ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION/HEAD COACHES Vinny Turco
DARYL JASPER
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Director of Business Development
Vinny Turco begins his 13th season as assistant athletics director for operations at the University of Rhode Island in 2009-10. In this role, Turco oversees all game operations for men’s and women’s home athletic contests, coordinates the athletic master schedule, and manages the administrative purchasing process of athletic material and equipment for all 18 URI varsity sports. Turco is also responsible for the management and planning of daily practice and team travel equipment requirements, facility set-up and breakdown for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and volleyball home events, and administration of athletic material sports budgets. He is the department’s liaison to the Ryan Center. A former defensive back on the URI football team, Turco returned to Kingston following a two-year stint as assistant director for athletic equipment at Ohio University. While at Ohio, he helped coordinate game day operations and event management for athletic contests and also controlled the purchasing and inventory of team athletic equipment and budgets. Turco graduated from Rhode Island in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and earned his master’s degree in athletic administration from Ohio University in 1994. In addition to his duties at URI, Turco also works as a field producer and does specialty statistics for Fox Sports and works in conjunction with Dorna USA, with his primary responsibility being the operation and maintenance of rotating marketing signs at men’s and women’s basketball games. He also served as the public relations/statistical distribution crew supervisor at Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, and XXVIV. Turco and his wife, Cheryl, reside in Kingston with their two children – Rae and Joseph.
ART TUVESON
Daryl Jasper begins his second year as the Director of Business Development for The Ryan Center and the University of Rhode Island (URI) Athletics Department. Jasper’s role is a collaborative effort with the Ryan Center - the home of URI's men's and women's basketball teams - and the athletics department to generate advertising, sponsorship, promotions, and corporate partnerships. Most recently, Jasper worked with Nelligan Sports Marketing as the general manager of Brown University's property. He worked closely with the Brown athletics administration in all facets of marketing. In just six months, Jasper negotiated and restructured corporate partnerships, while creating new innovative opportunities for local, regional, and national sponsors. Prior to working with Nelligan, Jasper spent 13 years in professional minor league baseball. During the 2007 season, he served as executive vice president of business operations with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats - the Eastern League (AA) affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Directly responsible for all departments in the organization, Jasper administered and managed all aspects of marketing, sales and corporate partnerships for the Fisher Cats. From 1995-2006, Jasper worked for the Pawtucket Red Sox, elevating to the role of assistant general manager. While at McCoy Stadium, he sold corporate partnerships, organized community outreach events, oversaw individual and season ticket campaigns, and supervised a game day staff of over 250 employees. Jasper graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Isenberg School of Management/Sport Management Program in 1993. He currently serves on the Sports
Barbara luebke
Assistant Athletics Director/ Management & Planning Art Tuveson enters his 29th year at URI. He is responsible for facility management and planning with respect to the intercollegiate, club and recreational sports programs. He handles all facility maintenance issues while serving as the athletic department’s liaison with architectural firms. Tuveson is responsible for special operations/projects which may be on-going or short-term and which require planning, coordination and supervision. He served as assistant director for recreational services and facilities from 1990-2004. Tuveson was instrumental in the completion of the $12 million Bradford Boss Ice Arena in 2002 while also helping with the plans for the Ryan Center. He has also helped with the planning and construction of Mackal Field House, Arrigan Sailing Pavilion, and Campanella Rowing Center. Tuveson came to Kingston in 1980 as Director of Recreational Services. During that time, he was responsible for the planning, organization, and coordination of a comprehensive and diverse recreational services program that would meet the needs of the URI community. Prior to that, Tuveson served in similar roles at New Hampshire and Wisconsin-Stout. A 1972 graduate of New Hampshire, Tuveson received his master’s degree in recreation administration from Oregon in 1977.
Faculty Athletics Representative
Dr. Barbara F. Luebke has served as the faculty athletics representative at the University of Rhode Island since January, 2007. Dr. Luebke is a professor of Journalism and former chair of the Department of Journalism. She has been at URI since July 1989 and previously taught at the University of Missouri, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of Hartford. A longtime member of the university’s Athletics Advisory Board, she currently is a member of the NCAA’s Committee on Athletics Certification and the Atlantic 10’s Finance Committee. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, her M.S. from the University of Oregon and her B.A. from Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
Jim Foster Baseball
Jim Baron Men’s Basketball
Cathy Inglese Women’s Basketball
John Copeland Men’s Track & Field/XC
Laurie Feit-Melnick Women’s Track & Field/XC
Joe Trainer Football
Tom Drennan Golf
John O’Connor Men’s Soccer
Zac Shaw Women’s Soccer
Shelagh Donohoe Rowing
Erin Layton Softball
Mick Westkott Women’s Swimming/Diving
Val Villucci Women’s Tennis
Bob Schneck Volleyball
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