Staff Directory
Leadership
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Carr |
President & CEO
|
816.595.8105 | jcarr@naia.org |
| Kevin Dee |
Sr. Vice President, Finance and Sport Administration
|
816.595.8106 | kdee@naia.org |
| Austin Bennett |
Vice President of Championships
|
816.595.8109 | abennett@naia.org |
| Nick Davidson |
Vice President of Membership Recruitment and Retention
|
816.595.8177 | ndavidson@naia.org |
| Alan Grosbach |
Vice President of Technology, Data, and Analytics
|
816.595.8120 | agrosbach@naia.org |
| Ellen Ramsey |
Vice President of Eligibility Services
|
816.595.8162 | eramsey@naia.org |
| Chesney Sallee |
Vice President of Membership Value and Governance
|
816.595.8114 | csallee@naia.org |
Administration
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Rine |
Controller
|
816.595.8131 | erine@naia.org |
| Megan Hickman |
Staff Accountant
|
816.595.8149 | mhickman@naia.org |
| Laura Simcox |
Director of Human Resources
|
816.595.8000 | lsimcox@naia.org |
| Lechelle Carter |
Receptionist & Mailroom Coordinator
|
816.595.8100 | lcarter@naia.org |
Athletics Communication
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Dee |
Sr. Vice President, Finance and Sport Administration
|
816.595.8106 | kdee@naia.org |
| Steve Wilson |
Director of Athletics Communications
|
816.595.8198 | swilson@naia.org |
| Katie Green |
Senior Manager of Athletics Communications
|
816.595.8104 | kgreen@naia.org |
| Brandt McCall |
Manager of Athletics Communications
|
816.595.8355 | bmccall@naia.org |
| Reanne Kietlinski |
Manager of Athletics Communications
|
816.595.8349 | rkietlinski@naia.org |
Campus and Conference Initiatives
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesney Sallee |
Vice President of Membership Value and Governance
|
816.595.8114 | csallee@naia.org |
| Justin Gragg |
Director of Officiating Initiatives
|
816.595.8328 | jgragg@naia.org |
| Jordan Matheney |
Manager of Membership Value Programs
|
816.595.8115 | jmatheney@naia.org |
Championships
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Dee |
Sr. Vice President, Finance and Sport Administration
|
816.595.8106 | kdee@naia.org |
| Austin Bennett |
Vice President of Championships
|
816.595.8109 | abennett@naia.org |
| Marc Burchard |
Director of Championships
|
816.595.8153 | mburchard@naia.org |
| Abby Schultz |
Senior Championship Manager
|
816.595.8184 | aschultz@naia.org |
| Rick Daum |
Senior Championship Manager
|
816.595.8141 | rdaum@naia.org |
| Bruce Tate |
Championship Sport Manager
|
816.595.8196 | btate@naia.org |
| Candice Fabry |
Championship Sport Manager
|
816.595.8353 | cfabry@naia.org |
| Fred Aubuchon |
Championship Sport Manager
|
816.595.8339 | faubuchon@naia.org |
| Samantha Walker |
Championship Sport Manager
|
816.595.8156 | swalker@naia.org |
Eligibility Services
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Ramsey |
Vice President of Eligibility Services
|
816.595.8162 | eramsey@naia.org |
| Kayla Smith |
Director of the NAIA Eligibility Center
|
816.595.8185 | ksmith@naia.org |
| Josh Smith |
Associate Director of the NAIA Eligibility Center
|
816.595.8332 | jsmith@naia.org |
| Caden Delay |
Team Lead of Transfer Eligibility
|
816.595.8300 | cdelay@naia.org |
| Payton Price |
Team Lead of Eligibility Services
|
816.595.8300 | pprice@naia.org |
| Torie Murillo |
Team Lead of International Eligibility
|
816.595.8000 | tmurillo@naia.org |
| Alyssa Rock |
Manager of Eligibility Services
|
816.595.8300 | arock@naia.org |
| Ben Woytych |
Manager of Domestic Eligibility
|
816.595.8300 | bwoytych@naia.org |
| Chase Putnam |
Manager of International Eligibility
|
816.595.8300 | cputnam@naia.org |
| David Westenhaver |
Manager of Eligibility Services
|
816.595.8300 | dwestenhaver@naia.org |
| Hayden Witt |
Manager of Domestic Eligibility
|
816.595.8300 | hwitt@naia.org |
| Chase Chambers |
Eligibility Center Coordinator
|
816.595.8300 | cchambers@naia.org |
| Daniel Kurtz-Enko |
Eligibility Center Coordinator
|
816.595.8300 | dkurtz-enko@naia.org |
| Dylan Thoman |
Eligibility Center Coordinator
|
816.595.8300 | dthoman@naia.org |
| Grant Conway |
Eligibility Center Coordinator
|
816.595.8300 | gconway@naia.org |
| Jaxon Qualley |
Eligibility Center Coordinator
|
816.595.8300 | jqualley@naia.org |
| Josh Harrington |
