Joe Onderko was named the first full-time executive director in the history of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) on July 1, 2006 and begins his second year as the league's chief administrator in the 2007-08 academic year. He is responsible for all conference administration and public relations duties at the conference office in Wexford, Pa., located in the North Hills of Pittsburgh.

Onderko reports directly to the PAC Presidents' Council, comprised of the presidents of the conference member institutions. He was named to the NCAA Division III Financial Aid Committee in January, 2007.

Onderko, 37, previously worked full-time for 11 years (1995-2006) as sports information director at PAC member Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa., while serving as PAC Information Director on a part-time basis for five years (2001-06). During that span with the PAC, he was responsible for all public relations and information duties in the conference, including press releases, conference statistics, and website management.

During his tenure at Westminster, Onderko was responsible for all public relations and sports information efforts at a 20-sport NCAA Division III athletic program, which previously was a member of both the NAIA and NCAA Division II. He earned 12 national publication awards, including three "Best in the Nation" honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Onderko also served as a member of CoSIDA's Academic All-America committee from 1995-2006, concluding his tenure as national coordinator of the Academic All-American of the Year and Hall of Fame programs.

Prior to coming to Westminster, Onderko served as assistant sports information director at NCAA Division I Virginia Commonwealth University (1992-95) in Richmond and was a public relations intern for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers (1992).

A native of Jamestown, Pa., Onderko is a 1992 graduate of Robert Morris University with a bachelor's degree in communication management, while earning his master's degree in education from Westminster in 2000. He and his wife, Pam, reside in Wilmington Township, Pa., with their daughters Erin (6) and Lauren (3).
 

Jeff DeBaldo will serve as an intern in the PAC office during the 2007-08 academic year. DeBaldo will assist PAC Executive Director Joe Onderko in all aspects of conference operations.

DeBaldo is a 2007 graduate of PAC member Waynesburg University, majoring in Communication with an emphasis in Sports Broadcasting/Information. He worked for over two years as a student assistant in the Waynesburg sports information office, where he was actively involved in publication production, statistical compilation and the writing and editing of athletic press releases. During that time, DeBaldo received a "Best in the Nation" award from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for his work on the Waynesburg football program cover.

In addition to his work in the Waynesburg SID office, DeBaldo served as assistant sports editor and as a staff writer of the Waynesburg Yellow Jacket student newspaper for two years. He also worked for over two years as a freelance sports writer covering high school and college athletics for The (Uniontown, Pa.) Herald-Standard and served as a Media Relations Intern at the University of Pittsburgh during the summer of 2005.

A CoSIDA member, DeBaldo is a native of Gibsonia, Pa., and is a graduate of Hampton High School.

Presidents’ Athletic Conference

8500 Brooktree Road, Suite 130

Wexford, PA   15090

Phone – (724) 933-4630

Fax – (724) 933-4635

PAC Officiating Supervisors/Assignors
Football - Tri-State Intercollegiate Athletic Corporation

Supervisor - Ed Manning - emmafl24@comcast.net

Assistant Supervisor - Bruce Boliver - bruce.boliver@sru.edu

Basketball - Intercollegiate Officiating Association (IOA)
Men's Supervisor - Tom Toohig - ttoohig@msn.com

Women's Supervisor - Diane Plas - jplas@prodigy.net
Administrator - Dennis Collins - ncac@northcoast.org

Baseball

Assignor - Chuck Adya - adjref@aol.com

Men's & Women's Soccer
Supervisor - Don Brown - donalddbrown@yahoo.com

Softball

Assignor - Denny Mader - dmader@compucom-inc.com

Volleyball assignors are hired individually by PAC schools