Career
He served as the athletic director at University from 2002 to 2015. He previously worked for the athletic department from 1979 to 1998 and as "s assistant athletic director from 1998 to 2002. He was also the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines softball team from 1981 to 1984, compiling a four-year record of 144–81 (640).
De Carolis received his undergraduate degree from Bloomsburg State in 1978.
He began his career as an athletic administrator at the University of Massachusetts (1978-1979). From 1979 to 1998, De Carolis spent 19 years working on the athletic department staff at the In October 1980, De Carolis was appointed as the second head coach of the Michigan Wolverines softball team, replacing Gloria Soluk.
He had previously served as an assistant softball coach at both UMass and Michigan. De Carolis served four years as Michigan"s head softball coach from 1981 to 1984, compiling a 144–81 record (640).
After the 1984 season, he was replaced as head softball coach by Carol Hutchins, who had been an assistant to De Carolis during the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
In 1998, De Carolis left Michigan to accept a position as the assistant athletic director at University. He remained in that post for four years. In August 2002, he was appointed as "s athletic director by then Ohio State University President Doctor Paul Risser.
He was credited with leading the largest fundraising campaign in the history of the athletic department, raising funds for a project to expand Reser Stadium.
In May 2006, De Carolis was given a five-year contract extension through 2011 as "s athletic director In May 2011, he was given a further five-year extension through 2016.
However in June 2011, he was diagnosed with Parkinson"s Disease. He decided to resign as athletic director in 2015.
