Episode 92: Mollie Marcoux Samaan

Women Leaders in Sports Podcast · Sep 20, 2020 · 40m

In this podcast, Patti Phillips is joined by Mollie Marcoux Samaan, the Ford Family Director of Athletics at Princeton University.

Mollie's journey to the AD chair is a unique one, having never worked in college athletics prior to accepting the role at Princeton. We hear this a lot on the men's side, but not as much with women.

Mollie did start her career at a boarding school where she held many jobs, including coaching the girls ice hockey and soccer teams.

But she soon landed an entry level job at Chelsea Piers and began a 19-year run there that saw her elevated into several different…