Berkeley College Athletic Director Recognized by United States Collegiate Athletic Association

BERKELEY COLLEGE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
RECOGNIZED BY UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Andy DeStephano, Berkeley College Director of Athletics, has been named the Garth Pleasant Honorary Athletic Director of the Year by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). He is a resident of Allentown, PA. 

According to the USCAA, Mr. DeStephano was selected for “his strong advocacy and leadership.” 

Mr. DeStephano was named Director of Athletics at Berkeley College in 2013. Since joining the Athletics Department in 2010, he has been instrumental in overseeing the creation and implementation of six intercollegiate varsity sports; a new state-of-the-art athletic Website; and an annual Athletic Banquet. Also under his leadership, the College secured its first National title when the Men’s Basketball team won the USCAA Division II National Championship in March. 

“We are extremely proud of all that Andy has accomplished and the great work that will continue to happen in Berkeley College athletics under his leadership,” said Dallas Reed, PhD, Vice President, Student Development and Campus Life. 

In addition to being named USCAA Athletic Director of the Year, Mr. DeStephano will serve President of Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the 2015-16 season. 

Mr. DeStephano joined Berkeley College in 2008 as an adjunct instructor, Management, Larry L. Luing School of Business. He was named Assistant Athletic Director in 2010 and was promoted to Associate Athletic Director in 2012. Prior to joining Berkeley College, he served as Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ, where he was the youngest Head Coach in the program’s history, bringing nearly a decade of coaching experience to the position. 

Mr. DeStephano has extensive experience with basketball camps and has served as an owner, director, guest lecturer, coach and counselor, among other positions. He holds an MBA from Centenary College and a BS in Sports Management from St. John’s University, NY.

A leader in providing career-focused education since 1931, Berkeley College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and enrolls approximately 8,000 students – including more than 900 international students – in its Baccalaureate and Associate degree and Certificate programs. Students can study in more than 20 career fields. Berkeley College is comprised of the Larry L. Luing School of Business, the School of Professional Studies, the School of Health Studies, the School of Liberal Arts, and the School of Graduate Studies, which will begin offering a Master of Business Administration degree in Management in September 2015.

Berkeley College has three New York locations – Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn and White Plains. In New Jersey there are six locations – Clifton, Dover, Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park. Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. In January 2015, U.S. News & World Report named Berkeley College one of the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor’s Degrees for the second consecutive year.  The website address iswww.BerkeleyCollege.edu. 

Photo Caption (L to R): Bill Casto, Executive Director, United States Collegiate Athletic Association, presents Andy DeStephano, Berkeley College Director of Athletics, with the USCAA Athletic Director of the Year award. 

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