UIAAA Connection

Lanness talks about his journey to become an athletic director. He also shares some insight on how to become involved locally, at your state level and at the national level. He shares his experience of leading the NIAAA during the COVID virtual conference in his home town of Tampa Bay.

The podcast makes its first trip to Colorado with the NIAAA Conference Special.   You will not want to miss this episode.  Listen as 180 Athletic Directors from 44 states share their favorite part about attending the conference, their impressions of the Denver conference and one thing they learned at the conference that they can take back to implement at their schools.

Mike shares over 30 years' experience as an athletic administrator!  He also takes us through the process of Tennessee picking an Executive Director and his involvement with the NEDC and his work with mentoring at the national level.

Rick give us a look at athletic administration through from the perspective of a superintendent in one of the largest school districts in Utah. He shares is journey of a starting quarterback for 4 years in college, to teaching and administrating in over a half dozen schools in Utah.

Lora takes us on a journey through her undefeated high school basketball career, to playing collegiately at George Washington and finally to her present position at ALA. She recently earned her CAA and speaks to the importance of being certified.

Brian shares his years of experience as a coach and then an athletic administrator. He talks about his service on the UIAAA Athletic Directors Executive Committee and his involvement in the Special Events fundraisers.

Kreig talks about the experience of teaching and coaching at the same high school in which he graduated. His wealth of experience at Monticello High School, makes this episode a must listen.

Listen as Cheryl shares her 11 years of experiences in the NIAAA office. She was an active participant in the rapid growth of the NIAAA Certification Program. You won’t want to miss this podcast as Cheryl is retiring from the NIAAA after the upcoming national conference in Denver.

Bill shares his perspective of serving as an AD in a larger high school that is not within 150 miles of a similar size school. He also speaks to his years of service on the UHSAA Executive Committee.

Ted shares his unique perspective of serving as an AD in both a public and a parochial high school.  Ted shares some insights regarding one of the few schools in Utah that drug test. His years of membership in the UIAAA make for some great insights.

The podcast makes its 1st trip to Ohio.  Lorien shares her journey with Hometown from its beginnings to the premier paperless ticketing company for high schools in the nation. If your school is not with Hometown Ticketing you need to make the change ASAP. 

The podcast makes its third trip to Indianapolis. UIAAA Connection #42 Mike Blackburn, CMAA – NIAAA Executive Director is now available. Mike speaks to his years as an AD in Indiana, through his journey that has taken him to the leadership of 13,000 athletic administrators worldwide. You will not want to miss a chance to hear from Mike.

Steve shares his years of experiences in athletic administration and coaching in multiple states. He also shares his years of service in the UIAAA ADEC.

Julie share her experiences from years in the school system as an Athletic Director and a building Principal.  She also shares her journey with AMP - the premier software for State Athletic Director Associations across the nation.

Listen as over 60 State Coordinators share their thoughts regarding the summit and what ideas they plan to take back to their states.

A charter member of the NIAAA takes us down memory lane, from the humble beginnings of the NIAAA to the present day of over 13,000 members.  Jim serves as the Chair of the NIAAA Professional Development Committee and shares his years of insight and wisdom.

Missy shares her early experiences with Title IX, being a building Athletic Director, serving as a Principal and now as a District AD.

Listen as Missy shares her journey in athletics from player to coach to Athletic Director.

Former NIAAA President Darryl Nance CMAA talks about his years of experiences in the AD world as well as the concept and implementation of the NIAAA Cohort program.

Honored to have Bruce on the podcast as he shares his story from Crawfordsville Indiana to Executive Director of the NIAAA

Dusty and Dane share their experiences of bringing interscholastic athletics in Utah to the masses via Rewind.

Becky shares best practices and experiences from her years as an athletic director in Illinois and current member of the NIAAA Board of Directors.

Clark shares years of experience and best practices from his career as an athletic director and coaching.

Amy gives athletic administrators insight into what makes for great stories in interscholastic athletics, and into the world of high school athletes from a different perspective.

Listen as Ted shares his experiences as a former UIAAA President and from his years as Athletic Director at Weber High School.