Foley Named Chair of NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Committee
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. - Marshall Foley, MAAC Associate Commissioner for Championships, has been named chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Committee for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Foley was appointed a member of the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Committee in the fall of 2007, and will serve on the committee until the spring of 2011.
Foley started at the MAAC as the Director of Championships & Special Events in January 2006. He was promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Championships in June 2006 and as Associate Commissioner in June 2008.
In his role, Foley’s primary responsibilities lie in the areas of coordinating 21 MAAC championships as well as developing schedules and handling the day-to-day operations for these sports.
Prior to joining the MAAC, Foley served as Associate Athletic Director for Internal Affairs at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y. While at Canisius, he oversaw the athletic department finances and was responsible for strategic planning, scheduling and contracts in addition to serving on the athletic department management team. Foley also served as on-site director of the NCAA YES Clinic, hosted by Canisius in conjunction with the 2003 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four. He was also director of the 2002 MAAC Softball Championship and the 2004 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship, both hosted by Canisius.
Before arriving at Canisius, Foley was assistant to the vice chancellor at the University of Alaska Anchorage during the 1998-99 academic year, where he served as assistant to the tournament manager for the 1999 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, Calif.
At Alaska Anchorage, Foley played an active role in organizing the Great Alaska Shootout and the Northern Lights Invitational, while holding positions as administrative assistant to the senior associate athletic director, assistant to the director of athletics and athletic administrative intern.
Foley is a 1995 graduate of Duke University with a bachelor’s degree in history. Foley earned his master’s degree in public administration from Alaska Anchorage in 2000. As part of his degree requirement, Foley worked for the Jotimaz Group on conflict-resolution management projects for USA Gymnastics.