DURHAM, N.C. - USA Baseball announced the appointment of Kyle Lubrano as its Senior Director of SafeSport and Compliance on Tuesday. In this role, Lubrano will oversee all elements of the organization's SafeSport-related policies and serve as the primary liaison with the U.S. Center for SafeSport.
Lubrano will work in coordination with the Sport Development Department and the national team program directors to implement curriculum, training and additional outreach materials as it relates to SafeSport. In addition to leading the organization's efforts to promote a safe, healthy training environment for all national team program participants, she will oversee compliance and enforcement of applicable USA Baseball rules, policies and provisions in the greater amateur baseball community, as well as contributing to its emerging educational ventures.
"Kyle has a proven track record of success with the development and implementation of new initiatives within amateur sports - specifically Team USA - and we are confident she will be a tremendous asset to our organization," said Paul Seiler, USA Baseball's Executive Director and CEO. "With the appointment of the Senior Director of SafeSport and Compliance position, USA Baseball furthers its commitment to leading the amateur baseball landscape with regards to the U.S. Center for SafeSport and the protection and well-being of our athletes."
Lubrano brings eight years of experience working with Team USA to her role at USA Baseball. Prior to joining the organization, she worked with both US Lacrosse and USA Field Hockey where she developed and delivered certification programs and educational resources, and led growth initiatives, respectively. She also spent time working with Major League Soccer's DC United.
Before first joining USA Baseball as a Senior Director of Sport Development in May of 2018, she served as the Multisport Account Manager at Soccer.com and is currently part of a United States Olympic Committee (USOC) group that develops scalable athlete development models for National Governing Bodies.
The U.S. Center for SafeSport is an independent nonprofit committed to ending all forms of abuse in sport. This includes bullying, harassment, hazing, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual misconduct and abuse. The USOC has entrusted the Center with the authority to respond to reports of sexual misconduct with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movements.