Oct. 19, 2004

Moraga, CA - Saint Mary's College Director of Athletics and Recreational Sports, Carl R. Clapp, today announced that Kami Gray and John James Ph.D., will join the Athletic Department. Gray will serve as the Director of Compliance, on an interim basis, while James will join the staff as the Coordinator of Sport Psychology, on a part-time basis. Both Gray and James will take over their new roles effective immediately.

"I am pleased to announce the additions of Kami Gray and John James to our Athletic Department staff," Clapp said. "Both have contributed to the department the past two years, and I look forward to their continued contributions."

Kami Gray takes over the Director of Compliance position after serving as the Graduate Assistant for Summer Camps for the past two years. In her new position, Gray will be responsible for organizing, initiating, administering, monitoring and evaluating a comprehensive NCAA, West Coast Conference and institutional compliance program. She will be responsible for providing rules education and interpretations to the departmental staff, as well as other College personnel and representatives of athletics interests. Prior to her time in the Athletic Summer Camps office, Gray was a two-year member of the Saint Mary's softball team from 2001-2002. Gray replaces Stephanie Shrieve, who left Saint Mary's in July to take a position at UC Irvine.

John James Ph.D. will assume a position that was created due to his involvement with the SMC athletic department for the past two years. In his position as the Coordinator of Sport Psychology, James will be charged to develop and foster a performance-oriented culture that supports achievement in the classroom and competitively for student athletes.

James, who received the Michael Gibbons Award in 2004, which honors the SMC athletic department volunteer of the year, is an internationally known educator and psychotherapist. He has been a keynote speaker and workshop leader for public and professional groups in Europe, Central and South America, Australia, Southeast Asia, and across the United States and Canada. He has been a guest lecturer at numerous universities, and taught classes at Saint Mary's College for the past three years. James has also written several books, including Passion for Life and What You See Is What You Get. He is currently writing a series of books on mental conditioning for athletes.