How Sue Willey Forged a "Pioneer's Path" & More Member News!

Tamica Smith Jones, athletics director at UC Riverside, now serves as a member of the NCAA DI Women's Basketball Championship Sport Committee, which chooses the collegiate programs that annually get into "the big dance." Read more here!

A story on Sue Willey, the vice president of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Indianapolis, how she forged a path for women in athletics. Read more about her mission and the opportunities she provided for both male and females athletes.

Lindsay Reeves, Women Leaders board member and athletic director at University of North Georgia, will host the second annual Operation Nighthawks of Honor initiative April 1. The yearlong initiative assigns each team a UNG grad or former student who lost his or her life in action serving our country. Read more here!

Each month Women Leaders board member and athletic director at Averett Meg Stevens holds a captain meeting for student-athletes, but Monday's meeting was a bit more unique. The President Tiffany Franks, spoke to students about creating their own leadership style. Read more here!

Our fearless leader, CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports, Patti Phillips, was featured in Sports Business Journal this week, speaking out on the SWA title. "Have times passed the SWA title by?" Patti Phillips: "That title served the athletic department well when it was initiated..." Read more here!

Also featured in the Sports Business Journal were Heather Lyke and Samantha Huge, athletic directors at Pitt and William & Mary, respectively, about how women are moving the needle and making progress filling Division I AD jobs. Read more here!

Kudos to each of you!

A warm welcome to our newest members: 

Kristen Sandord - University of Kentucky
Celine Mangan - Western Illinois University
Krystal Collins - University of Evansville
Jinni Frisbey - University of South Alabama
Adrienne Eisenhauer - Georgetown University
Alyson Ocasio - College of Staten Island
Brittany Keller - University of Cincinnati 
Hannah Delph - Florida Southern College
Vanessa Moore - Virginia Commonwealth University 
Sandra Marbut - California Institute of Technology
Tiffany McCampbell - South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Have member news to share? Email it to Natalie Martinez to be featured in the next Shout Out!