Jenna Cataldi

Jenna Cataldi

Jenna Cataldi served as the Assistant Coach of the AU Dance Team from 2020-25 before taking on the role as Head Coach in 2025. 

Cataldi is responsible for recruiting dancers, managing practices, social media content, game appearances, halftime choreography for basketball games, and the team's annual competition at NDA College Nationals in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Before becoming head coach, Cataldi was a member of the AU Dance Team from 2014-18. In her time on the team, Cataldi was in charge of graphics, videos, and other content creation. She was also awarded Most Valuable Dancer and choreographed multiple halftime performances. 

After graduating in 2018 with a degree in Studio Art and Psychology, she went on to get her masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Art Therapy from The George Washington University. Throughout her graduate studies, she continued to volunteer with the AU Dance Team until she became the Assistant Coach in 2020.

Cataldi currently works in Virginia as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Art Therapist.