Marist University Athletics

Elizabeth Donohue was promoted to Senior Associate AD/Student-Athlete Welfare/Senior Woman Administrator in July of 2024. She will serve as the senior member of Marist’s Executive Athletics Staff, and she supervise institutional and NCAA compliance as well as oversee Marist’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She works closely with Marist’s counseling center and a sports psychologist to work with the Red Foxes’ student-athletes.

The 2024-25 school year marks Donohue's 20th as Marist's Senior Woman Administrator. She served as Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator from 2010-24, and Assistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator from 2005-10. She is in her 25th year as part of the Marist Athletics family, also serving as a sports information assistant, compliance assistant, and Director of Academic Advisement for Student-Athletes.

Donohue has served on numerous campus committees, including the College’s Strategic Planning Committee, the NCAA Steering Committee for Athletic Certification and the Retention Working Group. She currently serves as the chairperson for the MAAC Water Polo committee and co-chair for the Marist Athletics Strategic Planning Committee, and she was a member of the NCAA Division I Cross Country/Track & Field Committee from 2007-2011.  

Donohue currently serves as the Vice Chairperson of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Committee on Athletic Administration and held this position in the 2009-10 academic year as well. Following her selection to participate in Marist’s Professional Women’s Mentor pilot program during the Spring 2009 semester, she became a member of the Marist Women’s Leadership Program Advisory Board. Locally, Donohue serves on the Executive Leadership Team of the American Heart Association’s Go Red program in Dutchess County and is co-chair of the Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce Health and Wellness Committee.

In 2015, Donohue was named to the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce 40 under 40 Mover and Shaker Awards honorees. A group of 40 people younger than 40 who are recognized for their talent, professionalism, impact, and commitment to the Hudson Valley.

Donohue’s commitment to community and excellence continued as she was named to the Leadership Dutchess class of 2019. Leadership Dutchess is the signature program of The Chamber Foundation, Inc. and has been dedicated to educating and motivating citizens to serve in leadership roles within the community and respective organizations.

In November 2020, Donohue was named an Athena Award Winner by the Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce. The Athena Award recognizes individuals who provide guidance, mentorship and encouragement to women in their personal and professional lives.  

In 2021 Donohue was ranked by Silver Waves Media as a Top Assistant Athletic Director in Division I Athletics. The list recognizes those regarded as the best assistant athletic directors in the division based on consulting with presidents, coaches, search firms, and numerous influencers in the basketball space, in order to ensure that each recipient was truly deserving of the honor.

A magna cum laude graduate of Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a minor in Business, Donohue received the Carl Grothehen, Jr. Award for Excellence in Psychology. She then went on to attain a Master’s degree in counseling and development from Long Island University at West Point, concentrating in school counseling. Donohue also holds a certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition as a certified Health and Wellness Coach.