Women Leaders in College Sports Hires Cori Pinkett as Director of Leadership & Education

March 1, 2017
Contact: Rachel DeSchepper
Women Leaders in College Sports
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Kansas City, Mo. — Women Leaders in College Sports (formerly NACWAA), the nation’s premier women’s athletic leadership association, has announced the hiring of Cori Pinkett as Director of Leadership & Education.

Pinkett started on February 27, 2017 and will be responsible for the organization’s application processes, curriculum development, and educational programming for the NCAA/Women Leaders in College Sports leadership institutes: Women’s Leadership Symposium, Institute for Administrative Advancement, Leadership Enhancement Institute, and Executive Institute, as well as the Women Leaders 2017National Convention, which will be held in Dallas, October 8-10, 2017. Pinkett will also oversee managing Women Leaders’ grant renewals, mentor program, Educational & Professional Development Committee, among other duties.

Pinkett comes to the Women Leaders team from K-State Athletics after serving three and a half years as the Director of Student-Athlete Development. In this role, she equipped student athletes to lead successful lives through holistic programming in the areas of personal, leadership, and career development as well as community engagement. Pinkett has served as a facilitator at the NCAA’s Leadership Forum, is a graduate of the NCAA Leadership Institute, and is the Chair-Elect for the N4A Student-Athlete Development Committee. She got her start at the University of Central Florida as an Assistant Director of Student Services.

"We are just coming off a successful re-brand and now that we have Cori on our team, we can’t wait to keep the momentum going and launch our 2017 Women Leaders Institutes!" says Patti Phillips, Women Leaders in College Sports chief executive officer. "Her vast experience in mentoring, facilitating, and supporting student athletes and professionals will be a tremendous asset in furthering our mission of developing and advancing women in collegiate athletics."

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About Women Leaders in College Sports

Founded in 1979, Women Leaders in Colleges Sports (formerly NACWAA) is the only nationally recognized collegiate professional membership organization whose mission is to enhance and promote opportunities for women in intercollegiate athletics administration and beyond. More than 3,500-members strong, Women Leaders in College Sports promotes the growth, leadership, and success of women as athletics administrators, conference commissioners, professional staff, coaches, and student-athletes.