Eligibility Center Coordinator
|
816.595.8300 | jharrington@naia.org |
| Maddy Meehan |
Eligibility Center Coordinator
|
816.595.8300 | mmeehan@naia.org |
| Preston Clingenpeel |
Eligibility Center Coordinator
|
816.595.8300 | pclingenpeel@naia.org |
| Savannah Cox |
Eligibility Center Coordinator
|
816.595.8300 | scox@naia.org |
Information Technology
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Grosbach |
Vice President of Technology, Data, and Analytics
|
816.595.8120 | agrosbach@naia.org |
| Scott Rarden |
Director of Technology Development
|
816.595.8137 | srarden@naia.org |
| Jerry Phelps |
Senior Manager of Technology
|
816.595.8113 | jphelps@naia.org |
| Josh Bohr |
Senior Manager of Membership Technology Operations
|
816.595.8168 | JoBohr@naia.org |
| Vivek Mittapally |
NAIA Connect Administrator
|
816.595.8112 | vmittapally@naia.org |
Legislative Services
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda White |
Director of Legislative Services
|
816.595.8180 | legislative@naia.org |
| Anna Lock |
Manager of Legislative Services
|
816.595.8300 | alock@naia.org |
| Alessandro Rubio |
Legal Intern
|
816.595.8180 | arubio@naia.org |
Marketing
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Hemphill |
Director of Digital and Creative Marketing
|
816.595.8148 | lhemphill@naia.org |
| Betsy Calmer |
Senior Marketing Manager, Brand Activation
|
816.595.8118 | bcalmer@naia.org |
| Efrem Duran |
Manager of Videography
|
816.595.8128 | eduran@naia.org |
| Sam Edwards |
Marketing Manager
|
816.595.8161 | sedwards@naia.org |
Membership Communications & Events
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Saab |
Director of Communications
|
816.595.8108 | jsaab@naia.org |
| Amy Stover |
Director of Events and Community Engagement
|
816.595.8117 | astover@naia.org |
| Megan Smith |
Manager of Member Communications
|
816.595.8371 | msmith@naia.org |
Membership Recruitment and Retention
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Davidson |
Vice President of Membership Recruitment and Retention
|
816.595.8177 | ndavidson@naia.org |
| Todd Stutzman |
Manager, Membership Sales Operations
|
816.595.8103 | tstutzman@naia.org |
Return on Athletics® (ROA)
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Grosbach |
Vice President of Technology, Data, and Analytics
|
816.595.8120 | agrosbach@naia.org |
| Laura Schneider |
Associate Director for Data and Analytics
|
816.595.8110 | lschneider@naia.org |
| Beth Bressler |
Data Specialist
|
816.595.8369 | bbressler@naia.org |
Sponsorships
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Robinson |
Director of Sales
|
816.595.8129 | drobinson@naia.org |
| Matthew Honeycutt |
Account Executive, Partner Experience
|
816.595.8160 | mhoneycutt@naia.org |
| Kaitlyn Eador |
Coordinator of Partner Activation & Experience
|
816.595.8160 | keador@naia.org |
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Eckinger |
Director of Student-Athlete Experience & Development
|
816.595.8116 | seckinger@naia.org |
| Glenn Kelley McCabe |
SAED Coordinator
|
816.595.8361 | gkmccabe@naia.org |
NAIA Affiliates
| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|
| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|
InCred
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Seelinger |
Director of InCred
|
816.595.8390 | gseelinger@naia.org |
| Laurel Bannister |
Senior International Credential Evaluator
|
816.595.8390 | lbannister@naia.org |
| Tana Smith |
Senior International Credential Evaluator
|
816.595.8390 | tsmith@naia.org |
| Samuel White |
Customer Success Lead Manager
|
816.595.8390 | swhite@naia.org |
| Patricia Souza |
International Credential Evaluator
|
816.595.8300 | psouza@naia.org |
| Taryn Dickerson |
International Credential Evaluator
|
816.595.8390 | tdickerson@naia.org |
| Cori Corrado-Presko |
InCred Coordinator
|
816.595.8145 | ccorrado@naia.org |
| Jose Madrid |
InCred Coordinator
|
816.595.8136 | jmadrid@naia.org |
National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE)
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Long |
Executive Director
|
816.595.8000 | LongRi@nacesports.org |
| Danan Flander |
Senior Director, Membership and Operations
|
816.595.8000 | dflander@nacesports.org |
| Joshua Myers |
Competition Manager
|
816.595.8000 | jmyers@nacesports.org |