Johns Hopkins University Athletics

Tayler Kirtley joined Head Coach Tim McCormack's staff as Director of Operations in October 2023. She came to Homewood following a two-year stint at Arizona State.
 
Kirtley served as Director of Operations for Olympic Sports at Arizona State since December 2021. She organized team travel, official visits and recruiting travel for women’s soccer, lacrosse and gymnastics. She also communicated with vendors and the business office, coordinated team meals for home and away competitions and worked with the compliance office. She also served as the Director of Operations for men’s and women’s tennis this past spring.
 
Prior to moving to Tempe, Kirtley spent a year and a half as the Assistant Commissioner for Championships and Special Events at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. She also served as Events Coordinator for the Omaha World-Herald, was a marketing intern for the Pinnacle Bank Championship and Event Manager for the University of South Dakota Athletic Department.
 
Kirtley was a four-year member of the University of South Dakota swimming and diving team and captained the team as a senior. She graduated from South Dakota in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She then earned a masters in sport management from her alma mater in 2018.