EMMITSBURG, Md. (August 20, 2025) – Mount St. Mary's Director of Athletics Brad Davis promoted and added members to the athletics senior administrative team, athletic communications, and in development.
 
Mark Vandergrift receives a promotion to Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications. Vandergrift now oversees a broader scope of external relations for the athletic department, including marketing and branding standards as well as communications.  
 
Abigail Vietmeier is now the Assistant Athletic Director of Compliance and Governance. Vietmeier joins the department's senior staff and obtains sport oversight duties. Serving as the department's Change Champion for the NCAA House Settlement, she becomes the sport administrator for the track & field/cross country teams as well as bowling and tennis. A graduate of Mercyhurst University, Vietmeier overhauled the compliance department since the beginning of her tenure at the Mount.
 
"Mark and Abigail are more than deserving of their promotions," said Davis. "As college athletics continues to evolve, both have stepped up significantly in their roles to continue advancing our athletic department and institution as a whole."
 
The media relations team announced the promotion of Luke Panzer to Coordinator of Creative Services/Social Media. Panzer joined Mount St. Mary's last year as a Sports Information Assistant. The graduate of Penn State and York County native now assumes the lead role for all graphics, video content, and social media organization for the athletic department.
 
Also joining the media team is Abby Anderson as a Sports Information Assistant/Video Board Operator. In this role, Anderson will oversee the implementation of the new video board system in Knott Arena for the 2025-26 season. She is a recent graduate of James Madison University with a degree in Media Arts and Design and gained experience with the Daktronics team in Harrisonburg.
 
On the development side, Rachel Saint-Firmin has joined the department as Director of Athletic Giving. With more than 20 years of nonprofit experience across Boston and Washington, D.C., she brings a strong background in education and mission-driven fundraising. Most recently, she served as Director of Development at Summits Education, where she led fundraising and strategy for a network of 39 schools in rural Haiti. A former women's soccer student-athlete at Brandeis University, Saint-Firmin holds both a bachelor's degree and an MS/MBA from her alma mater.