Sarah Keller was named VMI's Assistant AD for Facilities and Compliance in May of 2016, afte previously serving as the Assistant AD for Athletic Academic Services and in other similar roles since January of 2015. Keller became N4A certified in the summer of 2015 and is now responsible for various aspects of working with VMI's facilities, as well as serving as a compliance officer for the department as a whole.
Keller came to VMI with a well-rounded resume that includes both coaching and academic experience. Most recently, she spent time at the University of Toledo as the school's Student-Athlete Academic Services Intern, where she worked closesly with a group of the university's highest-risk student to tutor, support academic progress and monitor eligibility. She also developed an advising protocol, among many other responsibilities at Toledo.
Keller also spent just under a year as a graduate assistant at the Gordie Center for Substance Abuse Prevention in Charlottesville, where she advised the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team (ADAPT) student group. She also organized, marketed and implemented efforts regarding Substance Abuse Awareness Week and National Hazing Prevention Week, along with assisting with grant writing and managing registration for NCAA-sponsored APPLE conference.
Much of Keller's other experience comes from the athletic arena, where she was a four-time Division III National Championship competitor in women's rowing for Trinity College. She then advanced to spend two summers competing for the U.S. on the under-23 national team, where she rowed at the World Championships in both 2010 and 2011. She then spent time at both Bucknell and Virginia as an assistant rowing coach, and added recruiting coordinator duties at her first stop with the Bison. There, she organized and implemented all official and unofficial recruiting visits and was responsible for all operations logistics.
Keller graduated from Trinity College in 2011 with a B.S. in psychology and educational studies and secured her Masters of Higher Education from the University of Virginia in 2013.
