Stadick Named Program Director

Badger Region Volleyball is excited to announce that Deb Stadick will be joining the staff as Program Director.


Stadick brings fresh ideas and a wealth of volleyball experience to this newly created position. She will be working to grow the game of volleyball throughout Badger Region, specifically focusing on nurturing the boys, beach and adult games, while also working with many other aspects including youth and coaching education.


"Deb's enthusiasm and ideas on how to grow the game of volleyball in all aspects is exciting," said Director of Operations Jennifer Armson-Dyer. "Her passion for the sport and her background of growing up in a volleyball family gives her many unique perspectives on which to draw and really make this newly-created thrive within the Badger Region."


Stadick, a Watertown, Wis. native, has been around volleyball her whole life. Growing up, she played for Club Breakout in Waupun, Wis., and for her Watertown High School team before going on to play collegiately at Iowa State University. Stadick and her Cyclones competed in four NCAA Tournaments, boasting two Elite Eight appearances as well as a Sweet Sixteen finish. Stadick earned Academic All-Big 12 honors and named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll during her time at Iowa State.

Stadick took an internship in the Iowa State Athletics Communications department at the conclusion of her playing career, where she interviewed athletes, covered events and wrote feature articles for the athletics website. Stadick also coached with Iowa Power Volleyball Alliance out of Ankeny, Iowa.

After graduating with a degree in English and Technical Communication, Stadick moved to Colorado Springs, Colo. for a four-month communications internship with USA Volleyball, where she had the opportunity to be right in the middle of the Olympic volleyball buzz. Stadick wrote press releases, interviewed athletes for feature articles, updated websites and dabbled in social media. She worked mainly with beach and boys programs. She worked with the Boys’ Youth National Team and the Men’s Junior National Team, providing coverage of their NORCECA events. Stadick traveled to the High Performance Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, to serve as USA Volleyball’s media contact for the event.
Stadick moved back to Wisconsin in September of 2012 and served as a volunteer assistant coach at Watertown High School. She received her substitute teaching license in October and worked for Watertown Unified School district for three months before joining Badger Region Volleyball as their first Program Director. Stadick is currently living in Watertown, Wis. and in her free time is working on her first book.

Stadick can be reached by email at deb@badgervolleyball.org