Jon Opiela joined the conference in November 2023 as Assistant Director of Strategic Communications. Before coming to the ACC, Opiela spent two years at New Mexico State University where he worked with football, men's basketball, baseball, and both men's and women's golf.
He previously completed his Master of Sports and Leisure Administration at Oral Roberts University and received his Bachelor of Sport Management degree at Grace College (NAIA; Winona Lake, Ind.).
He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
A native of Joliet, Illinois, he grew up playing baseball into his collegiate days and remains a lifelong fan of the Chicago White Sox.