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Committee Vacancies

Explore current NCAA committee openings and learn how to participate in the nomination process. Use the resources below to review available vacancies, deadlines and division-specific nomination information.

Before You Submit a Nomination

Eligibility to Serve
To be eligible to serve on a divisional committee, or as a divisional representative on an Association-wide or common committee, an individual must be salaried on a regular basis by an institution or conference in the same division and perform a regular staff function representing at least 50% of the normal workload, unless otherwise specified.

Committee Responsibilities
For information about committee responsibilities, contact the staff contact listed for each respective committee.

Division I September 2026 Vacancy Timeline

No committee vacancies at this time.

Division III January 2027 Vacancy Timeline

  • Division III Presidents Council – staff contact: Louise McClearyBill ReganJeff Myers.  Seven January 2027 vacancies (Three-year terms due to PC-MC rotation).  These vacancies are limited to the following conferences: American Rivers Conference, College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, Empire 8 Conference, Little East Conference, Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, USA South Athletic Conference. Individuals must be a current chancellor or president from an institution within those conferences to be eligible for this committee. Experience with the governance structure as a current member of the Presidents’ Advisory Group or NCAA committee preferred. 
  • Division III Management Council – staff contact: Bill ReganEric HartungAli Spungen.  Seven January 2027 vacancies. Out of these vacancies, one must be a president or chancellor, one must be faculty athletic representative, and on must be an athletic direct report. These vacancies are limited to the following conferences: Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (three-year term),  Collegiate Conference of the South (three-year term), Great Northeast Athletic Conference (three-year term),  Northwest Conference (three-year term),  Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (four-year term), Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (four-year term),, Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (three-year term). Individuals must hold the following positions to be eligible for this committee: chancellor or presidents, athletic direct reports, director of athletics, senior woman administrators, faculty athletic representatives, and conference representatives.
  • Division III Championship Committee – staff contact: Laura Peterson-MlynskiLiz Suscha.  One immediate vacancy. This vacancy is open to Area 4 (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming)The following conferences from Area 4 are currently represented and therefore not eligible for this vacancy: Northwest Conference.
  • Division III Financial Aid Committee – staff contact:  Eric Hartung. Vince GmerekThree January 2027 vacancies. One individual must be a financial aid administrator.  One Individual must be from Area 1 (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont) and Two individuals must be from Area 3 (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) The following conferences from Area 1 are currently represented and therefore not eligible for this vacancy: Little East Conference and Middle Atlantic Conferences. The conferences from Area 3 are currently represented and therefore not eligible for these vacancies: Collegiate Conference of the South and Presidents’ Athletic Conference.
  • Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee – staff contact: Jeff MyersCorey BergBecca TrovatoSarah Turner.  One January 2027 vacancy. Individual must be from Area 3 (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia). The following conferences from Area 3 are currently represented and therefore not eligible for these vacancies: University Athletic Association and USA South Athletic Conference.
  • Division III Membership Committee – staff contact: Eric HartungJulie ZikeVince Gmerek.  One January 2027 vacancy, One immediate vacancy – must be a faculty athletic representative.  Individuals must be from Area 2 (New York and Pennsylvania).  One must be female. The following conference from Area 2 is currently represented and therefore not eligible for this vacancy: Empire 8.
  • NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee – staff contact: Ali SpungenBecca TrovatoBryn MangoldJonathon Youngblood.  18 January 2027 vacancies. The vacancies are for the following conferences: Atlantic East Conference, Coast-to-Coast, College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, Collegiate Conference of the South, Conference of New England, Liberty League, Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Middle Atlantic Conferences, Midwest Conference, New England Small College Athletic Conference, New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conference, North Atlantic Conference, Northwest Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference, Southern Athletic Association, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, State University of New York Athletic Conference. 
  • Division III Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement – staff contact: Julie ZikeLiz Perry.  Five January 2027 vacancies. The following conferences are currently represented and therefore not eligible for this vacancy: Liberty League, New England Men’s and Women’s Athletic Conference, St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, State University of New York Athletic Conference.
  • NCAA Divisions II and III Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee – staff contact: Connor Lancashire.  One immediate Division III vacancy replacing Jake DeCola.  Individual may be a coach or administrator.  The following Division III conferences are currently represented and therefore not eligible for this vacancy: Atlantic East Conference, Landmark Conference, Liberty League, Ohio Athletic Conference.

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