Nielsen to Represent MAC on LEAD1 Board of Trustees
7/19/2017 11:54:00 AM | General
BOULDER, Colo. - The LEAD1 Association, which represents the athletic directors, programs, and student-athletes of the 129 member schools of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), today announced its new leadership, with Kent State University Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen elected to represent the Mid-American Conference.
"It's an honor to represent the Mid-American Conference and my fellow athletic directors," said Nielsen. "I look forward to working with Lead1 President McMillen and the other board members as we advocate for the future of college athletics."
The LEAD1 Association represents the athletic directors, the programs, and the student-athletes of the 129 universities which comprise the NCAA Division 1 FBS. Key to the LEAD1 mission are influencing how the rules of college sports are enacted and implemented, advocating for the future of college athletics and providing various services to the members. The mission statement of LEAD1 is, "Supporting the athletic directors of America's leading intercollegiate programs in preparing today's students to be tomorrow's leaders."
The board of trustees for the LEAD1 Association is led by the new Chair in Rick George, Athletics Director at University of Colorado, and  President and Chief Executive Office of LEAD1 Association Tom McMillan.
The Board of Trustees of LEAD1 Association for 2017-2018 now consists of:
1. Chair Rick George, University of ColoradoÂ
2. 1st Vice Chair/Finance Chair Dan Radakovich, Clemson UniversityÂ
3. 2nd Vice Chair/Governing Nominating Committee Scott Woodward, Texas A&M UniversityÂ
4. American Athletic Conference Tom Bowen, University of MemphisÂ
5. Atlantic Coast Conference Stan Wilcox, Florida State UniversityÂ
6. BIG 10 Jim Phillips, Communications Committee Chair, Northwestern UniversityÂ
7. BIG 12 Chris Plonsky, University of TexasÂ
8. BIG 12 Kirby Holcutt, Texas Tech UniversityÂ
9. Conference USA Chris Massaro Middle TennesseeÂ
10. Mid-American Conference Joel Nielsen, Kent State UniversityÂ
11. Mountain West Conference Doug Knuth, University of NevadaÂ
12. NACDA Bubba Cunningham, University of North Carolina-Chapel HillÂ
13. NACDA Bob Vecchione, Ex- officioÂ
14. NCAA Oliver Luck, NCAA8Â
15. Pacific-12 Conference/Women's Basketball Committee Jennifer Cohen, University of WashingtonÂ
16. Sun Belt Conference Mario Moccia, New Mexico State UniversityÂ
17. Men's Basketball Committee Bernard Muir, Stanford UniversityÂ
18. Past Chair Jack Swarbrick, University of Notre DameÂ
19. LEAD1 Tom McMillen, Ex-officio
