Zachary Wekilsky
New York,NY
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Athletic Director with two years of experience in managing, creating, and enhancing athletic programs at the primary, middle, and high school levels. Proven track record of fostering student athlete development, leading coaching staff, and driving program growth. Strong focus on creating a positive, inclusive environment while prioritizing academic and athletic excellence. Passionate about building long-term success both on and off the field.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Athletics and Student Engagement
Basis Independent Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
01.2024 - Current
- Successfully expanded the athletic department from 5 teams to over 22 teams across 8 sports.
- Recruited, hired, trained, and supervised talented coaches for all of our athletics programs, resulting in the creation of a team of well-developed, disciplined athletes.
- Evaluated coaching performance on a regular basis.
- Monitored the academic progress of student athletes throughout their educational career.
- Facilitated communication between coaches, students, faculty, administration, and parents.
- Promoted public awareness of sports programs through various forms of media outreach.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase student-athlete retention rates.
- Developed policies, procedures, and guidelines related to athletics.
- Manage the scheduling of events, practices, and competitions.
- Supervise the daily operations of athletic facilities and equipment maintenance.
- Placed orders for sporting goods equipment and maintained accurate records on equipment inventory.
- Promoted effective professional relationships with coaching staff and athletes by showing respect, dependability, and being courteous.
- Managed all travel and transportation arrangements to help athletes participate in away games.
Dean of Middle School Students
Basis Independent Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Analyzed data to identify trends in student engagement and developed strategies for improvement.
- Provided guidance on student discipline matters including investigations and hearings.
- Collaborated with faculty, staff, administrators, parents and alumni on student affairs initiatives.
- Conducted outreach efforts to welcome new students during orientation sessions.
- Assessed student needs through surveys, focus groups or other research methods to inform program development decisions.
- Created an environment that fosters open dialogue between various stakeholders regarding issues impacting the campus community.
- Led initiatives aimed at promoting academic excellence among all students.
- Implemented measures designed to enhance school spirit among the student body.
- Maintained records of disciplinary actions taken against individual students.
- Enforced behavior management interventions to improve learning environment and increase academic success.
- Established behavioral procedures to reinforce positive interactions between parents, students and faculty.
- Maintained organized records to document student behaviors, consequences, interventions and outcomes using Excel Spreadsheets.
- Communicated frequently by telephone, email and in-person meetings with families of students struggling to meet school expectations for discipline.
- Oversaw and conducted parent conferences to guarantee student success.
- Upheld commitment to educational excellence by promoting and establishing atmosphere of mutual respect and trust between students, faculty and parents.
- Guided students and parents in future educational decisions by setting educational goals and improving level of life skills.
- Collaborated with teachers to understand and improve classroom conditions.
- Prepared reports using academic or institutional data and information.
World History and AP U.S. History Teacher
Basis Independent Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York
03.2022 - 07.2023
- Developed lesson plans to teach historical events, documents, and figures in an engaging manner.
- Created interactive activities and assessments to assess student learning of history topics.
- Collaborated with other teachers on curriculum development for social studies classes.
- Maintained accurate records of student performance in order to evaluate progress throughout the semester.
- Developed rubrics for grading written assignments or tests based on historical content standards.
- Encouraged critical thinking skills through analysis of primary source material.
- Provided guidance and support to individual students who needed additional help with class materials.
- Engaged parents by providing feedback on student progress in class via email or phone calls.
- Established adaptable and flexible teaching strategies to shift strategies according to learning environments.
- Identified historical precedents to connect antecedent events that apply to modern era.
- Boosted student learning by facilitating in-depth classroom discussions to expand upon lectures.
Education
Masters of Arts And Teaching - Secondary Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University
12-2023
Bachelor of Arts - History, Political Science
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
05.2019
Skills
- Data analysis
- Scheduling Coordination
- Eligibility requirements
- Staff Recruiting
- Event Management
- Student transcript reviews
- Staff Training
- Athletic department services
- Game management
- Performance Analysis
Timeline
Director of Athletics and Student Engagement
Basis Independent Brooklyn
01.2024 - Current
Dean of Middle School Students
Basis Independent Brooklyn
07.2023 - 01.2024
World History and AP U.S. History Teacher
Basis Independent Brooklyn
03.2022 - 07.2023
Masters of Arts And Teaching - Secondary Education
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Bachelor of Arts - History, Political Science
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey