Teri LaJeunesse joined the East Central University athletic
department in September 2012 as the Sports Information Director in charge of
promoting at 13 of ECU’s sports programs.
Before joining the Tigers staff she served as the Media
Relations Assistant at Murray State University for four seasons (2008-2012). During her time with the Racers, LaJeunesse
was the primary contact for volleyball, women’s basketball, softball, men’s and
women’s tennis, cross country and track & field. She also facilitated the departments switch
between Jump TV (XOS) and Side Arm website sites and was the department webmaster.
Prior to MSU, she was the Assistant Director of Athletics
Media Services at Western Illinois University for two years (2006-2008) where
she was the primary contact for volleyball, women’s basketball, cross country
and track & field. She also served
as the athletics department webmaster.
A graduate of Michigan Technological University, LaJeunesse
earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in
marketing and management, as well as a bachelor’s degree in scientific and
technical communication during her five years (1992-2003) with the Huskies. During that time she worked as a student assistant
in the Athletic Communications and Marketing Department under David Fischer,
now the Director of Media & Public Relations for USA Hockey. Her duties included supervision of student
staff, statistical work at all home events, working at the Great Lakes
Invitational hockey tournament and helping at all Michigan High School
Association basketball and NCAA II basketball regionals held on the Michigan
Tech campus.
The Houghton, Mich., native earned her master’s degree (Jan.
2009) in liberal studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth, while working
for the Bulldogs as a graduate intern in the sports information office from
2003-2006. Her duties included being the
primary contact for Division I women’s hockey, which advanced to the NCAA I
Regional Round in 2004-05 and 2005-06. She also served as the primary contact for the Division II volleyball
program, which advanced to the 2004 NCAA II Final Four, and women’s tennis. She also helped with game day operations for
Division I men’s hockey, Division II football, men’s and women’s basketball,
women’s soccer, softball and baseball.
