Joann Brislin is in her sixth year as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Physical Education and Recreation. The office oversees physical education classes, club sports, intramurals, the snow sports and sailing programs, as well as the community group fitness program. Brislin also oversees six varsity sports: men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s squash, and women’s and coed sailing.
Brislin began her tenure at Dartmouth in the fall of 1996 as the head coach for women’s swimming and diving before transitioning into the administrative ranks as the director for club sports and intramurals following the 2006 season.
A 1976 graduate of the University of Washington, Brislin began her coaching career at her alma mater, serving as the assistant coach for men’s and women’s swimming for 16 seasons.