Tainsh took over as Director of Communications at America East in October of 2007. He oversees all aspects of communications for the conference’s nine NCAA Division I institutions, 20 sports and nearly 3,400 student-athletes.

Tainsh serves as the primary media relations contact for men’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer and softball. In that role, he acts as conference communications liaison between the member institutions’ media relations contacts, administrators, the NCAA and the media. Tainsh writes daily and weekly releases, serves as editor for the men’s basketball media guide, prospectus, postseason guide and the men’s basketball championship program.

In addition, Tainsh coordinates the media relations aspect for America East Championships and oversees the editorial content for the conference website, www.AmericaEast.com throughout the year, and influences design, layout and functionality of the site. He also oversees the league's social media pages on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

As a member of CoSIDA, Tainsh is a District Coordinator for the organization’s Academic All-America Committee, helping to honor hundreds of student-athletes each year and serves on the organization's University Division Management Advisory Council.

Tainsh arrived at America East from Simmons College where he had served as Sports Information Director since August 2006. He oversaw all external relations there, including media relations, marketing and promotions for the athletic department.

The previous season, Tainsh worked as Athletic Media Relations Assistant at conference-member University at Albany. He assisted in the publicity of the Great Danes’ 19 intercollegiate sports and served as the primary contact for men’s and women’s soccer and baseball. Tainsh also assisted with gameday media operations for men’s and women’s basketball, football and men’s and women’s lacrosse, as well as the 2006 America East Men’s Basketball Championship Title Game where he helped coordinate over 100 media members.

Tainsh graduated from Ithaca College in 2005 as a Sports Information and Communications major and a Journalism minor. While a student, he served as a student assistant in the Bombers' sports information office and was a primary sports information contact for wrestling, men’s and women’s tennis and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. Tainsh also served stints as a volunteer in the Providence College Athletic Media Relations Department and WICB Ithaca Student Station Sports Department, production intern at Sports Radio The Score in Providence and ESPN Radio 1260 in Syracuse, and promotions intern at Syracuse ISP Sports Properties.

The Barrington, Rhode Island native now resides in Somerville, Massachusetts.