A 1968 graduate of Hobart, Mike Hanna became the College’s athletics director in 1981. He has piloted the athletics program to new heights through unprecedented championships in lacrosse, to today’s department-wide success. In an effort to enhance Hobart student-athletes’ leadership skills both on and off the field, Hanna started the Napier Leadership Seminar. Initiated in […]
PoA097 | Legal Perspective on Athletics – Institutional Control
In this episode, we introduce a new segment – Legal Perspective on Athletics – featuring Justin Sievert. Justin is a partner at Sievert Werly, LLC and experienced in the collegiate sports industry. This episode discusses the NCAA’s “institutional control” principle and how schools can avoid the dreaded “lack of institutional control” often cited in major […]
PoA096 | Kicking off 2017-18
In this episode, Mark Majeski explains some of the changes, enhancements and on-going efforts to improve ATHLEDIFY.
PoA095 | Mark Sims, Student-Athlete Career Fuel
In this episode Mark Sims talks about the founding of Student-Athlete Career Fuel, inspired by his own experiences as a collegiate soccer player and his 20+ years in the technology industry. About Student Athlete Career Fuel Before Mark and his business partners sold their consulting firm, MarketSphere Consulting, to Grant Thornton, Mark ascended through ranks […]
PoA094 | Chuck Yrigoyen, Iowa Conference
In this episode, Chuck Yrigoyen discusses his experiences within the Ivy League and how those compare with the world of NCAA Division III. He also talks about the current state of small college athletics and his philosophy of being a “catalyst leader.” Chuck Yrigoyen (pronounced YOUR-again) assumed his duties as the second full-time Commissioner of […]
PoA093 | Kellen Wells-Mangold, U. Wisconsin, River Falls
In this episode, Kellen Wells-Mangold talks about his interesting twists and turns that guided his career into the world of Division III. He also shares how a errant mouse click landed him in graduate school in Australia. Kellen Wells-Mangold was named the assistant athletics director at the University of Wisconsin-River falls in July of 2016. […]
PoA092 | John Sutyak, Wheaton College (MA)
In this episode, John talks about his career path that led him back to his alma mater and eventually its AD chair. He also talks about great leadership lessons and the challenges of running a Division 3 program. John Sutyak ’00 was named Wheaton College’s director of athletics and recreation in April 2012 after serving […]
PoA091 | Mike Hermann, Kansas Wesleyan University
In this episode, Mike Hermann recounts his career journey that includes several stops at the Division I level through his current position at NAIA KWU. Mike compares and contrasts his varied experiences and also offers great advice on leadership and career advancement. Mike Hermann has been the Director of Athletics at Kansas Wesleyan since July […]