Windermere High hires Jeremy Campbell as next athletic director

Windermere High has promoted Dean of Students Jeremy Campbell as its next athletic director, replacing Jillian Sutton — who recently left the school after eight years to become the head athletic trainer at East River High. Campbell joined the Windermere leadership team in 2023-24 as dean, while also serving as the football program’s defensive coordinator under head coach Riki Smith.

“It’s an incredible honor to be named Windermere High’s Athletic Director,” Campbell said. “Being promoted from within makes it all the more meaningful. It shows that the work I have put in has made a real impact. I have always been deeply committed to this school and to now have the opportunity to lead our athletic program is both humbling and exciting. I know the culture, I know the kids and I know what this community stands for (and) I am proud to build on the foundation we have laid and push our programs to even greater heights.”

As a student-athlete, Campbell was a standout in three sports at Spruce Creek High, lettering as a track-and-field athlete, basketball player and football star, and in the classroom, as an honor roll student in each semester of his time in high school, a member of the National Honor Society and being named the Rotary Club of Port Orange’s Scholastic Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2005.         

Campbell, a highly ranked outside linebacker prospect, chose to continue his academic and athletic careers as a member of the Clemson football team; he chose the Tigers over Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville and Purdue. In four seasons playing in Death Valley (2006-09), Campbell appeared in 46 games for Clemson and recorded a total of 82 tackles, three for a loss, two sacks and one fumble recovery. 

Upon graduating from Clemson in 2010, Campbell served in a variety of administrative and coaching roles, most recently as the dean of students, assistant athletic director and head football coach at Central Florida Christian Academy. Prior to joining CFCA in 2017, Campbell spent five years serving as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for former Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott at Northside Christian School in St. Petersburg — helping the program win its first district and regional championships in three decades — and in 2010, he spent one season as the defensive coordinator at Northside Christian under Aaron Dobson. Between his first season at Northside Christian in 2010 and his five-year stint from 2012-16, Campbell left the school in 2011 to serve as an assistant coach at Robinson High in Tampa. 

Thanks to his combined experience as a multi-sport athlete in high school, high-level college recruit, highly successful high school and college student, Division I college athlete, assistant and head coach at the high school level, dean of students and assistant athletic director, Campbell knows what he needs to focus on to help develop Wolverines Athletics into a powerhouse across each one of its programs.

“My goal is to build on the strong athletic foundation we already have and help take our programs to the next level,” Campbell said. “I want to support our coaches and student-athletes in every way possible, on the field, in the classroom and in the community. I will put an emphasis on growing school spirit, enhancing facilities and ensuring all our teams have the resources they need to succeed.”

Despite never serving as the leader of an entire athletic program, the young school’s fifth-ever athletic director not only knows what a successful athletic department looks like but he also knows exactly what he wants Windermere Athletics to look like under his leadership. 

“My vision for Windermere High athletics is to build a championship culture grounded in integrity, hard work and unity,” Campbell said. “Under my leadership, we will prioritize the development of student-athletes both on and off the field, fostering excellence in competition, the classroom and the community. Together, we will create a supportive, inclusive environment where every athlete can thrive and represent Windermere with pride.”

Campbell has begun serving as Windermere’s athletic director and will no longer serve in his previous role as the school’s dean of students.