Avery Esdaile
B.S., Wesleyan University
M.S., University of New Haven
Avery Esdaile enters his seventh year at Wellesley College. As the Assistant Athletic Director, he oversees operations for all home events and also does extensive work with the contest management and team travel budgets. In addition, Esdaile coordinates team travel arrangements for each of the Blue's 13 varsity sports.
Aside from his event and budgetary responsibilities, Esdaile also serves on several department committees. As a member of the leadership group, the athletics committee and the facilities and operations committee, he steers a collaborative effort that works to enhance department policies surrounding athletic philosophies and operations.
Esdaile also has several campus-wide commitments. He is the co-chair of the College's Compensation and Personnel Policy Advisory Committee that is charged with advising the President and other appropriate officers on all administrative procedures and policies. Additionally, he is a member of Wellesley's Budgetary Advisory Committee.
Outside of Wellesley, Esdaile has served as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Swimming and Diving coaches group liaison for the past two years. He has twice represented Wellesley as the Director of the NEWMAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championship and has also served as tournament director of numerous Seven Sisters Championships.
Prior to being hired at Wellesley, Esdaile spent two years in the Athletics Department at Yale University. As the assistant for athletic facilities and varsity sports operation, he worked in event management as well as football and basketball operations for the Bulldogs. Esdaile also organized practice schedules for all varsity teams.
A New Haven, CT native, Esdaile completed a Masters of Science in Management of Sports Industries at the University of New Haven in May of 2008. He previously earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Wesleyan University in 2000, where he was a four-year starter and letter-winner on the men’s basketball team. Esdaile also spent time working with the University Relations Department helping to coordinate family and reunions weekends and is still active at his alma mater, serving as class secretary and on reunion committees.
In his free time, he enjoys basketball, cooking and talking with his good friend Rusty Eggen from WPI.
