Hilbert College Athletics

Melissa (Wapshare) Lindner returns for her second year as a graduate student at Hilbert in 2014-15. The Buffalo native joined Rob Peterson’s women’s basketball coaching staff a year ago and she began her studies in Hilbert’s Master of Public Administration degree program after graduating from Hilbert in 2009.

Lindner brings years of teaching experience both in the classroom and on the hardwood. Since 2007 Lindner served as a substitute teacher or tutor in various public and a private school located in the southtowns during the traditional school year and was a teacher’s assistant at Aspire of WNY Center for Learning in the summer months since 2010.

Most recently Lindner guided the modified girls’ basketball team at Iroquois Central while serving as an assistant coach to the girls’ varsity program. Lindner brings AAU head coaching experience after leading an AAU Buffalo Storm basketball team since 2008. She also directed the junior varsity soccer and softball teams at Mount Mercy and Immaculata Academy.

After graduating with a bachelor of science degree in liberal studies from Hilbert, Lindner then earned her master of science education, social studies certification, from D’Youville College in 2010. She is pursuing her second master’s degree which will prepare her for a lifetime of employment in the non-profit industry.