May 12, 2017 WACO, Texas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor University Vice President and Director of Athletics
Mack Rhoades announced one addition and two promotions on his internal operations team Friday.
Rhoades announced the hiring of Marcus Sedberry as Senior Associate AD for Student-Athlete Success, the promotion of Callie Schrank to Associate AD and Athletics Chief of Staff and the promotion of Cody Hall to Associate AD for Financial Services. All three will serve on Rhoades' senior staff.
"Marcus is a multi-talented educator with a strong background of molding successful student-athletes, and we're excited to bring him aboard to lead our Student-Athlete Development staff," Rhoades said. "We're also thrilled to promote and expand the roles of Callie and Cody, who have both done a tremendous job serving their alma mater. All three of these senior staff members are integral to our mission of Preparing Champions for Life."
Sedberry will join Baylor on May 15 as Senior Associate AD for Student-Athlete Success. He will oversee the Academic Center for Excellence and Student-Athlete Development staff, including academics, the student-athlete advisory committee, career development and the Leadership Academy.
Sedberry has three years of experience in Student-Athlete Development at University of Arkansas, as both Assistant AD of Student-Athlete Development & Administration (2016-present) and Director of Student-Athlete Development (2012-14). He has additional experience on the Philadelphia Eagles staff as Director of Player Engagement (2014-15) and at University of Central Florida as Director of Student Services (2008-12) and Special Assistant to the Athletics Director (2006-08).
Schrank oversees all athletics department personnel matters, including hiring and evaluation processes, as Associate AD and Athletics Chief of Staff. She assists with fiscal planning, strategic planning and decision making for the department and manages the office of the Athletics Director.
Schrank joined the Baylor Athletics staff in August 2011 as Assistant to the Athletics Director. She was promoted to Director of Personnel & Administration in 2014 and to Assistant AD for Personnel & Administration in 2015.
Hall oversees business operations, accounting and fiscal planning as Associate AD for Financial Services. He manages the accounting staff's preparation of required financial documents and annual financial audits, oversees travel, equipment and all budget operations.
A Baylor baseball letterwinner who was also a student assistant on the Bears' 2005 College World Series team, Hall joined the Baylor Athletics department in August 2007 as Assistant Business Manager. He was promoted to Director of Business Operations in 2011 and to Assistant AD for Business Operations in 2015.