Thornton Center Staff

 Dr. Todd Diacon
 Vice Provost/NCAA-SEC Faculty Athletic Representative

 Eric Brey
 Thornton Center Director
 Fernandez West
 Associate Director
 Football, W-Golf

 Kerry Howland
 Assistant Director
 W-Basketball, Rowing, M-Golf

 Jacqui Schuman
 Assistant Director
 Student Development

 J. Scott Swain
 Assistant Director/Special Needs Program
 Tutoring Program

 Kelly Brock
 Assistant Director for Counseling
 Men’s Basketball, Volleyball

 Dan Carlson
 Academic Counselor
 Football, W-Tennis

 Kay Shanahan
 Academic Counselor
 M&W Cross Country, M&W Track & Field, M-Tennis

 Ashley Wheelis
 Tutor Coordinator/Academic Counselor
  Baseball, Softball

 Heather Bell
 Academic Counselor
 Football

 Brooke Richardson
 Academic Counselor
 M&W Swimming & Diving, Soccer

 Georgia Caver
 Writing Specialist
 Marti McClard
 Math Specialist
 Earl Schliesman
 Compliance Officer
 Shannon Crabtree
 Learning Specialist
 Barbara Craddock
 Administrative Support
 Becky Narvel
 Administrative Support



 Thornton Center Administration

Kay Shanahan

Academic Counselor
M&W Cross Country,
M&W Track & Field, M-Tennis


Kay Shanahan has been in student-athlete support services at the University of Tennessee for ten years. Shanahan received her bachelors and masters degrees from Tennessee and is a native of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Shanahan is the academic counselor for the men's and women's cross country, track & field teams and the men's tennis team. She also edits the student-athlete handbook, coordinates Thornton Center publications, is the liaison for athletic international admissions and is responsible for the UT, SEC and NCAA academic awards for all student-athletes.


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