McEwen Named Elms College Director of Athletics

CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Elms College athletics department recently announced the hiring of Ellen McEwen as the new Director of Athletics.

Ellen, who began her appointment on August 1, brings more than 30 years of collegiate athletics administration, teaching and coaching experience to her position at Elms and has completed stints at all three NCAA division levels as well as the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

"We are very excited for Ellen to join the Elms community," Vice President of Student Affairs Teresa Winters-Dunn commented. "She brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to the athletic department. We look forward to working with her."

At Elms, Ellen’s specific duties will include budget development and management, facilities management, game administration, athletic fundraising, eligibility, compliance, game scheduling, camps and clinic development, and the hiring, training, and supervision of coaches and staff.

“I was very interested in joining the Elms College community because I wanted to be in division III, I was interested in being at a liberal arts institution and I have always loved the New England area, “ Ellen stated. “What sold me on Elms was the sense of family that exists within the athletics department and I wanted to be a part of that.”

Ellen most recently spent the last year as the Director of Athletics at National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ (NAIA) Huston-Tillotson Univeristy in Austin, Texas where she managed the day-to-day operations of the Rams’ athletics department.

Prior Huston-Tillotson, her experience includes Associate Athletic Director and head tennis coach at Trinity University in Washington, D.C. and the Director of Athletics and lecturer at the University of Wisconsin - Fond Du Lac. 

Ellen was the Acting Senior Woman Administrator, a Physical Education Instructor and head volleyball and softball coach at SUNY-Potsdam in New York. In addition she was the Director of Athletics at Salem College in Winston-Salem, N.C. and the Director of Women's Athletics and Intramurals at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J. 

Ellen received her bachelor’s degree in Education from Ashland University in Ohio and her Master of Arts degree from Ohio State University. She is originally from Pittsburgh, Penn.