TEXAS A & M VOLLEYBALL SUPPORT STAFF 2009 AGGIE VOLLEYBALL 15 GO TO DEBBIE ’ S COMPLETE BIO DEBBIE DARRAH ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR D ebbie Darrah is in her 19th year with the Texas A&M athlec department and is responsible for the publicity of women’s volleyball and women’s tennis, as well as assisng with football and other sports. She has produced numerous naonally award- winning publicaons, including the 1993 Texas A&M Soſtball Media Guide, the 2004 Texas A&M Women’s Tennis Media Guide and the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2005 Texas A&M Volleyball Media Guides, which were recognized as “Best in the Naon” and/or “Best Cover” by the College Sports Informaon Directors of America (CoSIDA). Darrah, who was named the 2005 Central Region Volleyball Sports Informaon Director of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Associaon, has been a primary media contact at numerous NCAA volleyball, basketball, soſtball and tennis postseason events. She also has served as a media contact at presgious internaonal compeons, including the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey and the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1999, Darrah handled media relaons for USA Soſtball at the Junior World Championship in Taipei, Taiwan, and also assisted USA Soſtball and the U.S. Olympic Commiee at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Darrah served as an official scorer at the 1998 Women’s Soſtball College World Series and also was a member of the soſtball press team at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. In addion, Darrah was a press officer at the ’93, ’94 and ’95 U.S. Olympic Fesvals, covering a variety of sports including tennis, volleyball, gymnascs, shoong and athlecs. Prior to coming to A&M, Darrah spent one year as an assistant media relaons director at the Southwest Conference office in Dallas. She was responsible for the publicity of men’s and women’s tennis, swimming and diving, and women’s volleyball. She also coordinated the selecon of the GTE/ SWC academic honor teams and the SWC male and female athletes of the year. In addion, Darrah assisted with media operaons at the 1989 NCAA Volleyball Championship, the 1990 Mobil Coon Bowl, the 1990 Midwest Regional men’s basketball tournament and the 1989-91 SWC postseason basketball tournaments. Darrah, a 1985 graduate of the University of Texas-Arlington with a bachelor’s degree in business administraon, is a member of CoSIDA, Football Writer’s Associaon of America and the Texas Sports Writers Associaon. DR. J.P. BRAMHALL Director of Sports Medicine/Team Orthopedic Surgeon KRISTEN BREITLING Videographer DR. JAMES DISTEFANO Team Physician BEN FARMER Manager CHRISTOPHER HOLLAR Hullabaloo Band Director GLEN JOHNSON Chief Photographer DR. MATT KEE Phyisical Therapist SARAH MENGERS Student Trainer MATT SIMON Audio Broadcast SARA STEINOCHER Manager ERIN WILLERT Event Management