Julene (Fisher) Caulfield (MAT '11) was promoted to the position of Associate Vice President of Athletics and Recreation in May 2023.
Caulfield has been a member of the Manhattanville community for 19 years and with the athletics program for 18 of those years. She had served as Associate Director of Athletics from 2017-19 and is the Senior Woman Administrator for the department. She previously served for 12 years as Assistant Director of Athletics and the Senior Woman Administrator. In November 2019, Caulfield was promoted to the position of Director of Athletics and Recreation.
As the Director of Athletics and Recreation, Caulfield is responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the College's 22-sport department, continuing the rich tradition of Manhattanville Valiant Athletics and ensuring that all men's and women's programs are competitive and maintain high academic standards for all student-athletes. Caulfield also oversees the department's compliance with NCAA standards, the Valiant coaches and staff members, and fundraising and partnership opportunities.
Caulfield has accomplished much for the department during her tenure with the Valiants. Some highlights include assisting in the orchestration of the agreement for and installation of The Bubble, a seasonal structure which now covers Ophir Field on the campus in the winter months, in partnership with New York Soccer Club. Caulfield also played a major role in the creation and development of the Intramural and Recreation program over the last two years. Additionally, Caulfield assisted in the development of the Manhattanville Athletics Hall of Fame from the ground up, in conjunction with former Director of Athletics Keith Levinthal, which inducted its sixth class this past October.
Caulfield joined Manhattanville as an administrative assistant in the College’s development office before moving over to athletics in April of 2003 to become an Assistant to the Director of Athletics/Assistant Sports Information Director.
Caulfield earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from Manhattanville in 2011. She is a 2002 graduate of Marymount College of Fordham University with a dual degree in English and Journalism. A native of Swartz Creek, Mich., Caulfield resides in Putnam Valley, N.Y., with her husband, two young sons.
