Bernadette Cafarelli Position: Assistant AD/Sports Information Director First Year at ND: 1994

Bernadette Cafarelli has been a member of the Notre Dame sports information staff for 16 years and was promoted to her current post as assistant athletics director in October 2007.

Cafarelli oversees the day-to-day operation of the sports information office and staff, as well as publicity material for Notre Dame's Olympic sports teams. She works primarily with the Fighting Irish men's basketball and women's rowing teams, and serves as co-editor of both the football game program and the athletic department's annual report.

In addition to her duties within the sports information office, Cafarelli serves as the sport administrator for the women's golf program.

Cafarelli joined the Irish sports information department as an assistant director in September 1994 following seven years as assistant director of marketing, promotions and media relations at Providence College. She was promoted to associate sports information director at Notre Dame in August 1999, and later was named sports information director in August 2003.

At Providence, Cafarelli served as the primary contact for 16 sports and was chief editor of the Friars' women's basketball media guide. In addition, she assisted with daily operations of the PC men's basketball team. Cafarelli also coordinated gameday operations for all home events at Providence and served as tournament director of the 1993 BIG EAST Conference Women's Basketball Championship. She also was the office liaison for all BIG EAST and NCAA events hosted at Providence.

In addition, Cafarelli served as assistant media coordinator for the 1989 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship and 1992 NCAA East Regional Hockey Tournament that were hosted by Providence. Prior to her position at Providence, Cafarelli spent three years as assistant sports information director at the College of William and Mary.

She has been a member of the Academic All-America Committee since June 1988 and currently serves as the group's associate chair for external relations. In 2000, Cafarelli received the Lester Jordan Award from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for outstanding contributions to the Academic All-America program. She also is a member of the NCAA Final Four media relations committee and serves on Notre Dame's Academic Honors Program for Student-Athletes selection committee.

Cafarelli participated in the Sports Management Institute in 1998-99.

Born March 3, 1961, the Schenectady, N.Y., native received her bachelor's degree in American studies from Notre Dame in 1983. During that time, she spent two years as a student assistant in the University's sports information office. Following graduation, Cafarelli attended Ohio University where she received her master's degree in sports administration in 1984.