| Dr. Robert J. Dranoff | ||
| Title | Commissioner | |
| rdranoff@eccsports.org | ||
| Phone | 631 348-3451 | |
Dr. Robert J. Dranoff, was named the fifth Commissioner of the East Coast Conference (ECC) April 30, 2008 and commenced duties June 15, 2008.
"The opportunity to return to a conference with which I am very familiar makes this a great fit," noted Dranoff upon his appointment. "Being part of the ECC is not only about providing championship opportunities, it's also about creating and building community service and helping the student-athletes truly enjoy their collegiate experience."
Dranoff has been involved in college athletics in the New York metropolitan area for nearly 30 years. He began his career as Assistant Director of Athletics at St. Johns University in 1978 before moving to the position of Director of Athletics at the State University of New York/College at Old Westbury from 1988 through 1992.
From 1992 to 2004, Dranoff was Director of Athletics at ECC member Dowling College. During that period he was also very involved in conference management activities, acting as President and Past President as well as serving on various ECAC and NCAA committees. In recognition for his work at Dowling, he was inducted into the Dowling College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
Following his tenure at Dowling, Dranoff moved to Suffolk County Community College where he held the title Assistant Dean of Student Services and Director of Athletics. While serving Suffolk, Dranoff has also served as the Men's Regional Director of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XV, and 18-institution regional athletic conference. He held those positions until 2008 when he was appointed Commissioner of the ECC.
In addition to his work with the conference, Dranoff is active in the community with involvement in several organizations and instructs and presents to student and adult groups as well as college classes in the area of youth violence and bullying issues. He also is an adjunct professor in Sport Management at St. John???s and Dowling College.
A 1978 graduate of St. John's University with a degree in Athletic Administration, Dranoff earned a Master of Science Degree concentrating in counselor education from St. John's in 1984 and his Doctorate in Education concentrating on Educational Administration from Dowling in 2006. He resides in Sayville, N.Y. with his wife Ann and two daughters, Alexandra and Kathryn.
| Tom Emberley | ||
| Title | Assistant Commissioner | |
| temberley@eccsports.org | ||
| Phone | (631) 348-3452 | |
Tom Emberley joined the ECC as Assistant Commissioner in October, 2008. He came to the East Coast Conference after a stint as Assistant Director/Director of Media Relations at the City University of New York Athletic Conference, where he was responsible for the publicity and promotion of a 15-school, 24-sport conference. Emberley's duties included updating the conference's web site; producing weekly press releases and statistical reports; and editing content and design work for the CUNYAC's championship publications. He also played a major role in the visibility of the conference's championship events, which included live statistical updates of all team sport championships, audio webcasts of each event, and televised basketball and baseball championships through Time Warner Cable of Staten Island.
A native of Fitchburg, Mass., Emberley came to the CUNYAC after serving for two years as Director of Sports Information at ECC-member Long Island University-C.W. Post. He oversaw the implementation and design of the school's athletic web site (cwpostpioneers.com), and secured publicity at the local, regional and national levels for the 17-sport department - including the national championship-winning women's lacrosse program in 2007.
Emberley's career has also included stints as the Director of Athletic Communications at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (2003-05) and as Assistant Director of Athletic Communications at La Salle University (2002-03). Upon graduation from Western New England College (2001, Bachelor's in Sport Management), where he was a two-year member of the school's football team, Emberley served a post-graduate sports information internship at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Outside of the ECC, Emberley serves as ECAC-SIDA's Web Site Coordinator and on CoSIDA's Technology Committee. He also coordinates the USILA NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse All-America program, and has previously served on the Daktronics Division II Men's Soccer All-America Committee and as a voter for the NCBWA Division II Northeast Regional Poll. A member of two award-winning teams in the CoSIDA Publications Contest, Emberley resides in Massapequa, N.Y., with his wife, Jennifer, and their son, Tyler.
| Melissa Perry | ||
| Title | Director of Media Relations | |
| mperry@eccsports.org | ||
| Phone | 631-348-3453 | |
Melissa Perry was named Director of Media Relations on August 1, 2008 after a brief hiatus from the Sports Information World.
Perry is no stranger to the East Coast Conference as she served as the Director of Athletic Communications for Dowling College. During her tenure at Dowling she managed the day-to-day demands of the athletic media office as well as developed relationships with local and national media outlets. As the Co-Advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Perry helped to establish community service initiatives including a yearlong partnership with the "Keep Islip Clean" organization. Additionally, she organized the yearly Athletic Awards Banquet and served as the host sports information director for numerous NCAA events.
After Dowling, Perry held a brief stint with the American Heart Association working as a special events assistant for the "Go Red for Women" movement.
A Long Island native, Perry graduated from Ithaca College in 2005 with a degree in Sports Management.
