Coach Jim Monaco will discuss:Where Pima Athletics has been - Past success and growth.
What was the main goal of Pima Athletics when Coach Monaco became AD - Family atmosphere.
Our student athletes Championships - Celebrating Championships.
What really matters, Grades and Success - Recipe for success.
What our Coaches do (Mentoring and Direction) - How to model behavior, Recipe for success.
Raising Awareness not Money.
Vision going forward.
Jim Monaco, Director of Athletics, Pima Community College
Hometown: Lynn, Mass.
Education: Graduated Lynn English High School Lynn, Mass 1979. Bachelor’s Degree, Park University (Parkville, Mo.), 2000; Counseling, M.Ed. University of Phoenix, 2006; Special Education, M.Ed., Administration, Jones International University (Centennial, Colo.)
Playing: 1976-79; lettered Baseball, Football, and Track and Swimming Lynn English High School. All-Conference high school baseball and football
1979-80 Football University of New Haven (Conn.),
Police Employment:
Police Employment:
1981 Houston Police Department
1984 Lynn Police Department (Decorated twice for valor)
1990 Tucson Police Department Retired 2001
Coaching Experience: 36 years, Lynn English High School, Catalina High School, Sahuaro High School, Head Coach Tucson High, Head Coach Desert View High, Pima assistant 2000-2004 and 2012-2014, and Head Coach Pima College 2014-18. 2 Bowl Appearances and Coach of the Year WSFL and ACCAC 2015.
Athletic Director 2018- Present
Personal: Married to Dannielle (Whittier) Monaco for 40 years; three children, Chris, Jimmy and Dominique; Five grandchildren Jamison, Sophia and Carmela and Easton and Vincent.
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