Member Promotions, University Initiatives & More! 

Congratulations to IAA West Graduate, Katie Burd, for being promoted to assistant athletic director at the University of Buffalo! Way to go, Katie! More here.  

Wonderful news! Jasmine Ellis has joined Central State University as the associate director of athletics for compliance! Read here. 

Kristi Giddings has been named deputy athletics director for legal, compliance and NCAA governance at George Mason University! Congrats, Kristi! Details here. 

Congrats to Lynn Coutts and Emily Boone for both joining the University of Denver Athletics! Learn more here. 

In celebration of 50 years of women's athletics, Senior Woman Administrator Lynn Tighe and Villanova University announce a bold new initiative that will build on the momentum from this past year and continue to celebrate and support HER–the Women's Athletics Empowerment Initiative. Details here. 

 Kathy Laoutaris has been named the Director of Athletics & Campus Life at Concordia College New York. More here. 

A warm welcome to our newest members: 
Mallory Gardner, Limestone College
Kenza Hall, California State University, Bakersfield
Erin Provaznik
Chelsea Hennan, Sonoma State University
Lindsey Olsen, Southern Methodist University
Amber Yudell, Arizona State University
Haley Yager, Maine Maritime Academy
Allison Cordes
Michelle Fasano, Illinois State University
Lindsay Scott Anderson, University Of California, Berkeley