Staff Directory
Slovikovski, Maria
Maria Slovikovski
- Positon:
- Director - Women’s Basketball, Women’s Volleyball, Men's Gymnastics and Men’s and Women’s Track and Field
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Maria Slovikovski joined the Ohio State staff in July of 2021, where she serves as the primary contact for women’s volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s gymnastics and men’s and women’s track & field. Slovikovski served as the media relations coordinator for the 2021 Women’s Volleyball Final Four and 2024 Men's Gymnastics Championships in addition to hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament for women’s volleyball in 2021 and 2022 and women’s basketball in 2023 and 2024. She serves on the board of the Young Professionals Cohort as the co-chair of community engagement.
Prior to her time in Columbus, Slovikovski spent one year as an assistant director at Saint Francis (Pa.), where she served as the primary contact for women’s basketball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s tennis and the secondary contact for football. She also led the department from August through October 2020 as the athletics department searched for a new director, guiding a pair of graduate assistants after being the lone member of the office for a couple weeks. During this time, Slovikovski handled graphic design duties for the athletics department.
Slovikovski began her professional career at Miami (OH), where she served as an intern for the 2017-18 school year before being elevated to a full-time assistant role for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years. As an intern, she served as the primary contact for field hockey, swimming & diving and softball teams and added women’s basketball following her promotion to the assistant role. The Shaker Heights native was named 2019 Teammate of the Year for the athletic department, an award given annually to a team member who goes above and beyond their assigned role.
Slovikovski is a member of College Sports Communicators and joined the programming committee in August 2022, assisting in the planning and execution of both year-round programming and the annual convention. She was honored as a CSC 30-Under-30 recipient in June 2025.
Slovikovski is a 2017 graduate of Otterbein University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations with minors in sports communications, journalism & media communications, communications studies, leadership studies and dance. She now serves on the Young Alumni Board, effective August 2024. During her time at Otterbein, she interned with the communications department at the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2015-16 season and volunteered with the department again during the 2016-17 season. Slovikovski also held a promotions internship with the Lake County Captains (2015) and worked with the public relations department at the Ohio Machine (2016).
Prior to her time in Columbus, Slovikovski spent one year as an assistant director at Saint Francis (Pa.), where she served as the primary contact for women’s basketball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s tennis and the secondary contact for football. She also led the department from August through October 2020 as the athletics department searched for a new director, guiding a pair of graduate assistants after being the lone member of the office for a couple weeks. During this time, Slovikovski handled graphic design duties for the athletics department.
Slovikovski began her professional career at Miami (OH), where she served as an intern for the 2017-18 school year before being elevated to a full-time assistant role for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years. As an intern, she served as the primary contact for field hockey, swimming & diving and softball teams and added women’s basketball following her promotion to the assistant role. The Shaker Heights native was named 2019 Teammate of the Year for the athletic department, an award given annually to a team member who goes above and beyond their assigned role.
Slovikovski is a member of College Sports Communicators and joined the programming committee in August 2022, assisting in the planning and execution of both year-round programming and the annual convention. She was honored as a CSC 30-Under-30 recipient in June 2025.
Slovikovski is a 2017 graduate of Otterbein University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations with minors in sports communications, journalism & media communications, communications studies, leadership studies and dance. She now serves on the Young Alumni Board, effective August 2024. During her time at Otterbein, she interned with the communications department at the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2015-16 season and volunteered with the department again during the 2016-17 season. Slovikovski also held a promotions internship with the Lake County Captains (2015) and worked with the public relations department at the Ohio Machine (2016).
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