Josette Jaucian

Josette Jaucian

Josette Jaucian has been the Wisconsin Spirit Squad Director since 2000 and hails from Middleton, Wisconsin. Her primary responsibilities include overseeing the UW Cheerleading Squad, Dance Team & the Bucky Badger mascots. Since assuming her duties, the UW Spirit Squad has become nationally recognized through its top-ranked performances at the UCA/UDA College National Cheerleading & Dance Team Competition. In addition to working with the teams, she must work closely with many administrative units, such as Senior Staff, coaches and student-athletes, Game Day & Fan Experience, Development and Event Management offices, as well as with many of the Division’s affiliated partners, including the UW Band, Wisconsin Alumni Association, National W Club and Badger Sports Properties.

A Wisconsin cheerleader from 1992-1997, Jaucian has served in a number of Spirit Squad positions including the Cheerleading coach from 1997-1998 and 2001-2002, and the Dance Team coach from 2002-2003 and 2010-present. She served as the Assistant Cheerleading coach while still an undergraduate from 1995-1996, and was the Administrative Assistant from 1996-1998. She was a 1997 graduate of Wisconsin with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. Jaucian has three daughters: Natalie, Madelyn, and Quinlan.