Vassar College Athletics

Vassar RISE Staff

Kaitlin Leach - Deputy Director of Athletics, Director of Student-Athlete Welfare & Senior Woman Administrator
Kaitilin Leach joined the Vassar College staff in 2017. The department's Deputy Director of Athletics, Director of Student-Athlete Welfare and the Senior Woman Administrator, she has been a coordinator for the Vassar RISE program since becoming a Brewer.
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E-mail: kleach@vassar.edu
Phone: 845-437-7453










Keith Simons - Coordinator of RISE
Keith Simons joined the Vassar College staff as the head women's soccer coach in the summer of 2021, he will join Leach in heading up the Vassar RISE Program.
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E-mail: ksimons@vassar.edu
Phone: 845-437-5459










   Jonathan Hood, PH.D - Coordinator of RISE
   Jonathan Hood joined the Vassar College staff as the head men's soccer coach in the summer of 2022, he will join Leach in heading up the Vassar RISE Program.
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    E-mail: jhood@vassar.edu
    Phone: 845-437-5460                                                                 
                    











   Meredith Mesaris - Coordinator of RISE
   Meredith Mesaris joined the Vassar College staff as the head women's basketball coach in 2023, she will join Leach in heading up the Vassar RISE Program.
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    E-mail: mmesaris@vassar.edu
    Phone: 845-437-5347    












    
    Faye Stevens - Administrative Fellow for Compliance and Student-Athlete Welfare
    Faye Stevens joined the Vassar College staff as the administrative fellow in the summer of 2025, she will join Leach in heading up the Vassar RISE Program.
    (Read More About Stevens)
    E-mail: fstevens@vassar.edu
    Phone: 845-437-7822