Athletics Directory
Carl Villanueva
Administrative Staff
Assistant Athletic Director - Coles Operations
Telephone: 998-2034
Email: cv2@nyu.edu
In June 2006, Carl Villanueva received a title change and was named Assistant Athletic Director – Coles Operations and Management for the Jerome S. Coles Sports & Recreation Center at New York University.
Having served as Operations Manager for the previous nine years, Villanueva remains responsible for all day-to-day management of the athletics facility, including the supervision of support staff, coordination of facility scheduling, and planning. He is also responsible for the coordination of game-day management for all of NYU’s varsity contests.
Villanueva began his affiliation with NYU’s Department of Athletics in 1983 as a student employee in the equipment room. Starting in 1989, he served as an Assistant Equipment Manager and Equipment Manager, before beginning as the Operations Manager.
In addition to his administrative duties, Villanueva took over as head coach of NYU’s club baseball team in 1996. He had originally served as an assistant coach after baseball was reinstated in 1991 as a club program. Today, the team competes against local varsity programs and in the National Club Baseball Association. The 2001-02 team finished 17-11, the squad’s most successful season since the program was reinstated.
Villanueva, who earned his undergraduate degree in communications from NYU in 1989, also earned a master’s degree in liberal studies with a concentration in management from NYU in 1992.
A New York City native, Villanueva resides in Aberdeen, New Jersey, with his wife Jacqueline and their children Nicholas, Carly and Christopher.