Jenae Packard, a former standout midfielder at the University of the Pacific, joined the Cal Poly coaching staff as the Director of Operations in August 2024. 

Packard served as the Director of Operations under legendary coach Alex Crozier during the 2024 season and is part of head coach Bernardo Silva's inaugural staff at Cal Poly.

Packard, a Brentwood, Calif. native, was a member of the Pacific Tigers women’s soccer team from 2018-22 and played professionally for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Women’s League, the top-flight division in Denmark, in 2023.

Across her Pacific career, Packard played in 85 games, tallying seven goals and 11 assists. During her final season as a Tiger in 2022, Packard led the team in goals (four) and assists (six), and set career-highs in goals, assists, points and game-winning goals while earning All-West Coast Conference Second Team honors.

In 2022, Packard helped Tormenta FC in Statesboro, Georgia, win its first-ever USL W League championship.

Packard graduated from Pacific in 2022 with her bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in sport management and was a two-time WCC All-Academic First Team honoree.