Chris Mello joined Canisius as an assistant athletic trainer in August of 2023 and serves as the primary trainer for the men's hockey and baseball programs.
Prior to Canisius, Mello served as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Maine where he worked with the men's and women's cross country programs.
He earned his bachelor's of science in athletic training in 2020 from the University of Connecticut and went on to receive his master's degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Maine in 2022.