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This feature is part of our series of profiles showcasing members throughout the CoSIDA membership during the celebration of CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week for 2021. See more features at CoSIDA.com/ThankYourSID.

Rachel Vogel – Hofstra University, Director of Creative Content

by Rob Knox – UNC Greensboro, Associate AD for Strategic Communications

Rachel Vogel arrived at Hofstra in October 2018 as Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. She was promoted to Director of Creative Content in September 2021. In this role, she is the primary media contact for the women's soccer, women's basketball, and softball teams, and oversees the Hofstra Pride digital content. Vogel also is a member of the CoSIDA Professional Development and Education Committee. Previously, Vogel spent three years at the University of New Haven where she was the primary media contact for nine sports and also focused her work on creating a visual brand for the athletic department, feature and highlight video packages, and social content. While at SUNY Maritime as an assistant SID in 2017, Vogel was one of the first NCAA Inclusion CoSIDA Convention Grant recipients.

Rachel Vogel, her husband, Casey Schermick, a former SID, and their dog, Georgia. The photo was taken on a vacation to the Poconos.

What’s the best part of being an athletics communicator and why?

RV: The best part of my job is helping student-athletes preserve the memories of what many call the best four years of your life. Unfortunately, sometimes our work as athletic communicators go unnoticed, but I know that when student-athletes are able to show their family now, their future children, and their children’s children their accomplishments as a student-athlete someday, that will be very rewarding.

What’s a key professional development tip that’s worked for you during your career that you’d be willing to share?

RV: Be the most well-rounded and versatile individual that you can be. You don’t have to be an expert in every single thing you do - be an expert in some things - but I have found that the more knowledge and experience you have in many different areas, the more valuable you are to your organization, and the less you have to rely on others.

You also never know how certain skills will help you in the long run. Another tip that I would give is to pay attention to detail because it really shows when you do. Always do things the right way even if it isn’t the easy way.

While working at the University of New Haven, Rachel Vogel holds the NCAA Division II Volleyball East Region Championship trophy, which the New Haven volleyball team won en route to advancing to the NCAA national championship round.

Current Hofstra women’s basketball senior forward Caria Reynolds and Rachel Vogel at Hofstra’s arena, the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.

What is your proudest achievement or achievements that have taken place during your career?

RV: The times I have been part of hosting an NCAA event. At New Haven, we hosted two Division II East Region Championships in baseball and volleyball in 2018. At Hofstra, we hosted a 2019 NCAA Tournament women’s soccer first round game. You put in so many long hours, early mornings and late nights, and you do so many things that go above and beyond of what you normally do. In the end, knowing you put on a world-class experience for others who have reached the pinnacle of their sport is something to be proud of. Hosting events like these is truly an all-hands-on-deck team effort, and that is something I really love to be a part of.

Rachel Vogel and her husband, Casey Schermick, a former athletic communications director, at the 2018 CoSIDA Convention in National Harbor, Maryland.