Bio

Roberts Elevated to Director of PERA Communications & New Media (May 13, 2020)

Miles Roberts was promoted to Director of PERA Communications & New Media in May of 2020 after serving as Wellesley's Director of Sports Information since June 2015. 

As Director of Communications & New Media, Roberts serves as part of PERA's Senior Staff leadership team and is responsible for the supervision of departmental communications, social media, and external media support for each of Wellesley's 13 intercollegiate athletic programs. Roberts works with campus partners including the Office of Communications and Public Affairs to promote PERA's mission and student-athletes and is responsible for the supervision of the Hall of Fame Committee and Friends of Athletics communications as well as supervision of gameday sports information, athletics licensing, trademarking and brand management.

Roberts originally joined Wellesley in October 2014 as interim Sports Information Director. While at Wellesley, his efforts have culminated in an ESPN W Top-10 highlight featuring the Blue volleyball team, coverage of Wellesley student-athletes and programming in NCAA Champion Magazine, and nationwide coverage in numerous hometown newspapers. Roberts implemented a strategic plan with a focus on increased social media and established an Instagram account that has grown to over 2,800 followers since 2015.

Roberts has overseen multiple redesigns of the department's website and enhancements in live streaming quality and availability for on-campus events. In 2021, Roberts was recognized with the Winter Division III and D3SIDA Recognition Award for highlighting personal stories and perspectives from Wellesley student-athletes during the NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Social Media Campaign. In 2022, he was the District I Winner of the CoSIDA Fred S. Stabley Writing Contest for his Coach/Administrator Profile Essential to Health Care: Wellesley's Athletic Trainers Reflect on a Year Like No Other, detailing the experiences of Wellesley's athletic training staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Roberts was the chair of the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Sports Information Directors Group from 2017-2019 and has previously served as chair of the NEWMAC's Awards Committee and as a member of the NEWMAC's Strategic Communications Committee. He presented at ECAC-SIDA Sports Information Workshops in 2018 and 2019, focusing on "Spotlighting the Student in Student-Athlete" in 2018, while having the opportunity to present alongside Amy Wilson, Managing Director of Inclusion at the NCAA on "Inclusion in Intercollegiate Athletics" in 2019. He has twice worked as a media volunteer for United States Golf Association (USGA) Communications, at the 2017 U.S. Senior Open at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Mass. and the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.

Prior to arriving at Wellesley, Roberts spent four years at Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, Mass. While at Pine Manor, Roberts served in a variety of roles, including as Assistant Athletic Director and Sports Information Director, Head Volleyball Coach and Assistant Volleyball Coach. Before Pine Manor, Roberts took part in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) internship program. He wrote stories as a website correspondent and also attended the 2010 GNAC Professional Development Seminar in Boston. 

A 2010 graduate of Boston University with a double major in Political Science and American Studies, Roberts is a member of the Eastern Athletic Communications Association (EAST-COMM) and the College Sports Communicators (CSC; formerly CoSIDA). He currently resides in Newton, Mass. with his wife, Kelsey.