Julie DeBuysser
Joy Schosker
Bill Brechin
Senior Staff Assistant, Offensive Coaches
Senior Staff Assistant
Intern (Offense)
A 28-year employee of the University of Notre Dame, Julie DeBuysser is in her 26th season as the secretary for the offensive coaching staff in the Irish football office. In her role, DeBuysser serves as the primary assistant to Notre Dame’s offensive coaches. A native of South Bend, DeBuysser is married to Denny DeBuysser and the couple has a son, Chris Martin, a 2003 Notre Dame graduate.
Joy Schosker is in her second year in the Irish football office and her 10th year overall at the University of Notre Dame. She serves as the primary contact for all general communication at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. Prior to joining the Irish football office, Schosker worked at Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library for eight years. A native of Lakeville, Ind., she is married to Mike Schosker and the couple have three sons: Kyle, Kayne and Michael.
Bill Brechin is in his first season working with the Notre Dame football team. His primary duty is assisting the offensive coaches in a variety of areas in his capacity as intern. He is responsible for film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and other duties as assigned by head coach Brian Kelly or the offensive coaching staff. Brechin joins the Irish following a two-year stint as graduate assistant at Grand Valley State where he worked with the Lakers’ safeties. In 2009, Grand Valley State advanced to the NCAA Division II national championship game. Brechin was an all-conference performer at Grand Valley State from 2005-07 as a defensive back. In his career with the Lakers he tallied 82 tackles, 24 pass deflections and eight interceptions. He helped lead Grand Valley State to back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006. The Lakers posted a 40-1 record during his playing career. Born Sept. 29, 1982, Brechin is a native of Addison, Ill. He and his wife, Jessica, reside in Mishawaka.
Karen Demeter Senior Staff Assistant, Recruiting
Scott Booker Intern (Offense)
Returning to the Notre Dame football office in 2010 as senior staff assistant for the recruiting department is Karen Demeter. Demeter assists recruiting coordinator Chuck Martin and director of football development Dave Peloquin. She previously served as the recruiting administrative assistant for the Irish from 2001-03 before becoming senior administrative assistant to the head coach from 2004-08. Demeter spent the 2009-10 school year as the senior administrative assistant to senior deputy athletics director Missy Conboy. A native of Akron, Ohio, Demeter and her husband, Darryl, are the parents of two daughters: Jocelyn and Lauren.
Ann Karwoski Senior Staff Assistant, Defensive Coaches Ann Karwoski is in her 13th season in the Irish football office, and has been at the University of Notre Dame since 1994. She serves as the administrative assistant to the Notre Dame defensive coaching staff. A native to South Bend, she is married to associate athletics director Mike Karwoski.
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Scott Booker is in his first season with the Irish football staff. His primary duty is assisting the offensive coaches in a variety of areas in his capacity as intern. He is responsible for film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and other duties assigned by head coach Brian Kelly and the offensive staff. Prior to coming to Notre Dame, Booker coached defensive backs for five seasons at two schools. He worked with the secondary at Western Kentucky in 2009 and was the defensive backs coach at his alma mater, Kent State, from 2005-08. At Kent State, Booker helped develop two NFL draft picks in Jack Williams and Usama Young. Williams earned second-team all-MidAmerican Conference honors in 2007 and was a fourth round selection by the Denver Broncos in the 2008 NFL Draft. Young received second-team all-MAC accolades in 2006 and was selected in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. Under Booker’s tutelage, Kent State ranked first or second in the MAC in pass defense efficiency, pass defense and interceptions in 2006. In 2005, the Golden Flashes allowed only 190.5 passing yards per game to rank 24th in the nation. Booker served as a graduate assistant at Kent State in 2004 and was a student assistant in 2003. As a player, Booker was a four-year regular at safety and on special teams for Kent State from 1999-2002. He was named to the MAC all-academic team in 2001 and graduated in the spring of 2003 with a degree in business administration. He was co-winner of the athletic departments Judy Devine Excellence in Leadership Award as a senior and earned his master’s degree in sports studies from Kent State in 2006. Born Oct. 7, 1980, Booker is originally from Pittsburgh, Pa., and attended Shady Side Academy where he earned three letters in football and basketball and one letter in track. He and his wife, Jen, reside in Mishawaka.
2010 HYUNDAI SUN BOWL MEDIA GUIDE
Senior Managers
Xavier Murphy, Ryan Bahniuk and Sean Kearns Three senior managers lead the Notre Dame student managers who work with the 2010 Irish football team. Ryan Bahniuk, the head manager for administration, is a native of Derwood, Md., and is majoring in marketing. Sean Kearns, the head manager for equipment, is from McLean, Va., and is a finance major. Xavier Murphy, the head manager for personnel, is from Anderson, Ind., and is majoring in political science. The three senior managers are responsible for overseeing the Student Manager Organization as well as tending to all matters regarding players and coaches. A group of 21 junior managers will assist the team this fall: Brendan Andrew (Madison, Conn.), Joseph Baroz (Staten Island, N.Y.), Alex Boll (Asbury, Conn.), Elizabeth Bramanti (Houston, Texas), Matthew Brown (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.), Ryan Cordell (Belair, Md.), Christopher Cornejo (San Antonio, Texas), Justin Cullen (Storm Lake, Iowa), Lucy Eckard (Orinda, Calif.), Nathan Feldpausch (St. Johns, Mich.), Chris Iverson (Dubuque, Iowa), Jennifer Kline (Middletown, N.J.), Claire Kueny (Richboro, Pa.), Rebecca Modlin (Niles, Mich.), Dan Moore (St. Louis, Mo.), Jessica Orlando (Springfield, Ill.), Sean Osier (Winder, Ga.), Ashlynd Romkema (Clarkston, Mich.), Nick Schappler (Bedford, N.H.), William Scott (Tinley Park, Ill.), Nicholas Sigmund (Crystal Lake, Ill.).