Hilbert College

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John D'Amico

Interim Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

jdamico@hilbert.edu

716-649-7900, ext. 350

Rob deGrandpre  

Assistant Athletics Director   

 rdegrandpre@hilbert.edu       

(716) 926-8803

In 2012, Rob deGrandpre enters his eleventh year as an athletic administrator at Hilbert College. In the summer of 2011, deGrandpre accepted the challenge of leading the department’s athletic recruiting efforts when he accepted the new title of Athletic Recruiting Coordinator. He is primarily responsible for the coordination of all athletic recruiting efforts for the department cooperatively working with Admissions, as well as department heads and faculty to recruit outstanding student-athlete to Hilbert College and its athletics program.

His association with Hilbert began in 2002 when he joined the department as a full-time sports information director and men’s basketball head coach. In 2008, deGrandpre shifted gears, relinquishing the SID responsibilities and moved into a new role as the athletic facilities coordinator. The Plattsburg, NY native assumed an additional title in the department in 2009 when he became an assistant athletics director. He became responsible for complete travel arrangements for the 11 varsity teams and organized the end of the year Athletics Award and Sports Hall of Fame banquet.  deGrandpre continues to serve as the men’s basketball coach at Hilbert. Click (here) to review deGrandpre's basketball coaches bio.

deGrandpre graduated from Brockport State with a degree in physical education and went on to earn his master's degree in athletic administration also from Brockport State in 2005.

 Kara Rehbaum      

Assistant Athletics Director      

krehbaum@hilbert.edu   

(716) 926-8805

Kara Rehbaum begins her ninth year as an assistant athletics director at Hilbert College in 2012. She joined the staff in 2004 and has continuously expanded her role in the department since then. Currently, Rehbaum serves as the Sports Information Director  who tracks, disperses, and stores historically all game statistics, files and pertinent team information for the longevity of the athletics program. All media releases/publicity and website maintenance is managed within the S.I.D. office in addition to web video postings. Rehbaum continues to serve as the game scheduling coordinator and game officials coordinator for all home contests. As the Senior Woman Administrator, she works closely with Sue Viscomi in managing the athletics department’s overall budget.

Her previous responsibilities included coordinator of team travel and athletics awards banquet;  compliance coordinator for initial and on-going eligibility for the student-athletes as well as the advisor to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the women's basketball head coach her first five years on staff.

Prior to Hilbert, Rehbaum’s sports-related employment lists the Buffalo Destroyers in the Arena Football League from (2001 – 2003) and Canisius College (1986 – 1998). Rehbaum was the head coach for the women’s basketball program from 1993-1998 after serving as an assistant coach for the first seven years. At the conclusion of the 1995 season, Rehbaum and her staff were honored by the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and the Converse-Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY) with their Coach of the Year Awards.  

In the fall of 1984, Rehbaum played professionally for the Atlanta Comets in the Women’s American Basketball Association (WABA) which was one of the leagues to lay the foundation for the American Basketball League (ABL) and the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBA) emergence in the early ‘90’s.  

Rehbaum was inducted into the Section V Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Canisius College Sports Hall of Fame on two separate occasions. In 1995 she was honored for her individual efforts on the court then again in 2011, her 1982-83 Canisius women's basketball teammates were inducted, marking the first time a women's team made it to the Golden Griffin wall. 

Rehbaum graduated from Canisius College with a bachelor's degree in physical education  and a concentration in athletic training. As an undergrad, she was better known as Kara Haun.

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Teeter, D.O.

Family Practice and Sports Medicine

 

With the addition of Dr. Jennifer Teeter in 2010, athletes at Hilbert College finally received care specific to athletic injuries and rehabilitation treatments since a team physician visited campus each week. Curt Campbell works hand in hand with Dr. Teeter affirming the athletes receive the best care possible.

Dr. Teeter received a bachelor’s of science degree from Canisius College then graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) as a medical doctor. Her postgraduate training includes Family Practice Residency at Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo, NY and a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine through the University at Buffalo. She is board certified in Family Practice and Sports Medicine. 

Teeter joined Buffalo Orthopaedic Group as well as the Williamsville Primary Care office where she currently services Sports Medicine and Family Practice needs.

Starchok was appointed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Strategic Alliance Matching Grant position which Hilbert was awarded in May 2011. 

“The new position’s coaching responsibilities will allow student-athletes to have greater access and more interaction with their head coach, who oftentimes serve as a key mentor for college-level athletes.   This full-time position will also allow for more time and resources to identify and attract higher-caliber student-athletes to Hilbert, an aspect that will, in the long-run, enhance the program’s competitiveness,” said Viscomi. 

Starchok will also serve as the athletic department’s Compliance and Student Services Coordinator. She will oversee, and build on, a recently-launched program developed specifically for at-risk student-athletes at Hilbert College.   As the compliance coordinator, Starchok will oversee all student-athlete eligibility matters.  Starchok also assumes the duty with Curt Campbell as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee co-advisor.

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The 2012 academic year opens with Nick Panepinto serving as the Graduate Assistant in the Athletics department. Panepinto will help coordinate and organize the game management staff in addition to assisting the Sports Information Office with game day programs, press releases, game stats tracking and reporting and website maintenance.

Panepinto graduated from The College at Brockport in May 2012 with a bachelor of science degree in physical education.   He is currently pursuing his master’s degree in Education from Buffalo State College.

The Kenmore, NY native was a three-year member of the Division III hockey program and was named to the SUNYAC All-Academic team his final year at Brockport. From 2007-2009, Panepinto played for the Buffalo Junior Sabres and held a scoring record among rookies players that year.

Panepinto currently serves as a Golf Assistant Intern at the Park Country Club of Buffalo. He previously held a USGA Tournament Director Intern position for Buffalo District Golf and gained coaching experience at Fairport High School (Golf) and in the Town of Tonawanda Recreation league (hockey).

Erin Robson             

Staff Assistant, Travel Coordinator            

erobson@hilbert.edu       

(716) 926-8794

Susan Viscomi, Director of Athletics, is pleased to introduce Erin Robson as the new women’s lacrosse coach and staff assistant in the Hilbert College athletics department. Robson assumes the full-time coaching duties prior to the start of the 2012-13 academic year. She has the ability to create a winning program accessing her collegiate playing and international coaching experiences along with her professional employment positions. Robson will also perform administrative support for the athletic department and serve as an adjunct faculty member, teaching a health and wellness class at Hilbert. Robson begins her full-time position on August 27th.

“Erin is a highly motivated individual who will work hard to build a successful women’s lacrosse program here at Hilbert”, said Viscomi. “As a native of Ontario, her connections north of the border should help us in recruiting some quality players internationally as well as in New York State. We look forward to her promising leadership in the inaugural year of varsity competition”.

click here to read Robson's coaching bio.

Robson earned her bachelors of science in wellness management with a double minor in health science and athletic coaching from Oswego in 2009. She then completed her masters of science in physical and health education from Canisius College in the summer of 2012.