Vito Chirco Takes on Director of Alumni Relations
Congratulations to alumnus Vito Chirco, Class of 2011, who takes on the Director of Alumni Relations role in the DLS Advancement Department.
 
Chirco has been an assistant in that role since April 2021.
 
He takes over the position from Dennis Koch, Class of 1994, who decided to return to the classroom and teach business courses.
 
Over the past three years, Chirco has worked closely with Koch, and is familiar with all of the position’s aspects, including the four alumni professional associations, special Advancement events, the Christian Brothers’ Dinner, and the annual Christian Brothers’ Classic Golf Outing.
 
Chirco is also working closely with the DLS 100th-anniversary committee.
 
Chirco attended the University of Detroit Mercy, graduating in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies. As a high school student, Chirco was actively involved with the DLS sports teams, serving as the varsity soccer manager for three years and the varsity basketball team his senior year.
 
Before moving into the Advancement Department, Chirco handled sports information duties for the DLS Athletic Department. Although he no longer writes those articles, he does serve as a writer and editor for the Sports Illustrated Lions team channel, Detroit Lions On SI.
 
Chirco is also an accomplished podcaster, having served as the co-host of “Tigers Talk,” a weekly Detroit Tigers-centric podcast on the Detroit Sports Podcast Network, from 2015-2020.
 
Recently, Chirco, who founded the nonprofit organization “Chirco and Company” in 2019, helped organize the annual Chirco & Company Softball Game. This year’s game, featuring the likes of DLS varsity hockey coach Chad LaRose and former U.S. Olympian swimmer Peter Vanderkaay, raised $10,500 for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan.
 
To date, his organization has raised over $55,000 for a number of charitable causes, including Make-A-Wish Michigan, the Pope Francis Center, the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, and The Salvation Army.
 
Chirco is pleased to take on the position.
 
“I'm very appreciative of the opportunity to become the Alumni Director at my alma mater – a school with such rich tradition,” Chirco said. “I know it will be a challenge to fill the shoes of my predecessor Dennis Koch, but I believe that I'm up for the task. DLS has helped mold me and countless other alumni into the men we are today. I will never forget that and look forward to making my mark on the Alumni Office.”
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