University of Maryland Athletics

Heather Arianna was hired the Barry and Mary Gossett Center for Academic and Personal Excellence in 1995, where she enters her 30th school year at Maryland in 2024-25. Arianna currently works with Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Lacrosse, and Volleyball.
 
During her tenure with the Terrapins, Arianna spent 13 years as the head of academics for Football and seven years with Women’s Basketball, as well as serving as the counselor for almost every other team.
 
She is the Unit’s liaison to the Advising Colleges and the Division of Letters & Sciences; she coordinates the Priority Registration process; and she serves as a member of the Certification & Eligibility Team. Additionally, she has taught multiple sections of UNIV 100/EDCP 108O throughout her time at UMD. She is also a longtime member of the N4A Awards Committee.
 
A Liverpool, N.Y. native, Arianna earned her Bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1992 and a Master’s degree in Education with Counseling and College Student Personnel Services from the University of Louisville in 1994. 
 
She spent a year as an Academic Assistant at Florida State before coming to College Park in 1995.  
 
Arianna and her husband, Vinnie, reside in Odenton, Md., with their two daughters, Marissa, who became a Terp in the fall of 2022, and Samantha.

Updated July 2, 2024