Brian Guidera was introduced as CSI's new Associate Director of Athletics for NCAA Compliance in the summer of 2023.  Brian arrives at CSI by way of the St. Francis College Brooklyn Athletics Department where he became the Head Coach of the Terriers' Swimming & Diving team in September of 2007.  In 2019, Guidera accepted the position of Director of Aquatics in conjunction with his Head Swimming and Diving Coaching position.
 
During Guidera’s tenure as the Terriers’ Head Coach, he led the Terriers to great success both in the pool and classroom. The program set numerous records and earned CSCAA Team Academic All-American honors. In his career at St. Francis, Guidera coached multiple NCAA ‘B’ Qualifiers, Northeast Conference Individual Champions, and  Metropolitan Conference Individual Champions along with over 100 All-Conference honorees.
 
Prior to arriving at St. Francis, Guidera began his coaching career as the Head Age Group Coach for the Westfield YMCA Devilfish in Westfield, New Jersey from 2001 through 2008.  He remained in this role until he was promoted to the Director of Competitive Aquatics for the Westfield YMCA.  Along with those responsibilities, Guidera served as the head coach of the Devilfish Swim Team, a nationally ranked club team of over 250 swimmers.  The success of his program garnered many Academic All-Americans, YMCA All-Americans, High School All-Americans, Junior and Senior National Qualifiers, and US Open Qualifiers.
 
Guidera attended Hartwick College and competed for two seasons before transferring to the College of Staten Island, where he completed his undergraduate degree.  Guidera graduated from College of Staten Island with a BA in Economics: Finance.
 
Brian currently resides on Staten Island with his wife Kimberly and two children, Madeline and Nathaniel.