Apr 24, 2022
Hello, and welcome to the Women Leaders podcast! I’m Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports. Today, we are talking to Rachelle Paul, Director of Athletics at Saint Peter’s University.
You all have heard of St. Peter’s by now... the small Jesuit
school in New Jersey that was the first 15-seed ever to make the
Elite Eight during the NCAA Men’s basketball championship.
Rachelle first shares her journey to the AD chair and emphasizes
the importance of relationships throughout her career. And in
her short time as AD at Saint Peter’s, Rachelle has faced several
historical moments: navigating COVID in her first year and then
navigating the historic run of her MBB team during this year’s
March Madness.
Listen in to hear the behind the scenes of that historic run, and
all of the challenges, learnings, and excitement, from an athletic
director's perspective. Rachelle shares many great insights
on how to build on that type of momentum for both the athletic
program and the university. We talk quite a bit about sport
being a unifier, especially teams that win, and that winning is
contagious. And I happen to really love the advice she gives at the
end.
It's such a fun conversation! Don’t miss a moment... And
remember, we are Women Leaders!