Meet the Athletic Department
Lizanne (Tiz) Mulligan, Director of Athletics
Tiz attended Kent School, Kent CT. She played basketball and softball serving as captain for both her senior year. She was a founding rower for the girls' crew program and rowed in the first boat for three years. She earned a B.S. in Health, Recreation and Physical Education from Ursinus College. Tiz coached field hockey, basketball and lacrosse for ten years at Kent School. She was a founding member of the first girls' basketball league, WNEPSGBA and earned two league championships. In her final year at Kent, she led the Varsity lacrosse program to a fourth place finish in New England. She coached soccer and basketball in local, travel and Division I programs for twelve years. As well, Tiz founded a lacrosse program for girls in her community and coached for four years.
Athletic Trainer: Jim DeMeis
Jim DeMeis, LAT, CSCS, Coordinator of Sports Medicine at Access Rehab Centers, joined Westover School as Head Athletic Trainer in 2002. He graduated from University of Connecticut in 1997, where he served as a trainer for the UCONN Football team as well as the baseball team. For the past eleven years he has served as a trainer for several area high school programs. He played college baseball at Keene State College and served as an assistant pitching coach at Kaynor Technical High School. He coached the Westover Varsity Softball team in 2008.
Fall Sports
Field Hockey
Varsity Asst. Coach: Tiz Mulligan
JV Coach: Menusha Hettiarachchi
Soccer
Varsity Head Coach: Lee-Ann Lovelace
Varsity Asst. Coach: JP Burlington
JV Coach: Sarkis Boyadjian
Cross Country
Head Coach: Kate Seyboth
Asst. Coach: Brian Meehan
Volleyball
Varsity Head Coach: Tom Hungerford
JV Coach: Rachelle Lounsbury
Dance Program
Director of Dance Program: Patti Buchanan - Modern, Ballet & Composition
Instructor: Elizabeth Barisser - Ballet
Instructor: Kyle Hillian - Hip hop dance
Instructor: Diane Kearns - Jazz dance
Instructor: Suzanne Winoski - Tap dance
Outdoor Program
Instructor: Ali Hildebrand
Instructor: Alice Hallaran
Winter Sports
Basketball
Varsity Head Coach: Martin Pelosi
Squash
Varsity Coach: Menusha Hettiarachchi
JV Coach: JP Burlington
Thirds Coach: Menusha Hettiarachchi, JP Burlington
Yoga
Instructor: Barbara Jennings
Spring Sports
Lacrosse
Asst. Coach: Tiz Mulligan
Golf
Varsity Head Coach: JP Burlington
Softball
Varsity Head Coach: Jim DeMeis
JV Coach: Steve Ladd
Tennis
Varsity Head Coach: Menusha Hettiarachchi
JV Coach: Sarkis Boyadjian
