Primary Contact for: Baseball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Tennis, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Wrestling

Jason Tirotta was named Lake Erie College’s sports information and marketing coordinator in August 2009.  His title was changed to Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations in 2011. He is involved with the day-to-day publicity of 23 current and future NCAA Division II varsity sports while serving as the primary media contact for all Storm athletic teams.

Since coming to Lake Erie, Tirotta led a revamping of the athletic department's corporate partnership program, redesigned the department publications and directed the development and launch of LakeErieStorm.com in May of 2010 as well as the department's social media outlets.  He was also a part of the restructuring of the Storm Club booster organization and serves as an ex officio member of the Club's advisory board.

During his career, Tirotta has had the opportunity to promote numerous ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District and All-American selections, including the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Women’s Basketball Academic All-American of the Year.

He has served as the host SID for a number of conference, regional and national level championship events, helped coordinate stats crews for the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Gladiators, provided site statistical work for CBS Sports' NFL telecasts and served as a media relations assistant for the Mid-American Conference football and basketball championships, the 2006 NCAA Division I men’s basketball Final Four and 2007 NCAA Division I women’s basketball regional finals.   

Prior to coming to Lake Erie, Tirotta directed the sports information office at Hiram College and served as assistant and then interim director of athletic communications at Kent State.  He also worked as a freelance journalist/publication designer and as a regular contributor to the Ashtabula Star Beacon.

Tirotta is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and has served on that group's Academic All-America committee and 2004 convention local planning committee. He is a 2011 graduate of the Leadership Lake County program.

A native of Lowellville, Ohio, and a 2001 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College with a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting and political science, Tirotta and his wife, Amanda, reside in Ashtabula, Ohio with their newborn daughter, Delaney, and Chihuahua, Diego. 

Primary Contact for: Men's Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Women's Lacrosse

Kyle Akins was named Lake Erie's graduate assistant in the sports information department in August 2010.  His responsibilities include publicizing the achievements of teams, coaches and student-athletes in 23 NCAA Division II varsity sports.  

Prior to coming to Painesville, Akins served as Assistant Sports Information Director (intern) at Case Western Reserve University.  While at Case, his responsibilities included production of the women's basketball, baseball and softball media guides, submission of all nominations and updating the athletics' website.  He served as the media contact for a NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling and six ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans.

A 2009 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College, Akins worked in sports information office as a student assistant and interned with the Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch, the Baldwin-Wallace Business Plan Clinic and Senator George Voinovich's Office.  He also served as a contributor with the Sun Newspapers.

Akins is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and has served on that group's Academic All-America committee.  He has worked the NCAA Division III National Championship in Track and Field and various events for the Cleveland Browns and USA Soccer.

Akins is pursuing a Masters' degree in Business Administration and currently resides in Brooklyn, Ohio.