Sarah Smith joined the Ithaca College administrative staff in July 2023 as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities, Athletics & Events Center.
In her role at Ithaca, Smith will oversee the scheduling of event usage at A&E and Higgins Stadium, along with managing travel and game contracts, and supporting home events across campus.
Smith was most recently employed at Island Health and Fitness as a member services manager, fitness instructor and personal trainer since March 2021. Prior to that, she worked at the Finger Lakes Fitness Center from 2007-2021 as an assistant manager and personal trainer.
At Island Health and Fitness, Smith helped recruit, hire and train employees, as well as schedule and organize weekly meetings. She was also responsible for staffing lifeguards, organizing membership records and managing payroll for member services and aquatics.
This past fall, Smith served as a volunteer assistant on the women's volleyball team that won its first Liberty League title, went undefeated through conference play and the coaches were named coaching staff of the year.
Smith earned her bachelor's degree in health promotion with a minor in business from Coastal Carolina University in 2005. She then received her master's in exercise physiology from Ithaca in 2006.
