Janine Oman | Senior Deputy Director of Athletics/SWA | Staff Directory

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Janine Oman

Positon:
Senior Deputy Director of Athletics/SWA
Alma Mater:
BS (OHIO STATE '85), MS (NORTH CAROLINA '93)
Email:
Phone:
247-7678

Janine Oman has over 35 years experience in the collegiate athletics environment. Currently, Oman serves as the Senior Deputy Director of Athletics and SWA with an oversight of Sport Administration, Sport Performance, Compliance and Human Resources. She also fills the role of Athletics liaison with Student-Athlete Support Services (SASSO). Oman oversees the men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s volleyball, women’s soccer, women's ice hockey and rowing programs.

Oman graduated from the Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Allied Medical Professions with a certificate in physical therapy in 1985. Oman has an advanced master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of North Carolina and obtained her athletic training certification in 1989. She worked as a physical therapist and athletic trainer while at North Carolina from 1989-1996. She returned back to Ohio State in 1996 as an assistant athletic trainer. She assumed the role as Co-Head Athletic Trainer in 2005.

Oman transitioned into an administration role in 2007 as the Assistant A.D. for Sport Performance. She assumed additional responsibilities as an Associate A.D. for Sport Administration and Sport Performance (2013), SWA and Senior Associate A.D. for Student Services and Sport Administration (2016) and then her position as the Deputy Director of Athletics in 2018. She has been in her current role as Senior Deputy Director of Athletics/SWA since 2021.

Oman is a member of many national organizations including:

National Athletic Trainer’s Association
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)
Women’s Leaders in College Sports
We Coach

Oman was also a member of the NCAA Men’s Volleyball Committee from 2014-18, serving as the Committee Chair 2016-2018, and the NCAA Women's Volleyball Committee from 2016-22. She is currently a member of the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Committee, a position she has held since 2022.