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David Kingsley

  • Title
    Associate Athletic Director (SID and Compliance)
  • Email
    kingsleyd@wcsu.edu
  • Phone
    (203) 837-9014
Western Connecticut State University announced the hiring of David Kingsley as its associate athletic director for sports communications and compliance in the fall of 2023.  Kingsley came to WestConn from Trinity College where he served as director of sports communications and assistant athletic director. 
 
Possessing a wealth of experience in athletic communications, Kingsley held the positions of director of sports information, director for sports communications, and assistant athletic director for communications during his 25 years at Trinity College. Prior to Trinity, Kingsley was an assistant at Southern Connecticut State University, working under the tutelage of Hall of Fame Sports Information Director (SID) Rick Leddy.
 
Kingsley heads up WestConn's communications and compliance offices while also handling numerous other duties in his role as associate athletic director.  He is a member of the WestConn Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and the school's Student Life Committee.  At Trinity, he was responsible for all public relations functions for its NCAA Division III, 30-sport athletic department.  He helped Trinity's teams consistently gain local and national media attention and elevated the department's creative, multimedia, graphic and social media efforts throughout his time with the Bantams.   
 
Kingsley has served as media host for multiple athletic championship events, including the 2021 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championships and the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship Semifinals.  He was the co-chair of the Trinity Athletics Branding Committee and chair of both the Trinity College Athletics Hall of Fame Committee and is a veteran member of the College Sports Communicators (CSC) organization.

Kingsley graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in communication and was a pitcher for the Quaker baseball team.  He went on to coach baseball and earn a master's degree in exercise science from Southern Connecticut State University.