Angelique Gaddy-McElveen

Hope College

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Angelique Gaddy-McElveen ’17 served as Assistant Athletic Director of Philanthropy at Hope College from 2023 through 2024.

Gaddy-McElveen led Hope Athletics’ philanthropy efforts in collaboration with the college's Philanthropy and Engagement Division. This strategic partnership will allow Athletics to broaden and strengthen its commitment to providing a transformational experience where student-athletes can thrive academically and athletically through programs focused on their holistic development and preparing them for lives of leadership and impact.

Prior to joining the Hope Athletics administration, Gaddy-McElveen served on the college’s admissions team for three years and was responsible for admissions recruitment in the Chicagoland area and seven schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Most recently, she taught a first-year seminar titled “Mamba Mentality and Motivation”. She serves as a first-year advisor.

In 2019, Gaddy-McElveen earned her Master’s degree in Sport Management from Western Michigan University. In 2017, she graduated from Hope with bachelor’s degrees in business and communication.

After graduating from Hope, Gaddy-McElveen worked as a compliance specialist at Grand Valley State University for two years.

At Hope, Gaddy-McElveen was a standout student-athlete on the women’s basketball team that posted a 103-11 overall record over four seasons. The Flying Dutch made four NCAA Division III Tournament appearances and claimed three MIAA titles between 2014 and 2017. A guard, Gaddy-McElveen received All-MIAA First Team honors as a junior and All-MIAA Second Team honors as a senior. She was elected team captain as a senior and junior.

Gaddy-McElveen and her husband, Dylan, were married in 2021.