USD Football 2008

Josh Lawrence Dir. of Jenny Craig Pavilion Josh Lawrence begins his sixth year as the Director of the Jenny Craig Pavilion. He came to USD after 7 years at UC San Diego, where his responsibilities included managing the RJMAC Arena. Here at USD,Josh's respon–

Stephane Rochet Dir. of Athletic Performance Training Stephane Rochet is in his second year as Director of Athletic Perfor– mance Training at USD. Prior to coming to USD, Rocher worked as an assistant strength coach at CLA and at Indiana University and was a police officer in ewport Beach.

sibilities include scheduling, staffingand all management aspects of the Jenny Craig Pavilion. In this capacity he will manage the daily operations of the facility, including event management and marketing of the Pavilion. Josh received his B.S. from UC San Diego in 1993 with a double major in Political Science and U.S. History. Josh and his wife, Lisa, reside in San Diego, and welcomed their fi rst child, Anne Elizabeth, on January 2, 2008.

Rocher received his Master's in Sports Administration from the University of Ohio. In addition, he holds the USAW Level I certification, Russian Kettlebell Certification and is a certified CrossFit Instructor.

Ron Valenzuela Coor. of Student Athlete Services Ron Valenzuela begins his sixth year with the University of San Diego and his first in the position of Coordinator of Student Athlete Services in the Department of Athletics Ron will administer the CHAMPS/ Life Skills Program, as well as programs in career

Branda Cook Asst. Dir. of Jenny Craig Pavilion Branda Cook joined the University of San Diego as the Assistant Direc– tor of the Jenny Craig Pavilion in May 2006. She works in coorrlination with the Director of the Pavilion to ensure smooth facility operation with a focus on student employee management and liaison to other USD departments and vendors.

Branda began her employment at the University of San Diego in 2002 as the Assistant Director of Operations for the Ernest Hahn University Center. She was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the facility ensuring a clean, fun and safe environment while motivating, mentoring and managing student staff that worked in the Center. Prior to USD, she taught Life Science and Physical Science at the Community Learning Cen– ter for Mira Costa Community College for six years. Adrlitionally, Branda served as the General Manager of two retail stores for four years. A USD 1997 aluma with a B.A. Marine Science, emphasis in Biol– ogy. Branda is currently working toward her Masters of Marine Science at USD.

development, community service, personal development and aca– demic recognition. Ron is also the academic counselor to football, baseball, and women's tennis. Prior to his current position, he served as the Career Services Coorrlinator and Career Counselor in USD's Career Services office. Ron earned his Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from SDSU in 2001 and his Master of Arts in Counseling from USD in 2008. Ron resides in Point Loma.

Brent LeVasseur Academic Counselor/ Compliance Coor. Brent LeVasseur is beginning his first year in the Torero ath– letic department as the Aca– demic Counselor and Compli– ance Coordinator. He comes to USD from UC Riverside where he was the athletics ticket man– ager. Prior to that, Brent was a compliance assistant at USD

Kathy Marpe Game Operations Manager Kathy Marpe is in her third full-time season as the department's Game Operations Manager. She will be responsible for all game-day operations, inclurling supervision of security, parking, visiting teams, game-day staffing, scheduling of officials, and assistingJCP staff with ticketing responsibilities. o stranger to the USD Athletic

where his responsibilities included researching bylaws and interpreta- tions, determining initial eligibility, updating Web status reports, and reviewing recruiting logs. Brent also has experience as a volunteer child development specialist/tutor at the Boys & Girls Club in Michi– gan and as an elementary school mentor/coach and tutor. Brent earned his MBA in Sports Business Management at SDSU, where he was honored as the valerlictorian. He earned his BA at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where he majored in mathemat– ics and minored in business. He also played football and baseball, becoming baseball team captain and MVP his senior year.

Family, Kathy was the Torero head women's basketball coach for 25 years until she retired from coaching in the spring of 2005. A two– time WCC Coach of the Year, Marpe won two West Coast Conference tournament titles (1993, 2000) with the team advancing to the NCAA's both seasons. She totaled 294 USD victories and 381 career collegiate WUlS.