Meet the Athletics Staff

To contact the St. Anne's-Belfield School Athletic Department, please call (434) 295-5550. Click the pictures and bars below to learn more about our Athletics team and coaches.

Staff

Seth Kushkin, Director of Athletics

Mary Blake, Associate Director of Athletics

Jessica Matula, Head Athletic Trainer

Chad Powlovich, Director of Athletic Development

Alli Wilkie, Associate Director of Athletic Development

Roman Madeline, Coordinator of Athletic Operations

Varsity Head Coaches

Damin Altizer, Boys' Varsity Basketball

Damin Altizer is a six-year Charlottesville resident who spent three years as a lead assistant coach at the Miller School and three years in the same position at St. Anne's-Belfield. He is also the founder of DR1VEN Training, a player development company that has worked with thousands of athletes in the United States and around the globe. As a player himself, he was a walk-on at the University of Virginia where he was a member of the 2006 – 2007 ACC Regular Season Championship Team.

Andrew Beardsley, Coed Varsity Cross Country

Andrew Beardsley is an Upper School Humanities teacher, advisor, varsity track assistant coach, and varsity Cross Country head coach. He previously coached cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field in Maine. In high school, Andy participated in cross country and track and field, and continued while at Bates College. He has entered many races over the years, including the Boston Marathon and Chicago Marathon. In 1986, Andy earned a B.A. in English from Bates College, and in 1988 earned a M.A. in English from University of Maine, Orono.

John Blake, Boys' Varsity Football

John Blake serves the School as director of alumni relations and Varsity Football head coach. He has previously served as a middle school physical education teacher, director of buildings and grounds, and coach to an array of athletics teams. The Varsity Football team has won six state championships under his leadership, and multiple players have gone on to play in the NFL. John was raised in the Charlottesville area and attended PVCC and Concord University.

Charlotte Devine, Girls' Varsity Volleyball

Megan Grant, Coed Varsity Swimming

Megan Grant joined the School in 2013 and currently teaches Grade 4 students. In addition to coaching Coed varsity Swimming and Girls on the Run at the School, Megan has served as the Charlottesville 5K Coordinator for Girls on the Run and coached with the Jefferson Swim League. She studied English and communications at Denison University before attending the University of Virginia to receive a M.Ed. in reading education.

Tara Harrington, Girls' Varsity Field Hockey

In addition to being the head coach of the Girls' Varsity Field Hockey team, Tara Harrington serves the School as the director of leadership and campaign giving. Tara joined the School in 2019 after serving as the associate director of annual giving at Providence College where she developed the reunion and class agent fundraising programs and worked as a front-line fundraiser. Prior to her career in development, Tara served as the head field hockey coach at Brown University.

Bo Perriello '89, Boys' Varsity Lacrosse

Bo Perriello '89 is the director of admission for Grades 9 - 12, as well as the Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse head coach. He previously coached at Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J. and St. John’s Prep School in Danvers, Mass. As a student at St. Anne’s-Belfield School, he was a member of the 1986 and 1989 state championship lacrosse teams, and served as team captain in 1989. He was a four year letter winner at the University of Notre Dame, where he also served as team captain and made three NCAA tournament appearances. He graduated from Notre Dame in 1993 with a B.A., and earned a M.Ed. from Columbia University in 2002.

Julia Robbins, Coed Varsity Diving

Russ Sterling, Boys' Varsity Squash

Phil Stinnie, Girls' Varsity Basketball

Phil Stinnie is the director of student life, diversity and community outreach, community service coordinator, and Varsity Girls’ Basketball head coach. He played basketball at Virginia Commonwealth University from 1984 - 1988, where he studied business administration, and was drafted by the New York Knicks prior to playing professional basketball in Europe for 12 years. In his years coaching at St. Anne’s-Belfield School, his teams have won more than a dozen League of Independent School (LIS) championships, and participated in many state tournaments with Final Four appearances, including several runner-up and state championships wins. In 2018, Phil was honored for reaching 300 wins as the Girls' Varsity Basketball coach.

Trent Wiseman, Coed Varsity Track

In addition to being the Coed Varsity Track Head Coach, Trent Wiseman is an Upper School Humanities teacher. He has been around track and field since before he could walk as his father was a collegiate track and field athlete. He and his mother also started track programs around the Tampa, Fla. area. After participating in track and field during high school, Trent went on to compete in college for four years. Before coming to St. Anne's-Belfield, he was the head track and field coach for two years at a school in Tampa.

Dan Benick, Varsity Golf

Dan Benick is no stranger to the St. Anne's community, as he has worked with student athletes in our baseball program over the last two years. Dan is currently a PGA Golf professional at Keswick Golf Club, and played golf, baseball, and basketball throughout his career. Adam joins our golf program as a life-long lover of golf. He has been playing golf since the age of 12, and enjoys the ability to mentor and instruct. Assistant coach Adam Moore is also the parent of a STAB lower school student. We are excited to have both of them as a part of our golf community, and I look forward to seeing the progress of the program under their leadership.

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