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From a PGA director of golf to a women’s lacrosse team head coach, student-athlete alums have made careers out of their love for sports.
Bulldog goals: Where are they now?
Mar 17, 2025, by Emma Bartlett

From the field to the office, meet four student-athlete alums who turned their passion for sports into athletics-related careers:

 

Naana (Ankoma-Mensa) Vasic ’14Naana Vasic who graduated from Bryant University.

Vasic played for the women’s basketball team while earning her degree in Marketing. Today, the Bulldog alum is a Lululemon program and relationship manager for the company’s ambassador and campus partnership programs. She works with student and professional athletes for brand campaigns, large scale events, and partnership agreements.

 

Mickey Gasper ’18Mickey Gasper baseball player who graduated from Bryant University.

Graduating Bryant with a degree in Management, Gasper was a member of the university’s baseball team throughout his college career. He made his MLB debut with the Boston Red Sox in August 2024.

 

Bobby Brown ’90Bobby Brown who graduated from Bryant University.

Brown, a member of the Bryant University Athletics Hall of Fame, is now the PGA director of golf at ATK Golf Services Inc. at Tashua Knolls Golf Course in Trumbull, Connecticut. He played golf for Bryant while obtaining his Finance degree. He and his wife, Jami ’91, who was a member of the women’s basketball team, live in Trumbull with their three daughters: Alexa, Taylor, and Kylie.

 

Caitlin Hansen ’08Caitlin Hansen who graduated from Bryant University.

A former member of the women’s lacrosse team, Hansen graduated from Bryant with a Communication degree and is currently the head coach of the women’s lacrosse team at Saint Leo University.

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