Biography
Dr. Ron Nocetti is currently the Executive Director for the California Interscholastic Federation. Prior to assuming this role, Ron served the CIF as the Associate Executive Director, Senior Director and Director of Championship Events. He previously was the Director of Athletics at Jesuit High School in Carmichael and sat on the board for the California State Athletic Director’s Association. In 2005, Ron was named the CSADA Athletic Director of the Year for the Sac-Joaquin Section.
Before moving to the Sacramento area, Ron spent nine years teaching and coaching at Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Francisco, where he also served as the dean of students and assistant principal for student services. Ron has coached for 18 years at a variety of levels in the sports of baseball and basketball. Ron has also presented over 250 workshops to coaches, parents, and student-athletes across the country on behalf of the Positive Coaching Alliance based at Stanford University. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco where he received a bachelor’s in economics, a master’s in sport management, and a doctorate in educational leadership. Ron also played baseball while attending USF.
Ron and his wife Deanne, a former high school and college volleyball coach and volleyball player at USF, have been married for oer 30 years. They have four children: Keira, a University of San Diego graduate where she competed on the rowing team; Mikaela, a Sacramento State University graduate where she played indoor and beach volleyball and is currently a high school biology teacher, volleyball coach and assistant athletic director; Gianna, an engineering major and water polo student-athlete at UC Davis; and Dante, who plays water polo at the United States Air Force Academy.
“I enjoy teaching in the MCAA program as it affords me the opportunity to engage with the future leaders of education-based athletics.”
Education
- BA In Economics
- MA in Sport Management
- Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
Courses Taught
- MCAA/MSCE 580 Legal Aspect of Sport