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Aligning Relationships And Vision With New Mexico’s Eddie Nuñez

University of New Mexico Vice President/Director of Athletics Eddie Nuñez sits down with ADU's Steph Garcia Cichosz at the 2023 NCAA Convention to dive into alignment, including aligning departmental vision with university mission and aligning values with expectations.

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Developing Your Management Mojo With Boston College’s Reshauna Cobb & NIU’s Courtney Vinson

Boston College Senior Assoc. AD/SWA Reshauna Cobb and NIU Senior Assoc. AD/SWA Courtney Vinson sit down with Clemson Asst. AD Tori Niemann at the 2022 Women Leaders Convention for a candid discussion on management, from leading a team and delegating tasks to self-management and accountability.

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Leading From A Fundraising Mindset With Nicholls State’s Jonathan Terrell

Nicholls State Director of Athletics Jonathan Terrell joins ADU's Tai M. Brown at the 2023 NCAA Convention to share his story of creating the university's Huddle Up Club as a sport-specific booster club for football and his subsequent work leading the department from a fundraising mindset as AD.

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Creating A Successful Environment As Deputy AD With Brown’s Shoshanna Engel Lewis & Colgate’s Juliana Smith

Brown Asst. Vice President for Athletics and Recreation Shoshanna Engel Lewis and Colgate Deputy AD/SWA Juliana Smith join LSU Asst. AD for Sport Psychology and Counseling Lakeitha Poole to discuss the various ways they champion success from their senior level positions.

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Cultivating The Conference-Campus Connection With The Summit League’s Myndee Kay Larsen & Cal State Northridge’s Valerie Richardson

Summit League Deputy Commissioner Myndee Kay Larsen and Cal State Northridge Exec. Assoc. AD Valerie Richardson sit down with ADU's Steph Garcia Cichosz to discuss the leadership skills they've gained from working both on campus and in the conference office.

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Lessons From The Big Chair With Eastern Washington’s Lynn Hickey & New Hampshire’s Allison Rich

Two veteran administrators - longtime Eastern Washington Director of Athletics Lynn Hickey and new New Hampshire Director of Athletics Allison Rich - join ADU's Steph Garcia Cichosz to share the similarities in their Big Chair experiences and offer advice for aspiring ADs.

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Student-Facing Leadership With Fordham’s Makini Thompson & Missouri’s Rachel Blunt

Fordham Sr. Executive Associate AD/SWA Makini Thompson and Missouri Sr. Associate AD/SWA Rachel Blunt sit down with ADU's Steph Garcia Cichosz at the 2022 Women Leaders Convention to reflect on their student-athlete experiences and discuss issues of equity, NIL, technology and shared governance.

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Articulating Your Why With Kent State’s Randale Richmond

Kent State Director of Athletics Randale L. Richmond and ADU's Tai M. Brown sit down at the 2023 NCAA Convention to discuss articulating personal and professional purpose by transforming principles into core values.

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Values-Based Leadership With Miami’s Jennifer Strawley & Northwestern’s Janna Blais

University of Miami (FL) Senior Deputy AD Jennifer Strawley and Northwestern Deputy AD/SWA Janna Blais join ADU's Tai M. Brown to discuss their approach to values-based leadership, including how today's young professionals face the unique challenge of working in a social-media-enhanced workplace.

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Elevating And Enhancing The SWA Role With The ACC’s Jessica Rippey & Duke’s Heather Ryan

ACC Senior Associate Commissioner/SWA Jessica Rippey and Duke Deputy AD for Student-Athlete Experience/SWA Heather Ryan sit down with ADU's Steph Garcia Cichosz at the 2022 Women Leaders Convention to discuss the evolving role of the SWA title and how they strive to elevate women leaders.

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Setting Great Expectations With UNI’s David Harris

Northern Iowa Director of Athletics David Harris sits down with ADU's Tai M. Brown at the 2023 NCAA Convention to discuss his strategies for setting expectations, specifically around strategic planning, fundraising campaigns and facilities projects.

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Conscientious Leadership With Central Michigan’s Amy Folan

Central Michigan Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Amy Folan joins ADU's Tai M. Brown to discuss several tenets of her conscientious leadership style, including tapping into diverse talent, embracing a blue collar work ethic and thinking globally.