Appalachian State alum Dominic Parisi joined the Yosef Club in 2019 as an Assistant Director for Annual Giving. 

Parisi was an NCAA qualifier and Academic All-American as an App State wrestler from 2010-14, and he worked as a volunteer assistant for Appalachian's title-winning wrestling program from 2016-19. During that time, the Mountaineers won three consecutive regular-season championships in the Southern Conference.

Parisi joined the wrestling coaching staff as a volunteer assistant after graduating from Appalachian State in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation management and a concentration in outdoor experiential education. He earned his master’s degree in higher education with a concentration in community college and university leadership at Appalachian, as well.

Parisi amassed a collegiate wrestling record of 48-21 as a Mountaineer, winning the 125-pound Southern Conference division his senior year as well as being named to the NWCA All-Academic team. As a junior, recovering from a sophomore campaign that was cut short by a knee injury, he placed third at the Hokie Open and Keystone Classic before earning a round of 12 finish at the NCAAs.

Parisi grew up in Canastota, N.Y., and Concord, N.C., and attended Jay M. Robinson High School.