Bethel Park promotes Laura Grimm to athletic director
Bethel Park School District promoted Laura Grimm to athletic director.
Grimm becomes the district’s sixth full-time athletic director and the second woman to hold the post. She succeeds Dan Sloan, who has transitioned into overseeing facilities and operations.
She served as Sloan’s assistant for the past two years. Before that, the Bethel Park resident was athletic director for six years at Ringgold School District, where she helped steward the program to several major accomplishments, including the 2018 Class 4A state baseball championship, WPIAL and PIAA diving championships, and several other runners-up for WPIAL championships.
“In her time here, she has leaned on that experience and has been instrumental in helping to guide the athletics department through some very challenging issues,” Bethel Park Superintendent James Walsh said. “We are very fortunate to have the ideal candidate for the job already on staff and fully immersed in our programs and student-athletes.”
Grimm is a 2010 graduate of Colgate University, where she played basketball.
A Serra Catholic High School alumna, she holds the Eagles’ career records for points (1,940), three-point field goals (283), steals (391), and assists (497) while leading Serra to the 2005 Class A girls basketball state championship. She was named first-team all-state honors in 2005 and 2006, and was the 2005 Associated Press Pennsylvania State Player of the Year.
In June, Grimm was inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame.
Sloan will transition to a new role within the district where he will supervise facilities and operations.
As athletic director, Sloan oversaw a department that featured 27 varsity, 14 junior varsity, four junior high and 15 middle school teams. He also oversaw one of the most significant individual budgets in the school district. He will lean on that experience in his new role as he oversees district facility rentals and reservations, and helps to coordinate transportation efforts.
In May, Mark Korcinsky was elevated to his newly created role as assistant superintendent for facilities and operations. The veteran administrator, with an extensive background in logistics, soon realized that he needed a strong manager to help facilitate some of the changes that continue to be made, and identified Sloan as the ideal candidate.
“For this role, we needed someone who understands the school district and the key role logistics and planning plays in ensuring everything is functioning properly,” said Korcinsky. “I can’t think of a more well-suited person for that responsibility than someone who has spent almost every day for the past decade doing just that for our student-athletes.”
During Sloan’s seven-year tenure as athletic director, Bethel Park teams claimed five team or individual state championships, eight team or individual WPIAL championships, and dozens of other team and individual WPIAL and state playoff appearances.
Sloan is a 2007 graduate of Robert Morris University, where he also played baseball.
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