Several Members Named 'Most Powerful Women In U.S. Sports in 2018!' 

Forbes' Belzer released his, 'Most Powerful Women In U.S. Sports in 2018' and we love it! Congratulations to Val Ackerman, Sandy Barbour, Joni Comstock, and 2017 Women Leaders National Convention speaker, Lisa Borders. The voting panel, included: Jed Hughes, Megan Kahn, Richard Lapchick, Deborah Slaner Larkin, Carolyne Savini, Glenn Wong,  Katy Young, and our very own, Patti Phillips! More here. 

She leads! Atlantic 10 commissioner, Bernadette McGlade, has been named to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee. Release here. 

Jill Bodensteiner explains her decision to leave Notre Dame and become the first-ever female director of athletics at Saint Joseph's University and completes a mock athletic director interview with ADU. Read here and watch here.

Wonderful! Cheryl Boyes, the director of community relations and special events at Sacramento State, was awarded the Unsung Hero Award at the Women of Influence Ceremony. More here. 

Lynn Hickey, interim director of athletics at Eastern Washington University and a Women Leaders past-president, has helped pave the path to national prominence for women's college basketball. Read more here. 

A must-read! Dr. Ingrid Wicker McCree, athletic director at North Carolina Central University, spoke at the Chapel Hill Sports Club on her career journey. Read here. 

Congratulations to the Keene State College Department of Athletics and Recreation and director of athletics, Kristene Kelly, on their third annual Fenton Family Dealerships Athletics Giving Challenge. More here. 

A must-listen! Sherie Cornish Gordon, director of athletics at Albany State University,  joined the 1.Question Podcast to discuss leadership challenges when combining two athletic departments! Listen here. 

Former Loyola athletic director and current director of athletics and recreation at the University of Pennsylvania, Grace Calhoun, presided over two big decisions that positioned the Ramblers for long-term success. Read here. 


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A warm welcome to our newest members:  

Julia Bell - Mount Holyoke College   
Blair Smith - Mount Holyoke College    
Shawn Farrell - California State University, San Bernardino           
Dr. Chelsea Herman - California State University, San Bernardino                
Mary-Christine Ulatan - California State University, San Bernardino                            
Meghan McGarry - California State University, San Bernardino                                          
Marie Letterii - Hofstra University                             
Hannah Chappell-Dick 
Corley Davis 
Alissa Aragon
Lexi Denny         
Lauren Taylor