Profile

Highly proficient, organized, and result-oriented professional looking to leverage ten years experience in Sports Management. Excels in engaging and developing student-athletesexcellent vision for strategic development, portfolio management, and project management. Strong communicator with the ability to develop, train, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Taylor Pennell was named interim head coach of the Columbia University Women's Lacrosse program on March 9, 2020. During her time as a member of the Columbia University community, Taylor oversaw a program of thirty, including twenty-eight student-athlete and various staff members. Prior to her arrival on Morningside Heights, Pennell spent one season as an assistant coach at Bucknell before joining the staff at Holy Cross. While at Bucknell, Pennell helped coach the Bison to the programs second winning record in 13 seasons. Notably, in her two seasons with the Crusaders, the program reached the 2018 Patriot League Playoffs for the first time since 2015. Pennell has a variety of experience in collegiate athletics, including familiarity with the Ivy League has served as an Ivy League intern in the spring of 2015. In her stint with the Ivy League, Pennell gained experience in compliance, communications, and championships. She also spent the spring of 2016 interning with Rutgers University Foundation Department as an athletics development intern in the Varsity R Association.