INAUGURAL BLACK AD ALLIANCE ANNOUNCED
7/24/2020 12:30:00 PM | General, Athletics
Kansas City AD Martin and Auburn AD Greene to Serve as Co-Chairman
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The creation of the Black AD Alliance was announced today. It was inspired by the importance of promoting more opportunities for Blacks at administrative levels within Division I Athletic departments. Through the leadership of accomplished Black athletics administrators nationally, the Black AD Alliance primarily aim is to create growth, development and elevation opportunities for Black athletic administrators.
"There is an acknowledgment that things need to improve in terms of opportunities for Black athletic administrators," Martin said. "There needs to be a more fortified partnership with the NCAA senior leadership, NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors), Conference Commissioners, and College Presidents and Chancellors to engender the meaningful change that's needed.
The Black AD Alliance looks to create and develop supportive networks and ways of valuable collaboration amongst professionals in the athletics administrative field.
"Members of the Black AD Alliance have a shared responsibility to leave a lasting impact on an industry to which we have dedicated our lives," Greene said.
The Black AD Alliance includes sixteen Black Athletic Directors in Division I spearheaded by co-chairman Kansas City Athletics Director Brandon Martin and Auburn Athletics Director Allen Greene. The alliance's executive committee is comprised of Omar Banks (Campbell), Tim Duncan (New Orleans), Damon Evans (Maryland), Derrick Gragg (Tulsa), Martin Jarmond (UCLA), Candice Lee (Vanderbilt), Warde Manuel (Michigan), Bernard Muir (Stanford), Lee Reed (Georgetown), Ed Scott (Morgan State), Tamica Smith Jones (UC Riverside), Ingrid McCree (North Carolina Central) and Carla Williams (Virginia).
For more detail, read the Kansas City Star article here.
About Kansas City Athletics
The Kansas City Roos are the NCAA Division I teams of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, providing energy, excitement and a rallying point for campus and community. UMKC, one of four University of Missouri universities, is a public university serving more than 16,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UMKC engages with the greater Kansas City area to promote exceptional student success, conduct impactful research, and elevate our region's economy and workforce while fostering an environment welcoming to all. For more information, visit KCRoos.com or follow us on social media with the handle @KCRoosAthletics. For more information about UMKC, visit umkc.edu.
"There is an acknowledgment that things need to improve in terms of opportunities for Black athletic administrators," Martin said. "There needs to be a more fortified partnership with the NCAA senior leadership, NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors), Conference Commissioners, and College Presidents and Chancellors to engender the meaningful change that's needed.
The Black AD Alliance looks to create and develop supportive networks and ways of valuable collaboration amongst professionals in the athletics administrative field.
"Members of the Black AD Alliance have a shared responsibility to leave a lasting impact on an industry to which we have dedicated our lives," Greene said.
The Black AD Alliance includes sixteen Black Athletic Directors in Division I spearheaded by co-chairman Kansas City Athletics Director Brandon Martin and Auburn Athletics Director Allen Greene. The alliance's executive committee is comprised of Omar Banks (Campbell), Tim Duncan (New Orleans), Damon Evans (Maryland), Derrick Gragg (Tulsa), Martin Jarmond (UCLA), Candice Lee (Vanderbilt), Warde Manuel (Michigan), Bernard Muir (Stanford), Lee Reed (Georgetown), Ed Scott (Morgan State), Tamica Smith Jones (UC Riverside), Ingrid McCree (North Carolina Central) and Carla Williams (Virginia).
For more detail, read the Kansas City Star article here.
About Kansas City Athletics
The Kansas City Roos are the NCAA Division I teams of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, providing energy, excitement and a rallying point for campus and community. UMKC, one of four University of Missouri universities, is a public university serving more than 16,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UMKC engages with the greater Kansas City area to promote exceptional student success, conduct impactful research, and elevate our region's economy and workforce while fostering an environment welcoming to all. For more information, visit KCRoos.com or follow us on social media with the handle @KCRoosAthletics. For more information about UMKC, visit umkc.edu.
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