Nikki Warner
Director, Communications
Nikki Warner joined USA Swimming in January 2024 as the Director of Communications. In her role, she oversees internal and external communications, public relations, media relations, and operations.
Warner comes to USA Swimming after spending 12 years as the Director of Communications for Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). While in that position, she led communications strategy and execution, player relations, member services, and special events efforts. As part of the leadership team, she was responsible for the expansion and continued growth of the organization while also developing brand messaging, marketing marquis events and campaigns, and managing media relations. Before her tenure with MLBPAA, she spent a year at The Colorado Springs School supporting admissions and communications efforts.
Raised in Colorado Springs, Nikki received a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies with a focus on Business Management from Whitworth University. Nikki resides in Colorado with her fiancé, dog, and cat and can be found fishing, hiking, or enjoying live music.
Kyle Sagendorph
Manager, Digital Communications
Kyle Sagendorph joined USA Swimming in February 2019 and currently serves as Digital Communications Manager. In his role, he oversees the strategy and execution of USA Swimming’s social and digital content, serves as Editor-in-Chief for USA Swimming’s Splash Magazine, assists with media operations at USA Swimming national meets and assists in the creation and distribution of USA Swimming’s mass-communication email efforts.
Sagendorph comes to USA Swimming with a career that features stops at the junior, collegiate and professional level of sports. He worked in the University of Kansas’ athletics communications department from 2016-2018, covering social and media-relations efforts for the KU men’s golf team while also serving in various editorial and game-day roles for the University of Kansas’ basketball, volleyball and baseball programs. His background also consists of stops at Sporting Kansas City and the American Junior Golf Association, assisting with communications and social efforts at both organizations.
A native of Grayslake, Ill., Sagendorph is a 2018 graduate of the University of Kansas’ William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications. He married his wife, Lauren, in October 2020 and the two currently reside in Colorado with their two dogs and a daughter on the way.
Articles by Kyle Sagendorph
Devonie Pitre
Coordinator, Communications
Devonie Pitre is what we call a lifer in the sport of swimming, starting on a summer league program before joining year-round at eight years old. She swam competitively through high school and college at the University of the Pacific, and upon graduation, coached high school before being recruited to a year-round team (Coto Coyotes). Continuing to take on communications roles in her coaching career, Devonie decided to go back to school to earn her master’s degree in Mass Communication.
After graduating from Louisiana State University with her MMC, a Safe Sport Communications Coordinator position opened at USA Swimming. She jumped at the opportunity to give back to the sport she spent so much of her life dedicated to. Within six months, her role expanded to lead communications within the Sport Development division, where she continues her work to promote grassroots members and programs.
Prior to joining USA Swimming, Devonie worked for ExxonMobil, Cambia Health Solutions and Louisiana State University.
Articles by Devonie Pitre
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