - 07.2021
First Assistant Coach
Union College
09.2014 - 01.2020
Graduate Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball
Fairleigh Dickinson University – College at Florham
09.2011 - 06.2014
Assistant Coach, Men’s Basketball
Union College
10.2009 - 08.2011
Master of Business Administration - Management
Fairleigh Dickinson University – Silberman College of Business
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Union College, Presidential Scholarship Recipient
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