June 21, 2007

Cleveland, Ohio - The National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) have chosen Bob Myers, athletics director at Solano Community College, to serve as president for 2007-08.

Also elected to serve NATYCAA for the 2007-08 year were 1st Vice President Kevin McCarthy, athletics directors at SUNY Cobleskill; 2nd Vice President Dave Evans, athletics director at San Diego Mesa Community College; 3rd Vice President Carl Heinrich, athletics directors at Johnson County Community College. Thomas Stewart, athletics director at Holyoke Community College will continue as secretary, while Past President Scott Geddis, athletics director at Phoenix College will become treasurer.

New members to the Executive Committee include Michelle Ruble, athletics director at the College of Southern Maryland, District III; Gregory South, athletics director at New Mexico Military Institute, District VI; and John Payne, athletics directors at Evergreen Valley College was added as an at-large member.

Now in its 21st year, NATYCAA is the professional organization of two year college athletics administrators and membership is open to all two year institutions from throughout the country. The Association is administered by NACDA, now in its 43rd year. NACDA is the professional and educational association for more than 6,500 college athletics administrators at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 2,000 athletics administrators annually attend the NACDA Convention.

Additionally, NACDA administers 10 professional associations for the separate business units that report directly to the athletics director. NACDA also operates the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup program, which honors the four all-sports champions in NCAA Divisions I, II and III; and the NAIA. The Association has an awards program that includes the James J. Corbett Memorial Award, the highest administrative award presented in intercollegiate athletics; the AstroTurf Athletics Director of the Year (ADOY) Award, honoring the top-29 athletics directors by division across the country; and the Coca-Cola Community All-American Awards, recognizing seven student-athletes by division for their community service efforts. NACDA also provides a daily web clip service, the NACDA Daily Review; and a bi-monthly magazine, Athletics Administration.