Staff Directory

NAIA NATIONAL OFFICE

120 W. 12th Street, Suite 700
Kansas City, Mo. 64105
Phone: 816.595.8000
Legislative/Rules Hotline: 816.595.8180

NAIA ELIGIBILITY CENTER

NAIA Eligibility Center - Mailroom
120 W. 12th Street, Level S1
Kansas City, Mo. 64105

Contact The Eligibility Center
Please go to PlayNAIA.org for all NAIA Eligibility Center information, including final determinations and FAQ’s. Eligibility correspondence, responses, and determinations are not handled in person.

Business Hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST

Eligibility Center Call Center Hours
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST (June-March)
Friday, 9 a.m. - 3:30 CST (April-May)

Leadership

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Jim Carr	President & CEO	816.595.8105	jcarr@naia.org
Lynn Parman	Chief Operating Officer	816.595.8087	lparman@naia.org
Kevin Dee	Sr. VP of Finance and Championships	816.595.8106	kdee@naia.org
Nick Davidson	Vice President of Membership Recruitment and Retention	816.595.8177	ndavidson@naia.org
Scott Harold	VP of Information Technology	816.595.8126	sharold@naia.org
Leah McCormack	VP of Business Development and Eligibility Services	816.595.8157	LMack@naia.org
Chesney Sallee	VP of Membership Value and Governance	816.595.8114	csallee@naia.org

Administration

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
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	E-Mail
Brad Cygan	Director of Athletics Communications	816.595.8119	bcygan@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
Jeff Melton	Manager of Athletics Communications	816.595.8139	jmelton@naia.org

Campus and Conference Initiatives

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Chesney Sallee	VP of Membership Value and Governance	816.595.8114	csallee@naia.org
Caden DeLay	Coordinator of Membership Value and Retention	816.595.8189	cdelay@naia.org
Justin Gragg	Director of Officiating Initiatives	816.595.8328	jgragg@naia.org

Championships

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Kevin Dee	Sr. VP of Finance and Championships	816.595.8106	kdee@naia.org
Austin Bennett	Director of Championships	816.595.8109	abennett@naia.org
Marc Burchard	Associate Director of Championships	816.595.8153	mburchard@naia.org
Abby Schultz	Championship Sport Manager	816.595.8184	aschultz@naia.org
Alex Schultz	Championship Sport Manager	816.595.8169	alschultz@naia.org
Brian Lewis	Championship Sport Manager	816.595.8196	blewis@naia.org
Fred Aubuchon	Championship Sport Manager	816.595.8339	faubuchon@naia.org
Rick Daum	Championship Sport Manager	816.595.8141	rdaum@naia.org
Samantha Walker	Championship Sport Manager	816.595.8156	swalker@naia.org
Justin Stine	Senior Championship Sales Manager	816.595.8129	jstine@naia.org

Eligibility Services

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Leah McCormack	VP of Business Development and Eligibility Services	816.595.8300	ECInfo@naia.org
Ellen Ramsey	Director of the NAIA Eligibility Center	816.595.8162	eramsey@naia.org
Abbey Risenhoover	Associate Director of Eligibility Services	816.595.8342	arisenhoover@naia.org
Kayla Smith	Associate Director of the NAIA Eligibility Center	816.595.8185	ksmith@naia.org
Josh Bohr	Business Analyst	816.595.8300	jbohr@naia.org
Anna Lock	Team Lead of Customer Relations	816.595.8300	aholden@naia.org
Josh Smith	Team Lead of International Eligibility	816.595.8300	jsmith@naia.org
Payton Price	Team Lead of Eligibility Foundations	816.595.8300	pprice@naia.org
Todd Stutzman	Team Lead of Domestic Eligibility	816-595-8300	tstutzman@naia.org
David Westenhaver	Manager of Customer Relations	816.595.8300	dwestenhaver@naia.org
Gillian Cutter	Manager of Domestic Eligibility	816.595.8300	gcutter@naia.org
Hayden Witt	Manager of Domestic Eligibility	816.595.8300	hwitt@naia.org
Sebastian Dancler	Manager of International Eligibility	816.595.8300	sdancler@naia.org
Alyssa Rock	Eligibility Center Coordinator	816.595.8300	arock@naia.org
Ben Woytych	Eligibility Center Coordinator	816.595.8300	bwoytych@naia.org
Chase Chambers	Eligibility Center Coordinator	816.595.8300	cchambers@naia.org
Chase Putnam	Eligibility Center Coordinator	816.595.8300	cputnam@naia.org
Daniel Kurtz-Enko	Eligibility Center Coordinator	816.595.8300	dkurtz-enko@naia.org
Jaxon Qualley	Eligibility Center Coordinator	816.595.8300	jqualley@naia.org
Josh Harrington	Eligibility Center Coordinator	816.595.8300	jharrington@naia.org
Justine Custer	Eligibility Center Coordinator	816.595.8300	jcuster@naia.org
Zach Kluver	Eligibility Center Coordinator	816.595.8300	zkluver@naia.org

Information Technology

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Scott Harold	VP of Information Technology	816.595.8126	sharold@naia.org
Scott Rarden	Director of Business Intelligence	816.595.8137	srarden@naia.org
Jerry Phelps	Senior Manager of Technology	816.595.8113	jphelps@naia.org

Legislative Services

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Brenda White	Director of Legislative Services	816.595.8180	legislative@naia.org
Morgan El-Attrache	Manager of Legislative Services	816.595.8180	mel-attrache@naia.org
AnnMarie Orlando	Legal Intern	816.595.8180	aorlando@naia.org

Marketing

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Lori Hemphill	Manager of Creative	816.595.8148	lhemphill@naia.org
Efrem Duran	Manager of Videography	816.595.8128	eduran@naia.org
Sam Edwards	Marketing Manager	816.595.8161	sedwards@naia.org
Nathalia Harth Weingaertner	NAIA RISE Intern	816.595.8000	nharth@naia.org

Membership Communications & Events

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
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
Ally Hecht	Manager of Membership Communications	816.595.8115	ahecht@naia.org

Membership Recruitment and Retention

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Nick Davidson	Vice President of Membership Recruitment and Retention	816.595.8177	ndavidson@naia.org
Pete Stewart	Manager, Membership Sales Operations	816.595.8356	pstewart@naia.org

Return on Athletics® (ROA)

	Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
	Alan Grosbach	Director of Return on Athletics	816.595.8120	agrosbach@naia.org

Sponsorships

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Brett Iliff	Director of Corporate Sponsorships	816.595.8132	biliff@naia.org
Matthew Honeycutt	Sales Fulfillment Manager	816.595.8160	mhoneycutt@naia.org

Student-Athlete Health and Wellness

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
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

InCred

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
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
Austin Kerns	International Credential Evaluator	816.595.8390	akerns@naia.org
Gabrielle Contreras	InCred Coordinator	816.595.8390	gcontreras@naia.org

National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE)

Name	Title	Phone	E-Mail
Michael Brooks	Executive Director	816.595.8110	mbrooks@naia.org
Nathan Mercurio	Marketing Manager	816.595.8142	nmercurio@nacesports.org
Joshua Myers	Competition Manager	816.595.8000	jmyers@nacesports.org