Ensor, McLaughlin and Doris Named to NACDA Executive Committee
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. - The members of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (D1-AAA ADA) have selected Rich Ensor, Commissioner of the MAAC, to serve on the 2011-12 Executive Committee.
"I am pleased to have been asked to serve within the NACDA governance system and reconnecting with many colleagues within the IAAA ADs Association," Ensor noted.
Also named to the Executive Committee were Mike Lynch, director of athletics at Boston University; Mark Massari, director of athletics at UC Santa Barbara; Ed McLaughlin, director of athletics at Niagara University; Dave Mullins, director of athletics at East Tennessee State University; John Stanley, director of athletics at the University of Evansville; and Norwood Teague, director of athletics at Virginia Commonwealth University.
The new Executive Committee members join Troy Austin, director of athletics at Longwood University; Dan Coonan, director of athletics at Santa Clara University; Keri Gaither, director of athletics at the University of Detroit; Tim Hall, director of athletics at the University of Missouri Kansas City; Bill Hogan, director of athletics at Seattle University; and Steve Watson, director of athletics at St. Bonaventure University on the DI-AAA ADA 2011-12 Executive Committee.
Ken Kavanagh, director of athletics at Florida Gulf Coast University will serve as President for the 2011-12 academic year. Also elected to serve the DI-AAA ADA for the 2011-12 term were 1st Vice President John Suarez, director of athletics at Long Island University Brooklyn; 2nd Vice President Keith Gill, director of athletics at American University; 3rd Vice President Peg Bradley-Doppes, vice chancellor for athletics at the University of Denver; Secretary Bob Driscoll, director of athletics at Providence College; and Treasurer Eugene Doris, director of athletics at Fairfield University.
About the Division I-AAA ADA
Now in its 11th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 47th year. For more information on NACDA and the 12 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The MAAC, headquartered in Edison, N.J., consists of 10 member institutions: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Loyola University Maryland, Manhattan College, Marist College, Niagara University, Rider University, Saint Peter's College and Siena College. Pattison Sports Group is the league's marketing consultant and has the exclusive sales rights to the MAAC. For more on the conference please visit, www.maacsports.com.