Wake Forest Athletics
Men's Basketball
Stephen Czarda
- Title:
- Senior Director, Communications & Social Media Strategy (MBB)
- Email:
- czardas@wfu.edu
Stephen Czarda joined Wake Forest Athletics in November of 2019 as the department's Social Media Manager and currently serves in the role of Associate Athletics Director, Communications Strategy. He supervises the Wake Forest Athletic Communications and Graphic Design units while overseeing all social media content production and analytics for the department–both on the main accounts and individual sport accounts.
Czarda is the primary communications contact for Wake Forest football and head coach Jake Dickert. He was the communications contact for men's basketball and head coach Steve Forbes from 2024-26 and for men's soccer and head coach Bobby Muuss from 2019-25.
Czarda has either led or assisted in the execution of social media content planning for numerous Wake Forest Athletics events since his arrival, including:
@DemonDeacons -- the Athletics' Department's main social media account -- increased its year-over-year total interactions by 70 percent in 2020 while the football and women's basketball social media accounts both saw a top-10 national increase in social media interactions per SkullSparks. The women's basketball account had a 409 percentage increase in year-over-year interactions from 2019 to 2020, which ranked first in the country. The football account had a 109 percentage increase in year-over-year interactions from 2019 to 2020. This mark ranked 10th in the country according to SkullSparks.
After taking on primary communications responsibilities for men's soccer in August 2020, the team's Instagram account grew 127.2 percent in four seasons and ranked No. 4 nationally in total followers, up from 12th. The program also ranked in the top-four nationally in 2020 and 2021 in total interactions generated according to SkullSparks, including 478,555 in 2021.
In March 2022, Czarda managed social media and communications efforts for the team's immersive international trip to England where the Instagram account collected a seven-day record of 914,423 impressions with 40,421 total engagements and an average engagement rate of 4.4 percent.
Czarda came to Wake Forest from UNCG, where he served as the Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic Communications from 2018-19.
He previously was with the Washington Commanders from 2012-18 serving in four different roles including Managing Editor.
A native of Orlean, Va., Czarda graduated from George Mason in 2013 with a Bachelor's in Sport Management. He earned his Master's in Sport And Recreation Studies from George Mason in 2015 where he wrote his thesis: Motivators for Social Media Engagement with Official NFL Team Twitter Accounts.
Czarda resides in Winston-Salem. His father, Larry, is the president of Greensboro College.
Czarda is the primary communications contact for Wake Forest football and head coach Jake Dickert. He was the communications contact for men's basketball and head coach Steve Forbes from 2024-26 and for men's soccer and head coach Bobby Muuss from 2019-25.
Czarda has either led or assisted in the execution of social media content planning for numerous Wake Forest Athletics events since his arrival, including:
- Two NCAA National Championships (2025 Men’s Tennis and 2023 Women’s Golf)
- Five NCAA Bowl Games (2020 and 2025 Duke’s Mayo, 2019 Pinstripe, 2021 Gator and 2022 Gasparilla Bowls)
- Five NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament appearances and the 2024 ACC Championship
- Women’s Soccer’s 2024 National Championship appearance and Baseball’s 2023 Men’s College World Series berth
- Numerous Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame class announcements
- The 50th Anniversary of Women's Athletics
- Recognition of Dave Odom and the 1995 ACC Men’s Basketball Champions
- Hiring of head coaches Steve Forbes, Megan Gebbia, Jake Dickert and Jeff Hulsmeyer
@DemonDeacons -- the Athletics' Department's main social media account -- increased its year-over-year total interactions by 70 percent in 2020 while the football and women's basketball social media accounts both saw a top-10 national increase in social media interactions per SkullSparks. The women's basketball account had a 409 percentage increase in year-over-year interactions from 2019 to 2020, which ranked first in the country. The football account had a 109 percentage increase in year-over-year interactions from 2019 to 2020. This mark ranked 10th in the country according to SkullSparks.
After taking on primary communications responsibilities for men's soccer in August 2020, the team's Instagram account grew 127.2 percent in four seasons and ranked No. 4 nationally in total followers, up from 12th. The program also ranked in the top-four nationally in 2020 and 2021 in total interactions generated according to SkullSparks, including 478,555 in 2021.
In March 2022, Czarda managed social media and communications efforts for the team's immersive international trip to England where the Instagram account collected a seven-day record of 914,423 impressions with 40,421 total engagements and an average engagement rate of 4.4 percent.
Czarda came to Wake Forest from UNCG, where he served as the Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic Communications from 2018-19.
He previously was with the Washington Commanders from 2012-18 serving in four different roles including Managing Editor.
A native of Orlean, Va., Czarda graduated from George Mason in 2013 with a Bachelor's in Sport Management. He earned his Master's in Sport And Recreation Studies from George Mason in 2015 where he wrote his thesis: Motivators for Social Media Engagement with Official NFL Team Twitter Accounts.
Czarda resides in Winston-Salem. His father, Larry, is the president of Greensboro College.
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