Peggy Gioia’s own successful competitive swimming career in AAU, high school, college, and later master’s swimming, led directly to her interest in coaching and officiating swimming and diving both on the high school and college level. Prior to coming to Queens College, Peggy taught swimming as a Red Cross Water Safety Instructor; was a NAGWS, MSOA, NYSOGS certified swimming official on the high school and college levels; conducted clinics for coaches for the NYC GBPSAL interscholastic swimming program; and was head coach of the Andrew Jackson H.S. varsity swimming team. In her first year at Andrew Jackson H.S. she turned a team comprised of mainly novice swimmers into a competitive program that in a short time became a N.Y.C. P.S.A.L. divisional winner. At Queens College, Peggy’s swimming teams were highly successful on the conference and regional levels.

A member of the Queens College Athletics Department since 1977, Peggy initially served in a part time capacity as women’s varsity swimming coach, recreational swimming instructor and academic counselor. In 1984 she was hired full time as Assistant Director of Athletics. She currently serves as the Senior Woman Administrator/Associate Director of Athletics at Queens College.

During her tenure at Queens College, Peggy was responsible for instituting an academic advisement program for the Athletics Department’s varsity athletes. This program has helped the College’s varsity athletes achieve a higher level of academic success, and resulted in higher retention and graduation rates.

On an administrative level, Peggy’s responsibilities include supervision of the institution’s women’s varsity teams; scheduling varsity contests and making travel arrangements for all men’s and women’s varsity teams; and academic advisement. As a resource person for student-athletes and coaches alike she works closely with the College’s Bursar, Registrar and Financial Aid Offices. She also completes and reviews all gender equity surveys and reports to ensure that Queens College is in Title IX compliance. As part of these duties Peggy serves as a member of the College’s Sports Allocation Board and Committee on Athletic Policy which governs Athletics at Queens College. On an annual basis, she plans and coordinates the varsity athletics sports awards dinner as well as a graduation reception to honor the achievements of Queens College student-athletes.

Peggy earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree from Columbia University and a Master’s degree in Physical Education from Adelphi University. She resides in Queens, New York.