Goldey-Beacom Associate AD Jeremy Benoit Featured in Vermont Newspaper

1/7/2021 12:00:00 AM

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Jeremy Benoit, who has helped Goldey-Beacom's Athletics Department achieve a great deal during his ascent to Associate Director of Athletics, recently was featured in an article by the Rutland Herald.

The Rochester, NH native took time with reporter Tom Haley to discuss his early years in New England that included his days as a student-athlete at Castleton University, located minutes from the newspaper's office.

Benoit in 2015 arrived as the department's Compliance Specialist and has taken on an increased role, producing a greater awareness of Athletics within the College. He was elevated in January 2019 to Associate AD after his promotion in December 2016 to Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance and Operations. He also serves as the Title IX Deputy Coordinator for the College and an adjunct professor of Sport Management.

He also has done extensive work with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as well as with GBC Cares, the department's community service arm. Part of that community service has featured extensive work at The Summit, interviewing veterans at the nearby retirement home discuss their life in the military and the fight they endured for our freedom. The project, Veterans of The Summit: Stories of Service, closed third for the 2019 NCAA Division II Award of Excellence.

Benoit came in after working in the summer of 2015 for the Ivy League. At the Princeton, NJ office, he updated documents and policies, did logistical planning for upcoming championships, assisted in compliance material used for student-athlete educational documents and worked with the staff on agendas and ongoing projects.

Prior to that, Benoit was a graduate assistant athletic director at Castleton University for two years. He helped maintain compliance regulations related to academic performance, administered game-day operations, assisted in the teaching and production of Sport Administration courses and implemented the 360 Proof alcohol awareness program while earning his Master of Arts in Education.

He has also served as an adjunct professor of Sport Administration for Castleton since 2015, and in 2012 was an Event and Merchandise Management intern for Spartan Race. With Spartan Race, he handled merchandise operations and customer service.

Benoit also did his undergraduate work and played football at Castleton University during its first four seasons, earning a Bachelor of Science in Sport Administration with a minor in Business Administration. He served as Academic Captain for the football program from 2010-13, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President in 2012-13, was a residence hall community advisor and helped with multiple community service projects.

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