Tami Reilly
Bob Tipson
Associate Athletic Director for Fitness & Wellness
Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance Coordination
Tami Reilly is in her 10th year at Quinnipiac and in her second year as the associate athletic director/ fitness center. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the fitness center, recreation programming and campus wellness. Reilly arrived at Quinnipiac after playing a key role in the development of the Unique Fitness for Women facility in Wallingford, Conn. On the educational front, Reilly has served as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer at various local facilities. Reilly holds certifications and memberships in American Red Cross Adult CPR, ACE (personal trainer), AFAA (personal trainer and group fitness instructor), NEDITA (group fitness instructor), ISCA (kickboxing instructor). She is a Master Instructor for Madd Dogg Athletics (SPINNING®), a Pro Trainer for Gliding® and is a registered yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance. She is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University and holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She is also a fitness and nutritional specialist certified through Gateway Community Technical College and Southern Connecticut State University. Reilly is pursuing a master’s degree in organizational leadership at Quinnipiac.
Alyssa Budkofsky
Assistant Athletic Director for Men’s Basketball Academic Support Services Alyssa Budkofsky was promoted to the assistant athletic director for men’s basketball academic support services in 2010. Budkofsky is now in her fourth year at Quinnipiac in that role. Since her arrival at Quinnipiac, the team has seen consistent improvements with its Academic Progress Rate (APR) as well as its individual grade-point averages. Budkofsky came to Quinnipiac from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she served as the academic support assistant in the Department of Athletics. While at GW, Budkofsky’s responsibilities included academic advising and monitoring of the academic success of 80 of George Washington’s student-athletes. She also was heavily involved with class registration and orientation of all incoming student-athletes. In addition to her academic advising responsibilities, Budkofsky worked with the compliance director to ensure NCAA eligibility.
Bob Tipson was promoted in 2010 to assistant athletic director for compliance coordination after serving as the assistant compliance coordinator since 2007. Tipson came to Quinnipiac in 2003, when he served as the assistant basketball coach for the Bobcats through the 2007 season. In this current role, Tipson is involved in all aspects of recruiting for Quinnipiac’s 21 varsity teams in addition to the compilation of each team’s rosters. Tipson has been extensively involved in the National Junior College Basketball Coaches Association, USA Basketball and the NJCAA/USA All-Star program. Tipson earned an associate’s degree from Champlain in 1966, a bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State in 1968 and a master of education from Saint Michael’s in 1975.
Michelle Reed Assistant Athletics Director/ Academic Support
Michelle Reed is in her first year as Quinnipiac’s Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support. In addition to her role in the administration, Reed also serves as an assistant coach to the women’s rugby program. Prior to joining Quinnipiac’s staff, Reed was a police officer and paramedic at Northern Illinois University. Before making the career change to law enforcement in 2008, Reed served as an academic coordinator for the Office of Student-Athlete Academic Supports Services at Northern Illinois University. She was quickly promoted to senior academic coordinator within a year. A native of Zion, Ill., Reed graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Eastern Illinois in 2000 and attained her Master of Science in Physical Education from her alma mater in 2002.
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