ALLEGANY – Bob Beretta was named Vice President and director of Intercollegiate Athletics on Friday. Beretta is a 1987 Bonas graduate and former captain of the St. Bonaventure University baseball team.
Since 2021, Beretta served as Le Moyne College athletics director, where he led Le Moyne’s transition from Division II to Division I in 2023. Beretta noted “[t]o have the chance to return and serve my alma mater, the institution that transformed me academically, socially and professionally, the place that inculcated all the values I was able to take into my career, is an amazing opportunity.”
St. Bonaventure President, Dr. Jeff Gingerich said, “Bob has every characteristic we were seeking in an AD. he’s a planner, a builder and a leader, someone who’s willing to be collaborative to build a special team through action and accountability with the student-athlete always at the center of everything. The fact that he’s an alum is simply a bonus, but having a deep appreciation of our mission and values is an asset that will prove invaluable.”
“What really impressed me about Bob was the number of innovative, student-focused programs he established at both Army and Le Moyne,” Gingerich said.
Despite the rapidly shifting sands of NCAA Division I athletics — “I don’t look at them as challenges, but opportunities,” Beretta said — the wellbeing of St. Bonaventure’s student-athletes will always be his highest priority.
