Holy Cross Athletics

Now in her 37th year at Holy Cross in 2023-24, Rosemary Shea serves as the department's Deputy Athletic Director for Enrollment and Student Success. Shea oversees all areas that have a direct impact on student-athlete experience, including admissions, enrollment, student-athlete development, sports performance and sports medicine. She additionally oversees compliance and serves as the department's Senior Women's Administrator (SWA) and liaison to various campus partners, the Patriot League and the NCAA.

Shea joined the athletic staff shortly after earning a bachelor's degree in English from Holy Cross in 1987. Since 1990 she has served as the athletic department's compliance officer, with responsibility to assure that the college's staff, coaches, and student-athletes understand and comply with NCAA rules and regulations. She monitors eligibility and academic progress for all Holy Cross student-athletes and coordinates an ongoing rules education program for coaches and staff members. In 2000, Shea was promoted to associate athletic director and added the duties of scheduling for several sports. She was named senior woman administrator in 2015, and was promoted to senior associate director of athletics in 2017.

Shea was a member of the NCAA Division I Rowing Committee from 2001-2005, serving as the committee's chair from 2004-2005. She has also represented the Patriot League on the NCAA Division I Championship / Sports Management Cabinet.