2010-11 ECAC-SIDA Executive Board

Jill Olsen Secretary Johns Hopkins jolsen6@jhu.edu

Jill Olsen is in her fourth year as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Johns Hopkins University, where she is responsible for the coverage of 11 of the Blue Jays 24 varsity sports, including the Division I women's lacrosse program.

Olsen began her career in sports information as a graduate student at North Carolina State University. She spent two years as a student assistant in the NC State Media Relations office while pursuing her master’s degree in sports management. While at NC State, Olsen worked at the 2002 and 2003 ACC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships as well as, the First and Second Rounds and the East Regional of the 2002 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. In addition, Olsen was the Media Relations Assistant for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2002.

After graduating from NC State in 2003, Olsen landed her first full-time job as the Associate Director of Sports Information at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. There she was responsible for 15 of the Saints' 32 varsity sports, including football and Division I women's ice hockey. Olsen covered two NCAA Frozen Fours in her time with the Saints women's hockey team. After two and a half years in Canton, she relocated to Baltimore and Johns Hopkins University.

In her three and a half years with the Blue Jays, Olsen has hosted numerous Centennial Conference Tournament and NCAA Tournament events. In addition, she assisted with the 2007 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Final Four and the ECAC-SIDA Workshop, both hosted in Baltimore just days apart. Olsen also worked on the game day staff for the Baltimore Ravens in 2006.