Taunton High athletic director Mark Ottavianelli was recently honored by the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA), honored with the organization’s annual Distinguished Service Award – Inside the Field of Athletic Administration.
Below is the release from the MSSADA:
Mark Ottavianelli, Director of Athletics at Taunton High School, is the State of Massachusetts nominee for the 2020 National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Distinguished Service Award – Inside the Field of Athletic Administration. This award is presented to Mark in recognition of his many years of exemplary service and dedication to the thousands of boys and girls involved in interscholastic athletics throughout the state. He will be a candidate for the National NIAAA Distinguished Service Award later this year.
Mark earned his Bachelor of Finance degree in 1987 from Southeastern Massachusetts University and a Masters in Education Leadership from Bridgewater State University. He currently is in his 18th year as the Athletic Director at Taunton High School. Mark has been an Assistant Basketball Coach at Southeastern Massachusetts University, Community College of Rhode Island, Taunton High School and the Head Basketball Coach at Coyle & Cassidy High School and Massasoit Community College.
Throughout his professional career, Mark has been actively involved at the local, state and national levels. He has been an active member of the MIAA Game Officials Committee, MIAA Softball Committee, and Tournament Management Committee. He also served as the Hockomock League President from 2015-2016 and was a District Representative on the MSSADA Committee. Mark has hosted numerous MIAA Sectionals and State Semi-Final and Final Championships at the Taunton High School facilities.
Mark as the MSSADA Theodore H. Damko Award Recipient in 2005-2006.
The Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association commends Mark Ottavianelli for his outstanding achievements and invaluable service to high school athletics.
