CLEVELAND – The
Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) has selected
Robert Lineburg, director of athletics at Radford University, to serve as President for the 2022-23 membership year.
"It is an honor to be named I-AAA ADA President and I look forward to working with my colleagues to provide our student-athletes with the best possible environment to succeed in competition, academics, and professionally as the intercollegiate athletics landscape continues to evolve," stated Lineburg.
Lineburg takes the reins from
Simon Gray, director of athletics at Niagara University, who will transition to Past President. Serving alongside Lineburg will be: 1st Vice President
Janet Cone, senior administrator for university enterprises and director of athletics at the University of North Carolina Asheville; 2
nd Vice President
Steve Watson, director of athletics at Loyola University Chicago; 3
rd Vice President
Brandon Martin, vice chancellor and director of athletics at the University of Missouri Kansas City; Secretary
Shaney Fink, director of athletics at Seattle University and Treasurer
Ken Kavanagh, director of athletics at Florida Gulf Coast University.
The 2022-23 DI-AAA ADA Executive Committee will consist of:
Brian Barrio, UMBC (America East);
Philip Hutcheson, Lipscomb University (ASUN);
Ed McLaughlin, VCU (A-10);
Mike Cragg, St. John's University (Big East);
Andy Fee, Long Beach State University (Big West);
Roderick Perry, IUPUI (Horizon);
Bill Maher, Canisius College (Metro Atlantic);
Scott Corley, Belmont University (MVC);
Adrian Dowell, University of Nebraska-Omaha (Summit);
Mike Matoso, St. Mary's College of California (WCC);
Billy Walker, American University (At-Large Rep and Patriot);
Tim Duncan, University of New Orleans (At-Large Rep and Southland); and Commissioner Representative
Rich Ensor, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 22
nd year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 98 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 58
th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.