Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee

Composition:  Eighteen members, including a current chancellor or president from each division. There shall be six members from Division I, six members from Division II and six members from Division III. One student-athlete from each division (who shall have one combined vote) shall serve as members of the committee. The division I student-athlete may serve on the committee up to one year after completion of his or her intercollegiaite athletics eligibility. The Division II and Division III student-athletes may serve on the committee up to two years after completion of their athletics eligibility. Committee membership shall include a minimum of eight ethnic minorities, including at least four males and four females.

Liaisons:  Niya Blair Hackworth, Dee Kennedy




*Eligible for reappointment
DivisionCommittee PositionsTitleName & InstitutionConferenceTerm
Expiration
  FBS   Member   AD, Director of Athletics   Christian Spears
  Marshall University
  Sun Belt Conference AUG 2027
  FBS   Member   President, President   Lisa Freeman
  Northern Illinois University
  Mid-American Conference AUG 2025
  FCS   Member   President   Zulma R. Toro
  Northeast Conference
  Northeast Conference AUG 2026
  DI   Member   AD   Amanda Braun
  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  Horizon League AUG 2027
  DI   Member   Sports Information Director, Associate Commissioner/Sr Minority Administrator   Hamilton Cook
  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
  Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference AUG 2025*
  I   Student-Athlete Rep.       Jason Johnson Jr.
  Alabama A&M University
  Southwestern Athletic Conf. MAY 2024
  II   Member   AD   Lonnie Folks
  Maryville University of Saint Louis
  Great Lakes Valley Conference JUN 2024
  II   Member   Assistant Commisioner   Marshall Fey
  Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
  Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association AUG 2026
  II   Member   President   Dwaun Warmack
  Claflin University
  Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association AUG 2024
  II   Management Council Rep.   SWA   Femi Alao
  Roberts Wesleyan University
  East Coast Conference JAN 2027
  II   Member   SWA, Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance/SWA   Tommye Robinson
  University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
  Lone Star Conference AUG 2027
  II   Student-Athlete Rep.   Student-Athlete   Shani Idlette
  Clark Atlanta University
  Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. JAN 2025
  III   Management Council Rep.   AD   Holly Sheilley
  Transylvania University
  Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference JAN 2025
  III   Member   Director of Athletics   Adam Hutchinson
  Earlham College
  Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference AUG 2027
  III   Member   President, President   William G. Kelly
  Christopher Newport University
  Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference AUG 2024
  III   Student-Athlete Rep.   Student-Athlete   Myora Slaughter
  Rosemont College
  United East Conference JAN 2026