Cobleskill, N.Y.:  Beginning in the 2020-21 fall semester; the SUNY Cobleskill Athletic Department will be instituting a new program initiative named, "Student-Athlete Networking Nights". The program will feature five on-line interactive sessions between current Fighting Tiger student-athletes and Fighting Tiger alumni who have entered the workforce in variety of fields.
According to the program's coordinator SUNY Cobleskill's Student-Athlete Affairs Administrator/Head Women's Soccer Coach Rosie Kayes, "Our program's goal is to connect our current student-athletes with our alumni in an effort to help them grow their networking skills along with helping them to begin to build their personal professional networks."

Networking strategies and advice will be related to a diverse group of career fields over the course of the semester including: Agriculture, Ag. Business, Insurance, Athletics/Sports Management, Communications, Marketing Engineering and Animal Science.

A large number of Fighting Tiger alumni will participate in the program including: Tegan Matthews, Galway, N.Y./Galway, women's basketball, Jocelyn Zaneski, Riverhead, N.Y., Riverhead High School, women's basketball, Alexis Nunez, White Plains, N.Y., White Plains High School, men's basketball, Mike Marcelin, Dix Hills, N.Y., Half Hallow East High School, men's basketball, Colleen Holmes (Mahoney), Staten Island, N.Y., women's cross country/track & field, Leigha LaTourette, women's soccer, Downsville, N.Y., Downsville High School, Nate Carinci, Oneida, N.Y., Oneida High School, baseball, Dr. Justin Alger Ph.D., Walton, N.Y., Walton High School, Wrestling/Cross Country/Track & Field, Tracee Schiebel, Vernon, N.Y., Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School, women's basketball/golf, Kady Porterfield, Macdoel, Calf., Butte Valley High School, women's volleyball/basketball, Devon Hoffman, Utica, N.Y., Thomas R. Proctor High School, men's tennis and Heather Frees, Johnstown, N.Y., Johnstown High School, women's swimming & diving.

All sessions will be presented via Zoom and interested parties can receive login information by contacting coach Rosie Kays at (518) 255-5827 or via e-mail at KaysRV@cobleskill.edu.

Fighting Tiger Networking Nights Schedule & Career Areas

Tuesday, September 15 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Agriculture/Animal Medicine
Monday, September 28 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sports Management/College Athletics/Business/Insurance
Wednesday, October 14 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Agriculture/ Ag. Business
Monday, October 26 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Marketing/Communications
Tuesday, November 3 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Engineering/Education/Ed. Administration