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ing the admission process and monitoring eligibility.
He also worked for over a year as a diversion counselor for the state
of Utah’s Youth Corrections Cache Valley Outreach Supervision
Program, where he worked as a mentor and helped court-ordered youth
complete their community service hours. He previously had spent three
years as a lead youth counselor, also for the Cache Valley program.
He graduated from Utah State in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in
sociology, and earned his master’s degree in educational counseling
from the University of Phoenix (Ogden, Utah) in 2001. He lettered twice
football at Utah State, a two-year starter at guard, and was a team captain
as a senior when he earned first-team All-Academic honors. He was
also active in multi-cultural student affairs, and coordinated the firstever
luau at Utah State.
It was at the luau where he hooked up with USU SID Mike Strauss (a
CU graduate) as the two teamed for a traditional Polynesian dance in
complete garb. That led to their audition and subsequent filming of a
commercial for Aloha Airlines, where Kema played a Samoan native
teaching Strauss, an exhausted American sales rep, how to just “let
things go and celebrate.”
Born November 28, 1971 in Hawaii, he graduated from Cerritos
(Calif.) High School, where he lettered in football. He is married to the
former Stephanie Gillette.
KEN KLINGLER
Assistant Ticket Manager
Ken Klingler is in his fourth year as
assistant ticket manager at the University
of Colorado, as he was named to the position
on June 1, 2001. He is in his 10th year
overall at CU, as he joined the department
in 1995 as a ticketing assistant.
Klingler, 39, came to CU from the Denver
Reception & Diagnostic Center, where he
was a medical records clerk for nearly
three years. He also had a similar position
for 18 months with Denver General
Hospital.
He was in the U.S. Marine Corps for
seven-and-a-half years, attaining the rank of
sergeant. While a Marine, he was stationed in Misawa, Japan, Monterrey,
Calif., and a tour of the Mediterranean.
Born November 8, 1964 in Leavenworth, Kan., he graduated from
Blytheville (Ark.) High School, where he lettered in tennis. His hobbies
include home brewing, stamp collecting, music, reading and old movies.
MATTHEW ROEDER
Golden Buffalo Marching
Band Director
Matthew Roeder is in his fourth year as
Director of the Golden Buffalo Marching
Band, assuming the role first for the 2001
season.
Roeder, 31, is the Associate Director of
Bands for the University of Colorado’s
acclaimed music school, and is currently
A.B.D. in his Doctor of Musical Arts degree
in Instrumental Conducting and Literature
from CU, where he was also a graduate
assistant in the department of bands for
two years.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in
music education from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1995, and
received his Masters of Music in Music Education with a conducting
emphasis from the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins
University in 2000.
He previously taught in the public schools for a number of years at
Parkville High School in Baltimore, Md., while also serving as the
Performing Arts department chairman. In this capacity, he was recognized
by the Maryland General Assembly for outstanding service and
dedication to Parkville and the students in the PA department.
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Roeder is an active member of the College Band Director’s National
Association, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles,
National Band Association, National Music Educators Conference,
Colorado Bandmasters Association, Colorado Music Educators
Association, and is an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi. He also
remains active as a clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor throughout
the United States.
Born May 27, 1973 in Dayton, Ohio, he graduated from Northmont
(Clayton, Ohio) High School in 1991. He is married to the former Cheryl
Laws, and the couple has one child, Austin (3), with another due in
August.
KATHY SULENTIC
Assistant Director/Academic &
International Programs
Kathy Sulentic is in her fifth year as an
assistant director in CU’s academic support
office, as she joined the Colorado staff
in April 2000. Her main responsibilities are
with the football and skiing teams, and she
works with international programs.
Sulentic, 30, came to CU from the
University of Nebraska, where she had
worked for two years as an assistant academic
counselor. While at NU, she worked as
a teaching assistant for former football
coach Tom Osborne for his coaching football
and graduate class.
She graduated from Northern Iowa in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree
in history, and earned her master’s from Nebraska in 1998 in the same
field of study. While a graduate student at NU, she also worked as a tutor
and mentor for several Cornhusker athletes.
Born June 10, 1974 in Waterloo, Iowa, she graduated from Columbus
High in Waterloo in 1992, where she lettered as an athletic trainer. She
is single.
SCOTT SWAIN
Assistant Director/
Academics & Eligibility
Scott Swain is in his second year as an
assistant director in CU’s academic support
office, as he joined the Buffalo staff in
August 2003. His main responsibilities are
to monitor initial and continuing eligibility
for CU’s 300-plus student-athletes through
each respective college, as well as the production
of various NCAA, Big 12 and
Compliance reports and serving on numerous
university committees.
Swain, 32, came to CU from Xavier
University (Cincinnati, Ohio) where he had
worked the previous five years as an academic
coordinator, providing support and counseling to
student-athletes. He also coordinated the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program,
which included an academic course for all freshman athletes,
speakers on selected topics, and community service projects.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in social studies education from Ohio
State University in 1995, and earned his master’s degree in sport administration
from Miami University in 1997. At Miami, he served as an
athletic academic advisor for all student-athletes before moving on to
Xavier.
Swain also coached as cross country and track & field coach at several
institutions. During his three years at Miami, he served as an
assistant, where he coached nine Mid-American Conference
Champions, two NCAA All-Americans and a 1996 USA Olympic Trials
Qualifier. He then served as head cross country and track coach at
Xavier for five years, where during his tenure, both the men’s and
women’s programs posted their highest conference finishes in school
history along with an Atlantic 10 Conference individual champion and a
2000 USA Olympic Trials Qualifier. He ended his career as the win-