Djenane Paul, who served as Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and Student Services at VCU, was named Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator, at Fordham University in August of 2016 and promoted to Deputy Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Welfare and Competitive Excellence/SWA in October of 2021.
 
"We're excited that Djenane Paul has decided to return to Fordham," said Roach. "She brings a wealth of experience and a unique skill set and our student-athletes will benefit greatly from her devotion and dedication. We are thrilled to welcome her back to New York."
 
Paul, who has been at VCU since 2014, served as the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and Student Services at VCU since 2015 where she was responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and management of a comprehensive athletics compliance program, including the development of policies and procedures to ensure the Rams compliance with applicable NCAA and Atlantic 10 rules and regulations. She also managed the Director of Compliance and the Compliance Coordinator.
 
In 2014-2015, Paul was the Director of Compliance at VCU. She assisted in the coordination and maintenance of the compliance program and helped establish, implement, monitor and enforce policies and procedures and assisted in monitoring and certifying financial aid.
 
No stranger to Fordham, Paul served as the Compliance Coordinator at Rose Hill in 2013-2014 where she assisted in overseeing all compliance matters related to playing and practice seasons, recruiting and initial eligibility for all new and transferring student-athletes, along with financial aid. Paul also aided in completing the Academic Progress Report for Fordham as well as in conducting NCAA rules education for student-athletes, coaches and institutional faculty and staff.
 
A 2009 graduate of Stony Brook University with a degree in Psychology, Paul also earned a master's degree from the school in 2010 in Public Policy. As an undergraduate, she served as an Assistant Director of Football Operations for the Seawolves from 2007-2009. In 2009-2010, Paul was a graduate assistant with the Stony Brook football team, coordinating activities related to official and unofficial visits, organizing databases of prospective student-athlete profiles and briefing student-athletes on issues associated within NCAA regulations.
 
Paul received a Juris Doctorate from the Florida A&M University College of Law in 2013. She spent 2012-2013 at the Marquette University Law School where she served as a student worker for the National Sports Law Institute.