BALTIMORE - UMBC Director of Athletics Brian Barrio announced the hiring of Kelly Peloquin as the Retrievers' associate athletics director, facilities and events management. 

The Baltimore native has been serving as athletics director at CUNY/Bronx Community College since August 2022. She began her tenure at BCC as associate athletics director/aquatics director in February 2018.  While her focus was largely on the operations and management of the college's reconstructed 25-meter indoor pool, she assisted athletics in game management and compliance, among other areas critical to the Broncos' success. 

From 2012-18, Peloquin served as a team manager and swim coach at Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics, Manhattan's premier competitive swimming program.

As a member of North Baltimore Aquatic Club, home of many past and present Olympians, she achieved a National Age Group Record and Senior National time standards. Kelly also swam for McDonogh (Md.) High School and helped her team win the state championships while receiving All-American status for four consecutive years.

She earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Miami (Fla.) and graduated with a degree in sport administration and business. Along with participation in collegiate athletics, Kelly spent summers coaching and developed an interest in non-profit organizations. Over the course of her senior year in college and upon graduation, she worked for several foundations including; Alonzo Mourning Charities, H20s Foundation, and The John Taylor Babbitt Foundation.  

Peloquin will serve as the sport supervisor for the volleyball and men's lacrosse programs.

"Adding Kelly to the Retriever Athletics team will benefit all of our teams and all of our student-athletes," said Barrio. "Kelly's broad experience in college athletics and her demonstrated integrity and work ethic will make us better in the important areas of game operations and facility management."
 
The addition of Peloquin completes a substantial overhaul in the Retrievers' administration in Barrio's three-year tenure. He has hired and/or promoted six administrators and the ten-member administrative team is the most robust in the department's history.
 

• Rich Franchak was named athletic department's first-ever associate athletics director for business and finance in April 2020. He was promoted to senior associate athletics director in the fall, 2022 and serves as the sport supervisor for the men's basketball and men's soccer programs. 
• Whitney Ames joined the staff as a compliance coordinator in 2015. She has earned three promotions since that time, including the department's associate athletics director, compliance/SWA in the July 2022. Ames supervises the cross country and track and field programs.
• Barrio appointed Jerron Pearson to serve as the associate athletics director for administration in the August 2022. Pearson, who previously worked for Retriever Athletics from 2010-13, supervises the women's basketball and women's lacrosse programs.  
• Adriana Mason joined Retriever Nation as its new assistant athletics director for academics in June 2021. A year later, she was promoted to associate athletics director, academics and supervises the women's soccer program.      
• Seth Nagle, who has been on the staff since 2015, was named assistant director of athletics, external relations in April 2022. He supervises the Retriever baseball program.
• Stacy Carone began her tenure as the Retrievers' associate athletics director for sports medicine and performance in the spring of 2018. She also serves as the primary athletics' trainer for the men's lacrosse program.  
• Gary Wohlstetter joined the UMBC Athletics staff in the fall of 1989. He holds the title of senior associate athletics director, physical education & recreation and serves as the supervisor for the swimming and diving programs.
• Steve Levy, '85, associate athletics director for communications, is serving in his 38th season with UMBC Athletics. He is the athletic communications contact for the men's soccer, men's lacrosse and swimming and diving programs and the sport supervisor for softball.   
• Brian Amenta has held the title of Director of Sports Performance since August 2015.  He arrived at UMBC as a graduate intern strength coach in the fall 2011 and was promoted to assistant director of sports performance in 2014

Barrio said, "It is exciting to turn the page on a challenging time where, as a department, we were focused on managing through a public health crisis, and transition fully back to the pursuit of excellence on the playing fields and beyond.  There is a palpable sense of excitement in our department right now, with a group of people who are sharp, hungry, and striving for the same shared goals.  Our coaches and administrators are aligned in a way that is rare, and that will yield tangible results over the next few years."