Cheyney's Lenn Margolis to serve as ECAC-SIDA University Representative
Lenn Margolis, who has more than 20 years of experience in athletic administration, has been added to the ECAC-SIDA Executive Board and will serve as its second-year University Representative.
He replaces Heather Croze of Dartmouth College, who resigned her position due to additional responsibilities at the institution.
“The Board and membership greatly appreciate the time, effort and contributions that Heather made during the 2009-10 academic year,” said ECAC-SIDA President Jeff Bernstein. “We wish her well and hope that she’ll stay involved with the organization.”
Margolis was hired as Cheyney University’s Sports Information Director in 1999. His many responsibilities include maintaining and updating the athletic pages of the University’s website, pitching stories to the media, streaming audio of athletic competition over the internet, and producing game programs and promotional material. In addition, Margolis was recently named to the Football Regional Advisory Committee.
In his new role with ECAC-SIDA, Margolis will be Chairman of the Rookie Committee, which is responsible for encouraging individuals to pursue the sports information profession and promoting the education and enhancement of newcomers to the field of sports information. His committee will also maintain the Job Seekers portion of the ECAC-SIDA website and coordinate the rookie panels and other events specifically geared towards rookies at the annual Workshop.
"This is definitely an honor and a highlight of my career as an athletic communications professional,” Margolis said. “I have great respect for the organization, and have looked at ECAC-SIDA over the years for a lot of my professional development. I am grateful that the board has chosen me to fill a void. I look forward to working with this very dedicated group."
The Rookie Committee is also responsible for selecting the recipient of the Bill Esposito Memorial Award, which is presented to a graduating college senior at an ECAC member institution who intends to enter the field of collegiate sports information or pursue a graduate degree in athletic administration.
A 1984 graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Margolis earned a BS in Sports Management and was a four-year member of the soccer team. After graduation, he accepted a position as Hofstra University’s Assistant Sports Information Director and Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach, and went on to earn a MBA.
Margolis, who was subsequently hired as the Sports Information Director at Brooklyn College, has served on the local organizing committee for two ECAC-SDIA workshops, as well as one CoSIDA Workshop. He was President of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference SID’s from 2007-09.
Margolis, his wife Alena and twin daughters, Bari and Jordyn, live in Bryn Mawr, PA.
