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Angela Baumann
MASCAC Commissioner
Office Phone: (413)-572-8212
Office E-mail: abaumann@wsc.ma.edu

Angela Baumann was appointed the MASCAC's fifth commissioner in August 2006.

Prior to her current position, Baumann headed the marketing, corporate relations and ticket operations efforts at Montana State since December of 1996. In March of 1999, she was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director. Baumann oversaw many different aspects of the Bobcat athletic department during her tenure in Bozeman including corporate relations, special events, marketing and promotions and ticket operations. An active member of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Association (NACMA), she is the recipient of three gold, three silver and one bronze NACMA awards in recent years.

"The membership of the MASCAC is extremely excited to be entering this new and positive phase in our conference history," said Dr. Vicky Carwein. "Angela Baumann brings a wealth of knowledge, motivation and excitement to this position and she promises to provide us with dynamic leadership as we look to improve the way the MASCAC serves its student-athletes."

Prior to Montana State, Baumann spent over two years at East Carolina where she served as the Marketing Coordinator and then Interim Director of Marketing for the Recreational Services department.

"I am very excited and honored to work with the MASCAC," stated Baumann. "The conference has a supportive group of Presidents and an outstanding group of Athletic Directors and student-athletes with a very bright future. I am looking forward to start working with this talented group of individuals."

Baumann returns to her Division III roots where she was a standout volleyball player at Wisconsin-LaCrosse. She was a four-year starter at setter and was named to the WWIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. She received her degree in Physical Education-Sport Management in 1992 before earning her master's degree in Sport Management from Ohio State in 1994.

Jim Seavey
MASCAC Media Relations Director
Office E-mail: mascacinfo@wsc.ma.edu

Jim Seavey was appointed MASCAC Media Relations Director in July 2008. 

Seavey, who was also recently appointed Sports Information Director at MASCAC-member institution Massachusetts Maritime Academy, brings more than 20 years of professional marketing and communications experience to his current position with the MASCAC.

"We are extremely excited to have Jim aboard as the MASCAC's Media Relations Director," MASCAC Commissioner Angela Baumann said. "Jim has proven himself in the professional for more than two decades and we believe he will continue to help the MASCAC move forward in its continued marketing efforts."

With the MASCAC, Seavey will assist in promoting each of the conference's 15 sponsored sports, and also serve as the MASCAC's primary statistician and communications contact to both the NCAA and all national media.

From August 2007 - July 2008, Seavey served as Director of Sports Information at Division III Suffolk University, where he coordinated public relations efforts for Suffolk's 13 intercollegiate sports and helped establish increased media exposure on the local, regional and national levels.

Prior to Suffolk, Seavey was the Associate Director of Athletics/Director of Athletic Communications at Division II Stonehill College from July 1998 - June 2007. While at Stonehill, Seavey oversaw an athletic communications office that served all public relations needs for 20 intercollegiate sports. In addition, he also assisted in various administrative duties, including the scheduling of games and officials, as well as external development fundraising.

During the 2006-2007 academic year, Seavey also served as Publicist for the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC).

He also served at two other Division II institutions, first as Director of Sports Information at Merrimack College (1990-1995) and later as Director of Athletic Media Relations at University of Massachusetts-Lowell (1995-1998).

While at Merrimack, Seavey served a stint as Interim Director of Media Relations for Hockey East in the spring of 1994.

Seavey, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism/English from Marquette University in 1986, began his career in athletic communications as the Sports Information Director at Loras College (1988-1989) and Nichols College (1989-1990). While at Nichols, Seavey served as Public Relations Director of the Pilgrim Lacrosse League.

Seavey is also currently the College Division Representative of the College Sports Information Director of America (COSIDA) and was a past president of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors Association (ECAC-SIDA).

MASCAC OFFICERS
MASCAC President              Tom Kelley, Framingham State College
MASCAC Vice-President       Sue Lauder, Fitchburg State College
MASCAC Secretary              Bob Corradi, Massachusetts Maritime Academy