Danielle Barney is serving in her 10th season at Lock Haven University and her sixth as Assistant Director/Senior Woman Administrator for the LHU Department of Athletics.
Her main responsibilities include coordinating game day promotions and assisting in event management for all home contests, as well as coordinating the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program and CHAMPS Challenge at LHU, and researching and directing promotional events for the department of athletics, including webcasting of sporting events.
Barney currently serves as the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region representative and is a Division II cross country/track and field championships committee member. She is also the Regional Chair of the Daktronics Volleyball Awards Committee and serves as the Administrator Liaison for the PSAC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field.
Prior to being hired to her post in the athletic department, Barney worked at Lock Haven as the university’s Director of Sports Information. As LHU SID, from 1999-2004, she directed media relations for the university’s varsity sports programs, as well as maintaining the athletics website, and serving as the sports information contact for several national tournaments.
Barney is a 1997 graduate of Elmira College, earning Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Spanish. She received her Master of Arts in Communication Studies in 2001 from Edinboro University. Barney is also currently a Candidate for a Doctorate in Higher Education from the Pennsylvania State University.
