St. John's University Athletics
Staff Directory
Shelby Thomas
- Title:
- Assistant Director of Compliance
- Email:
- Phone:
- 6143
A double alumna of St. John's, Shelby Thomas returned to Queens in the fall of 2025 to serve as the department's assistant director of compliance.
Thomas came home to St. John's following a three-year tenure as the compliance coordinator and senior woman administrator at Brooklyn College. In this role, Thomas coordinated NCAA eligibility for 13 varsity programs, collaborating with the registrar, academic advisors and the eligibility center to ensure student-athletes met academic and amateurism standards. She also led educational programming on NCAA and CUNYAC rules for the department's student-athletes, coaches and staff. Thomas also managed the recruiting and transfer processes for multiple sports.
Thomas was also a member of the Division III Softball Regional Advisory Committee (Region IV) during her time at Brooklyn College.
Before Brooklyn College, Thomas served as a graduate assistant with the St. John's Compliance office during the 2021-22 season, where she assisted in managing student-athlete NIL disclosures and progress-toward-degree certification. She also contributed to department-wide educational sessions on a variety of compliance-related topics.
Thomas holds both a Master of Professional Studies and a Bachelor of Science from St. John's, both in sports management.
Thomas came home to St. John's following a three-year tenure as the compliance coordinator and senior woman administrator at Brooklyn College. In this role, Thomas coordinated NCAA eligibility for 13 varsity programs, collaborating with the registrar, academic advisors and the eligibility center to ensure student-athletes met academic and amateurism standards. She also led educational programming on NCAA and CUNYAC rules for the department's student-athletes, coaches and staff. Thomas also managed the recruiting and transfer processes for multiple sports.
Thomas was also a member of the Division III Softball Regional Advisory Committee (Region IV) during her time at Brooklyn College.
Before Brooklyn College, Thomas served as a graduate assistant with the St. John's Compliance office during the 2021-22 season, where she assisted in managing student-athlete NIL disclosures and progress-toward-degree certification. She also contributed to department-wide educational sessions on a variety of compliance-related topics.
Thomas holds both a Master of Professional Studies and a Bachelor of Science from St. John's, both in sports management.
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