 Alberto Sanchez
Esports Coordinator
Phone: (718) 982-3161
Email: alberto.sanchez@csi.cuny.edu
Also the Athletic Department's Assistant Athletic Director/Finance & Business Manager since June 2016, Sanchez was recently named the staff liaison to the CSI Gamers Club which became CSI's newest Esports team in 2020. He serves as the Esports Coordinator, overseeing the Esports coaching staff and development of the program overall. A long-time Brooklyn College staffer before coming to CSI, Sanchez had been serving as a Senior Accountant in its Comptroller's Office before assuming his duties at CSI.
In his day-to-day, Sanchez oversees principal responsibility of finance and business operations within the Athletics Department, to include long- and short-range budget forecasting, team budget management and fundraising operations and membership and rental services for the campus' Sports & Recreation Center and surrounding facilities. A recre.ational gamer during his down time, Sanchez is very familiar with the gaming landscape, and helped mentor the Gamers Club at CSI into its development now as CSI's 16th varsity sport.
Beginning play in time for the 2020-21 season, CSI will be concentrating their efforts on two games: League of Legends & Overwatch, with the possibility of adding games in the future. Sanchez will oversee and monitor that progress as well as get the Esports team prepared for a new realm of intercollegiate gameplay housed within the ECC. |
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Sal Caruso
Intramurals Coordinator
Phone: (718) 982-3276
Email: salvatore.caruso@csi.cuny.edu
A part of the College's athletic program for many years, Caruso was named Intramural Coordinator at CSI in March of 2013, having spent his previous time as both and intramural and sports information game assistant while earning his Bachelor's Degree at CSI in Science, Letters and Society (SLS). In his duties as Intramurals Coordinator, Caruso helped implement the CSI Gamers Club, and is now serving to assist in esports alongside Assistant Athletics Director Alberto Sanchez, as the club matriculates to full varsity status in 2020-21. Caruso also has duties as a facilities supervisor for the Sports & Recreation Center as well, making him a valuable resource for the program.
In his current role with Intramurals, Caruso has been working towards expanding the intramurals program to greater lengths by initiating an Intramural Advisory Council, expanding the program to compete in off campus tournaments. He also works hand-in-hand with CSI's Office of Student Life, insuring that the vast intramural program goes beyond athletics to include sports clubs and interest groups. Part of that outreach has been the overwhelming development of the Gamers Club, which is now at the doorstep of varsity competition.
Working alongside Sanchez, Caruso will help implement and monitor the coaching staff, oversee scheduling, facility arrangements for esports competition, and correspondence with the East Coast Conference and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC).
James Medina
Overwatch Manager
Vitaliy Pankov
League of Legends Manager
Xin Long Lu
Valorant Manager
Christopher Lemon
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Manager
Samuel Rozenfeld
Rocket League Manager
