DETROIT (9/2/2014) -- Alumni, fans, student athletes and parents, you will see some new faces all around Titan athletics this year as the University of Detroit Mercy Athletic Department has announced its' interns and graduate assistants for the upcoming 2014-15 season.
 
"I would like to thank all the department supervisors for their hard work in identifying these great individuals," said Director of Athletics Robert C. Vowels, Jr. "All of these new interns and graduate assistants came with high recommendations in regard to their work ethic and communication skills and they are not only here to help us in all areas, but to grow as individuals in the world of collegiate athletics."
 
One name that will stay around Calihan Hall is Sean Clark, who was promoted to Assistant Director of Sports Medicine. He was a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the last two seasons working primarily with men's and women's cross country and softball, but assisting the sports medicine department with all 19 varsity sports. He graduated from Central Michigan with a bachelor's of science in athletic training and recently completed his masters in health services administration from UDM.
 
"Sean has been with us for the past two years as a graduate assistant and was a valuable asset during his time," said Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Mike Miller.  "He was great with the coaches and student athletes and when a full time position came open here, it was an easy decision to keep him with the Titans."
 
Another familiar face that will return is former women's lacrosse standout Megan Callahan '13 as she will fill the new position of Student Athlete Welfare Assistant. In her role, she will assist compliance and academics in all areas of need. Callahan started all 73 games in her Titan career from 2010-13 amassing 25 points on 20 goals and five assists along with 74 ground balls, 87 draw controls and 32 caused turnovers. She received the Coaches Award and the Reverend Norbert Hubert Award as a senior for her leadership and she graduated with a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
 
Cameron Meyer will be the new Athletic Director Intern. A 2014 graduate of Grand Valley State with a bachelor's degree in journalism, advertising and public relations, he recently worked with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL as a game night intern.
 
A local product, Adam Bouton will serve as the new Athletic Communications Assistant. He came to Detroit after working with the sports information staff at Wayne State for nearly two years. He graduated from Western Michigan with a degree in journalism and earned his masters in sports administration from WSU.

Kevin Fischer and Christian Lowry will be the new Operations Coordinators in the Facility and Event Operations department. Fischer was the Lansing Lugnuts Clubhouse Manager for the last two years and that was after working as an intern with the Michigan High School Athletic Association in 2011. He graduated from Michigan State in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in communications. Lowry recently graduated from Lincoln Christian University in Lincoln, Illinois, with a degree in business administration. He played basketball for LCU and was a two-time Academic All-American as well as a team captain and the Red Lions' Defensive Player of the Year, all while working with the University's facilities department.
 
The Titan Sports Medicine staff will have five new members as Bailey Gerke, Brittany Mangan and Christopher Matchett will be the new graduate assistant athletic trainers, while Dr. Justin Kessler and Dr. Meagan Lewis will be the two new sports medicine fellows from Henry Ford.
 
Gerke graduated from Ball State with a bachelor's degree in athletic training and is currently enrolled in the health services administration masters program at Detroit. At Ball State, she worked with the athletic training office alongside the Cardinals' football, men's basketball, track and softball programs along with gaining experience with the athletic departments at Muncie Southside and Muncie Central.
 
Matchett also comes to UDM from Ball State, where he earned a degree in athletic training and is now pursuing his masters in health services administration. With the Cardinals, he worked with the football, baseball, men's basketball and women's soccer teams, while also doing clinical rotations at Muncie Central, New Castle and Delta high schools.
 
Mangan worked with Florida Southern College last year as an intern assistant athletic trainer, serving as the main certified athletic trainer for the Moccasins' volleyball and men's lacrosse programs. She graduated from the University of South Florida in 2013 with a bachelors of science in athletic training and is also enrolled in the health services administration masters program. As part of her clinical rotations at USF, she worked with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL and Saint Leo University, along with serving as a student athletic trainer with the Bulls' football program.
 
Christian Polega is the new graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach for the upcoming season. No stranger to the Horizon League, Polega graduated from Milwaukee in 2011 with a bachelor of science in kinesiology as well as a certificate in strength and conditioning from the College of Health Sciences. For the past year, he was a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach at PEAK Health and Wellness in Missoula, Montana, and has also been an intern in the strength and conditioning department with the University of Montana and a couple of the Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliates.