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Tri-Center board accepts volleyball coach resignation, approves head football coach hire and an unpaid leave request
Summary
The board accepted the resignation of volleyball coach Elizabeth Thielen, approved hiring Jacob Gentile as head football coach for 2026-27 (motion carried 4-0), and granted an unpaid leave request for 'Employee A'.
The Tri-Center Board accepted the resignation of Elizabeth Thielen as volleyball coach and approved the hiring of Jacob Gentile as head football coach for the 2026-2027 season at its Feb. 9 meeting.
The resignation of Elizabeth Thielen was accepted on a motion by Katie Ausdemore, seconded by Sara Arnold; the minutes record the motion carried 5-0. The hiring of Jacob Gentile was approved on a motion by Jeremy VanArsdol, seconded by Stephanie Witt; the motion carried 4-0, per the minutes. The record does not explain the 4-0 tally or list dissenting or absent members for that vote.
Separately, the board approved an unpaid-leave request for an employee referenced in the minutes only as Employee A (motion by Sara Arnold, second Katie Ausdemore); that motion carried 5-0. The minutes do not give identifying or substantive details about Employee A's leave request.
The board did not discuss terms of the coaches' employment in the minutes (salary, contract length, or start dates beyond the 2026-2027 season for the football position).
