Our Strategic Plan is designed to continue the forward-moving process in the NIAAA. Published every five years, it is designed and organized by a team of NIAAA members and athletic directors.
DownloadSteve Throne, CMAA
Omaha, Nebraska
President
Dr. Dustin Smith, CMAA
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
President-Elect
Tol Gropp, CMAA
Boise, Idaho
Past-President
Lauren Otero, CMAA
Tampa, Florida
Secretary
Sean Dowling, CMAA
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Section 1
Jamie Tallman, CAA
Mount Storm, West Virginia
Section 2
Josh Mathews, CMAA
Marietta, Georgia
Section 3
Brent Cook, CMAA
Dubuque, Iowa
Section 4
Cory Aadland, CMAA
Mitchell, South Dakota
Section 5
Ben Tensay, CMAA
Bloomfield, New Mexico
Section 6
Dr. Everett Kelepolo, CMAA
Spanish Fork, Utah
Section 7
Tim Sam, CMAA
Grants Pass, Oregon
Section 8
Deren Oshiro, CMAA
Honolulu, Hawaii
At-Large B
Carlos Cave, CMAA
Beaufort, South Carolina
At-Large C
Nate Larsen, CMAA
O'Neill, Nebraska
At-Large D
Jim Dorman, CMAA
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
NEDC Liaison
Rich Barton, CMAA
Associate Executive Director of Leadership Training & Certification
Patty Conrad
Administrator of Organizational Affairs
Justin Chapman
Communications Manager
Nellie Crocker
Certification & Membership Manager
Cathy Donaldson
Administrative Assistant
Alex DuBose
Leadership Training Institute Manager
Becky Moran, CMAA
Associate Executive Director of Marketing & Development
Cole Morris
NIAAA General Manager for Teall Properties Group
Phil Rison, CMAA
Executive Director
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