General | 7/16/2024 3:17:00 PM

CLEVELAND – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) has selected Dr. Michael McFarland, director of athletics at Bloomsburg, to serve as President for the 2024-25 membership year.

"I am humbled and grateful to serve as the D2ADA President this year," said McFarland. "It is truly an honor to work with a tremendous Board and group of officers, along with the entire NACDA family. I look forward to supporting the Division, my colleagues, student-athletes, coaches, staff, and campuses in this role. I aspire to guide the association while honoring the tremendous leaders who served before me."
 
McFarland, who was named director of athletics and assistant professor at Commonwealth University, Bloomsburg in August of 2011, enters his 14^th year in 2024-25 leading the Huskies athletic department.  The Chair of the Department of Athletics Faculty, McFarland was promoted to Full Professor with the start of the 2022 Fall semester and granted tenure in the fall of 2016.
 
McFarland is the primary overseer to an athletic department that continues to raise the bar on success. With the launch of a strategic comprehensive scholarship campaign, McFarland leads the charge for athletics to ensure and increase annual scholarship donations to provide new and added opportunities for student-athletes who wish to enroll academically and compete athletically at Bloomsburg. 
 
McFarland has served three times as a D2Athletic Directors Association / NCAA Mentor/Mentee Participant (2014-15, 2017-18, and 2019-20), and was selected for a fourth time for the 2021-22 academic year. The informative and educational year-long Mentor/Mentee program featured monthly webinars, book club readings and discussions, in-person meetings, hosting sessions on Bloomsburg's campus, and journaling the interactions with my mentees.
 
McFarland takes over for Past President, Kirby Garry, director of athletics at Cal State Monterey Bay. Serving alongside McFarland will be:

• 1st Vice President Traci Murphy, director of athletics at Daemen University;
• 2^nd Vice President Jenn Bell, director of athletics at Converse University; and
• 3^rd Vice President Clyde Doughty, director of athletics at Bowie State University.

D2 ADA welcomes six new directors of athletics to the 2024-25 Board of Directors:

• Nate Burton, West Virginia State University (MEC);
• Mark Corino, Caldwell University (CACC);
• Matt Howdeshell, University of Central Missouri (MIAA);
• Chase Licata, College of Staten Island (ECC);
• Joan McDermott, Colorado Mesa University (RMAC); and
• Tony O'Neal, Claflin University (CIAA)

The remainder of the 2024-25 D2 ADA Board of Directors consists of:

• Keith Baxter, Southeastern Oklahoma State University (GAC);
• Michael Bazemore, MSU Billings (GNAC); 
• Tom Buning, Chaminade University (PacWest); 
• Dick Christy, UNC Pembroke (CC);
• Rob Coleman, St. Mary's University (LSC);
• Bert Epting, Anderson University (SAC);
• Anthony Francis, McKendree University (GLVC);
• Lisa Goddard McGuirk, Gannon University (PSAC);
• Al King, Ashland University (GMAC); 
• Britt Lauritsen, Bemidji State University (NSIC); 
• Paul Lowden, Davenport University (GLIAC); 
• Michael Mominey, Nova Southeastern University (SSC);
• Brian Reese, Lander University (PBC);
• Ivana Rich, Edward Waters University (SIAC);
• Dave Scott, University of West Florida (GSC);
• Stephanie Shrieve-Hawkins, San Francisco State University (CCAA); and
• Etienne Thomas, Winston-Salem State University (CIAA – MOAA)

About D2 ADA: The D2 ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. For more information about the D2 ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 60^th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.