Nikki Philpot was hired as the Coordinator of Strategic Communications in August of 2023. 

A former Division II student-athlete at what is now Dominican University of New York, Philpot was a four-year letter winner for the Chargers softball team, earning NFCA Scholar-Athlete All-American status in 2009, and a four-year member of SAAC. Following graduation in May of 2010, Philpot fulfilled a yearlong internship in Dominican’s Sports Information Office.

Philpot went on to serve as the Assistant Director of Athletics Communications at Saint Joseph's University for 10 years. In this role, Philpot worked with the Hawks’ women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s track and field and cross country, and men’s soccer programs, where she developed strong relationships with local, regional, and national media outlets, coordinated gameday operations for home events, and wrote and edited news releases.

Additionally, Philpot created and implemented social media plans for the athletics department and wrote features for SJUHawks.com, including a piece that won the 2020-21 CoSIDA Fred Stabley, Jr. Writing Contest District 2 category for Athlete Profile. 

Philpot joins the ECC with championship experience as well, having served as the host media coordinator for the 2015 and 2016 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Final Four as well as the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women’s Lacrosse Championship and five Northeast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Championships.

Most recently at the Division II level as an assistant softball coach for the last three years, Philpot volunteered at her alma mater, Dominican, during the 2021 season before coaching at Georgian Court University in 2022 and 2023.

Philpot graduated from Dominican with a Bachelor’s degree in English. She went on to earn a Master’s degree in Writing Studies from Saint Joseph’s in May of 2013.

A native of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, Philpot currently resides in Keyport, New Jersey with her wife, Nicole, and black lab, Bailey.