Staff Directory
- Title:
- Deputy Director of Athletics
- Email:
- Phone:
- (203) 582-8090
Sarah Fraser is in her fifth year as Quinnipiac's deputy director of athletics and SWA. In her role, she oversees the department’s sport management, academics, student services, athletic communications, business operations, equipment services and employee relations efforts. She is also involved in strategic planning.
Fraser came to Quinnipiac from Brown University where she served as the senior associate director of athletics for compliance. In that role, she coordinated NCAA compliance efforts for the Bears' 38 varsity sports and 900 student-athletes, working extensively in NCAA rules education, policy development and the monitoring of student-athletes in accordance with NCAA regulations. Fraser was also the program administrator for men's ice hockey, men's soccer, women's ice hockey, women's lacrosse, baseball and men's and women's fencing. During her tenure at Brown, Fraser was active within the larger campus community, serving as a part of the University’s Title IX Oversight and Advisory Board and the Campus Life Subcommittee on Athletics and Physical Education. Prior to her decade of service at Brown, Fraser previously held the role of assistant commissioner for Women's Hockey with ECAC Hockey, where her administrative responsibilities included the day-to-day management of league operations.
Fraser is active in national leadership roles, and is currently a member of the NCAA Olympic Sports Liaison Committee. From 2015-2019, she served as chair of the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Committee, and prior to that she completed a term on the NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Rules Committee. In addition, Fraser has been a member of the NCAA Division I Progress Toward Degree Waiver Committee, the NACWAA Legislation & Governance Committee and the NAAC Education Committee. Fraser is an active member of the Board of Directors with USA Hockey where she holds seats on the playing rules committee, the legal council and the youth council. She also chairs the USA Hockey Women’s National Team Advisory Committee.
Fraser graduated from Dartmouth in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in environmental studies. At Dartmouth, she was an All-American in ice hockey while also competing on the track and field team. Upon the completion of her collegiate eligibility, Fraser played for the 1999 United States National Team that won the silver medal at the IIHF World Championship. In 2003, she completed her master's degree in communication studies at the University of Rhode Island. In 2013, she completed the NCAA/NACWAA Institute of Administrative Advancement and will attend the Women Leaders in College Sports Executive Institute in July 2019.
