Louis Izzi

Lou Izzi joined AIC as vice president for Athletics in July 2021 after serving two years as vice president for Enrollment Management and Athletics at the University of Bridgeport. Prior to that role, Izzi spent four years as the director of Athletics at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, where he led multiple facility renovations, added three new varsity sports, and created twenty new coaching and administrative positions.

Izzi also coached NCAA Division III college hockey at Johnson & Wales and Nichols College. In fourteen seasons, he compiled 203 victories. He was named ECAC Northeast Coach of the Year twice and New England Division III Coach of the Year three times. Izzi led Nichols College to a school-record twenty-five wins, its first national ranking and conference championship, and its first appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Izzi graduated from Providence College with a BA in English. He received his master’s degree in sport administration from Canisius College.