FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator Kelley Kish has been selected to participate in the 2014 NCAA Pathway Program. She is one of 12 individuals selected to go through the one-year program.
The NCAA Pathway Program services all senior-level athletics administrators who wish to become director of athletics as their next career step. The program is designed to provide national exposure to the selected participants and facilitate the opportunity to obtain information and gain career guidance from the leadership of experienced intercollegiate athletics administrators nationwide.
"I am excited to be selected for the NCAA Pathways Program and look forward to the knowledge, mentorship and growth I will experience," Kish said. "There will be many facets of the program that I can apply to NSU Athletics and utilize toward helping me achieve my career goal of becoming a Division II Director of Athletics. The programming from the NCAA and working alongside NSU Director of Athletics Michael Mominey will help build the important foundation needed to achieve the goals I have for NSU and beyond."
Participants in the NCAA Pathways program will gain a better understanding of the role directors of athletics in all NCAA divisions, gain an in-depth look into the NCAA governance structure and be exposed to key intercollegiate athletics stakeholders throughout the country. Those selected will be matched up with a director of athletics in the NCAA membership who will provide guidance and mentorship and paired with an NCAA member institution president/chancellor to participate in a one or two-day campus visit as they continue their current careers and purse future aspirations.
"This is a tremendous opportunity not only for Kelley, but for NSU athletics and the university," Director of Athletics Michael Mominey said. "The Pathways program provides deep insight to not only best practices, but innovative thinking in the intercollegiate athletic industry and her experience with the program will only assist us in our mission to provide the best quality academic and athletic experience to our student-athletes. Kelley's passion as an athletic administrator and willingness to gain knowledge to aid student-athletes makes her a perfect match for this program. I look forward to working with her for many years to come as we both share many of the same goals and expectations for the NSU athletic program."
In addition to serving as the Associate AD/SWA, Kish oversees the compliance and internal operations of NSU's 17 NCAA Division II athletic programs and is the sport administrator oversight of men's and women's soccer, volleyball, softball, women's basketball, rowing, women's tennis, men's and women's track and field and men's and women's cross country. She also has direct oversight of athletic academic services and student-support areas. As a member of the department's administrative team, she serves on multiple NSU committees and recently served as the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball South Regional Tournament Manager.
Prior to NSU Kish was the Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance and Senior Woman Administrator at the University of Indianapolis. There she was responsible for the education and monitoring of 21 sports from August of 2010 until August of 2012. Kish was on numerous Great Lakes Valley Conference and campus committees and served in the Sport Management Department as an advisor and adjunct professor at UIndy. She also took part and spoke at various NCAA seminars and programs while in Indianapolis.
Kish's career began at the University of Florida as the Coordinator of Volleyball Operations from 2001 – 2010. At Florida, Kish took part in all aspects of the administration for the program. She also served as the Director of Volleyball Camp Operations, responsible for over 1,600 campers and 100 staff each summer.
Kish graduated from the University of Florida in 2003, earning a bachelor's degree in telecommunications with an outside concentration in sport management. She completed her Master's in sport management in May 2009 also at the University of Florida. Kish is a graduate of the NACWAA/HERS Institute for Administrative Advancement and attended the NCAA Women's Leadership Symposium in 2009. She is active in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the National Association for Athletic Compliance and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators, serving on committees and as a convention speaker for each. For the Sunshine State Conference, Kish is the SWA Liaison for Women's Basketball and Softball and spoke at the 2013 Professional Women in College Sports Symposium. In 2013, Kish facilitated the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis. She was recently selected for the NCAA Division II South Region Softball Ranking Committee and the NCAA Women's Volleyball Rules Committee.
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