INDIANAPOLIS---The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) will host two NACWAA/HERS Institutes for Administrative Advancement for women athletics administrators this month on NCAA university campuses.

The NACWAA/HERS East program will be held June 3-8, at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, while the NACWAA/HERS West program will be held June 19-24, at the University of Denver.

The NACWAA/HERS Institute for Administrative Advancement is on the fringe of its 10th anniversary celebration, and is one of the only skills enhancement and development programs specifically geared toward women who want to pursue careers in athletics administration. The program provides women with networking opportunities in intercollegiate athletics, leadership development, career enhancement tips, strategic and business planning tips and other resources to help them in their current roles as administrators and to help them advance in the industry.

Each year, the program speakers and presenters at the NACWAA/HERS Institutes are among the most respected administrators and officials in intercollegiate athletics. Among the many noted speakers this year are Judy Sweet, senior vice-president of championships at the NCAA national office; Donna Lopiano, executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation; Joan Cronan, athletics director at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Alfreeda Goff, senior associate commissioner/chief of staff at the Horizon League and president-elect of NACWAA; Christine Grant, associate professor at the University of Iowa and former athletics director at the university; and Charlotte West, former associate athletics director at Southern Illinois University and a champion pioneer for equity in athletics.

A total of 42 women were selected for the NACWAA/HERS East program, while 40 women were selected for the NACWAA/HERS West program. Participants in each of the two programs represent the three NCAA divisions (I, II and III).

The participants in the NACWAA/HERS West program are:

(Name, Title, School)

Glennie Adams, assistant athletics director/head volleyball coach, Chaminade University;
Stacy Allie, assistant athletics director for internal operations, Northern Illinois University;
Stefanie Baker-Watson, senior woman administrator/head athletic trainer, Aurora University;
Anita Barker, director of athletics & recreational sports, California State University, Chico
Angela Baumann, assistant athletics director, Montana State University-Bozeman
Theresa Berg, assistant athletics director/basketball coach, Walsh University
Darcie Bransford, associate director of major gifts, Stanford University
Kathy Brawn, head women's soccer coach, Colgate University
Melanie Burkett, graduate student, Ohio University
Candy Carr-Smith, assistant professor & coach, Community College of Baltimore County
Claudette Charney, assistant athletics director/basketball coach, Hillsdale College
Janna Cunningham, senior woman administrator/head lacrosse coach, Nichols College
Krishna Dass, head volleyball coach/compliance officer, Bernard M. Baruch College
Aimee Davison, assistant athletics director/SID, Colorado Christian University
Laura Edholm, associate athletics director/senior woman administrator, Medaille College
Angel Field, director of promotion & in-events, University of Denver
Larissa Fontaine, assistant women's gymnastics coach, Stanford University
Jenny Fraser, coordinator of compliance/SWA, California Collegiate Athletic Association
Tonya Frost, intern, Knox College
Pamela Gray, assistant cross country/track & field coach/athletics program assistant, McPherson College
Jaunelle Hamilton, compliance coordinator, Louisiana State University
Erin Hobin-Audet, athletics ticket manager, Harvard University
Sheri Holt, associate athletics director/senior woman administrator, Florida Southern College
Connie Johnson, assistant director of athletics, Highline Community College
Jennifer Keegan, assistant to the athletics director, Lake Forest College
D'Ann Keller, assistant director of championships, NCAA
Nicole Kotrba, head women's basketball coach, Cornell College
Mollie Lehman, assistant to the commissioner, America East Conference
Julie Levesque, SWA/head men's and women's track & field coach/physical education coordinator,
       California Institute of Technology
Kelly McLaughlin, senior woman administrator/athletic trainer/director of compliance,
       Colorado Christian University
Jana Morrison, assistant director of event management, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Leah Nilsson, associate director of membership services, NCAA
Jennifer Reimer, head women's basketball coach, Allegheny College
Krista Reinking, administrative associate, University of Texas at Austin
Marcie Reynolds, assistant director of athletics, Colorado State University at Pueblo
Stephanie Rousseau, assistant athletics director/senior woman administrator, University of Cincinnati
Suzanne Stidham, athletics office manager, California State University, Hayward
Camelia Trahan, SID/director of marketing athletics, Rhodes College
Dawn Wickstrum, assistant athletics director, Earlham College
Amy Wilson, professor/senior woman administrator/head basketball coach, MacMurray College.

The participants in the NACWAA/HERS East program are:

(Name, title, school)

Roberta Abney, associate athletics director, Slippery Rock University
Angie Abraham, recreation coordinator/basketball coach, Bennett College
Christina Agnello, director of business operation, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Sue Arakas, associate commissioner for internal affairs/senior woman administrator, The Southern Conference
Nicole Barbuto, head women's soccer coach, Hiram College
Wendy Berutto, program administrator, National Association of Girls and Women in Sport
Abby Boustead, administrative coordinator for football, University of Nevada, Reno
Elizabeth Bowden, assistant athletics director/assistant soccer coach, St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Carol Bower, head rowing coach, Bryn Mawr College
Tia Brandel-Wilhelm, senior woman administrator/head volleyball coach, Ferris State University
Ellen Curtis, recruiting coordinator/assistant basketball coach, Alma College
Christen Ditzler, head basketball coach and softball coach/senior woman administrator, Lycoming College
Renia Edwards, assistant director of student-athlete, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Kristen Falk, associate athletics director/senior woman administrator, Mansfield University
Kimberly Falkenhagen, head volleyball coach/senior woman administrator, Bemidji State University
Kimberly Fierke, director of physical education, St Mary's University (Texas)
Tricia Fiut, head softball coach/ticket manager, Hood College
Joanna Fulton, senior woman administrator/head soccer coach, Dominican University
Colleen Geary, assistant director of the Bull Gator program, Gator Boosters, Inc, University of Florida
Betsy Hipple, women's softball/eligibility coordinator, Hunter College
Gretchen Hunt, head volleyball coach/senior woman administrator, Bethel College
Julie Jones, head softball coach, Cleveland State University
Bonnie Kenny, head volleyball coach, University of Delaware
Tezlyn Kraft, head women's basketball coach/assistant SID, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Nichole Leibold, head basketball coach/assistant soccer coach, Knox College
Patricia Malizia, associate athletics director, Columbia University
Natalie Moretz, intern, NACWAA
Mary Mulvenna, compliance assistant, Princeton University
Amy O'Neil, events administrator, Pennsylvania State University
Heather Perry, assistant director of publishing, NCAA
Kimberli Perry, assistant athletics director, Jackson State University
Ann Phelan, assistant athletics director, Franklin & Marshall College
Patty Raube, assistant athletics director, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden
Julie Reuvers, assistant director of public relations, Pacific-10 Conference
Cathy Roberts, associate athletics director/senior woman administrator,
       University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Jennifer Simon, intern/assistant crew coach, Lewis and Clark College
Jill Skotarczak, director of media relations, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Arrianna Smith, head women's basketball coach/instructor, Delgado Community College
Margie Sullivan, director of sport enhancement and research, Florida State University
Tonia Walker, associate director of athletics/senior woman administrator, Winston-Salem State University
Kathleen Westfall, assistant athletic trainer, Defiance College
Bev Wiley, head softball coach, Community College of Rhode Island.

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