NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Albertus Magnus College Director of Athletics Michael Kobylanski is pleased to announce the hiring of Diondrea Silva-Brown as the school's first head cheerleading coach. The Falcons will begin as a club program during the upcoming 2025-26 season.

"As we surveyed the interests of our incoming students at Albertus over the last several years, it was evident that the appetite for bringing a cheerleading program to fruition was a logical step," Kobylanski said. "In bringing in a head coach with the background that Diondrea has as a coach and mentor, we are extremely confident that she will be able to connect with and lead our student-athletes. I am thrilled to welcome Diondrea and her family into our Falcon family at Albertus."

Most recently, Silva-Brown serves as the Head Cheer Coach at Wilbur Cross High School and at Achievement First Amistad High School.

In her roles at Wilbur Cross and Amistad, Silva-Brown developed and implemented year-round training schedules that prioritized stunting safety and performance readiness while cultivating a culture that fosters academic accountability and leadership among members of the team.

Silva-Brown also works for the City of New Haven Livable City Initiative as a neighborhood specialist and an anti-blight officer as well as serving as a behavioral specialist at Amistad High School. 

Silva-Brown earned both her bachelor and associate of science degree in criminal justice from Monroe University. She is also pursuing a Master's of Science degree in forensic psychology at Monroe.