Educational AD Podcast

We're back out in California to visit with the great Darlene Bible, CMAA who is the AD and Director of Summer Sports Camps at one of the top independent schools in the country - Harvard Westlake - in Studio City, CA.  Darlene shares her story along with some real "Best Practices" on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

It's high school reunion time on the podcast as I get to visit with a high school team-mate who is now an award winning AD!  Robert Blackman - a proud graduate of Battle Ground High School (WA) is now the AD at Mark Morris High School in Longview, WA.  Robert and I reminisce just a little bit about our high school days but mostly he shares his story along with some Best Practices on this...

The Podcast heads back to Florida to visit with Courtnay Windemaker, CAA who directs the Athletic Department at Tenoroc High School in Lakeland.  Courtnay is one of our state's rising stars and she shares her story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

Today we listen to the Student Voice!  Two of Florida's Best & Brightest Student Athletes join the podcast to share their perspective.  We're joined by Akelah Reeves, a senior from Pensacola High School along with Samantha Migliore, a senior from Clay High School in Green Cove Springs!  Sam and Akelah tackle some of the same topics that our AD's have commented on and if I do so...

Today we head back to Illinois (our 6th visit!) to hear from the great Jennifer Doede, RAA who is the Athletic Director at Joliet Central High School in Joliet, Illinois!  Jennifer is very active on Twitter promoting her school and her teams and she shares her story along with some best practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

Today we visit with Josh Wilson the creator of FloridaHSFootball.com - one of the largest promoters of high school football with over 50 THOUSAND followers on Twitter!  Josh oversees operation of the entire website and keeps a tab on what is going on around the state in both Football and Girls Flag Football.  THIS is the Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast heads back to Illinois (our 5th visit!) to talk with the great Jackie Randall, CAA from Elk Grove High School.  Jackie is the Assistant Principal and Athletic Director who is also becoming well known at the National Level as a member of the NIAAA's new Mentoring Committee.  Jackie shares her story along with some Best Practices in this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

Central Florida's Lyle Livengood is our next guest on the Podcast!  Lyle is a Florida native and long time AD who also sits on our FIAAA Board of Directors.  Lyle is a passionate advocate for Educational Based Athletics and he shares his story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

Miami is our destination today as we visit with Deb Margolis of TERRA, The Environmental Research Institute.  Deb is a long time Florida AD who built Coral Reef H.S. into a powerhouse before leading the TERRA program.  Deb shares her story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast heads back to the heartland and Hooper, NE where we visit with Nate Larsen, CMAA who shares his story along with some Best Practices for AD's and Coaches on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

After 100 Episodes we kick off Volume 2 with a visit to Texas - our 6th - to talk with Susan Noonan who is the AD at the Ursuline Academy of Dallas.  Susan shares her story along with Best Practices for AD's and Coaches on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The two GREAT hosts of the very popular Hangin' with the AD's Podcast - Don Baker, CAA (Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District, GA) and Josh Matthews, CMAA (Athletic Director at Pope High School, GA) - join us and get to share THEIR story and some Best Practices.  My appearance on their show was a key factor that helped inspire me to create the Educational AD Podcast! &nbsp...

We get to visit with one of the BIG Names in Educational Athletics - Jay Hammes, CMAA.   Jay has been involved in athletics his entire life as a player, a coach, teacher and recently retired athletic administrator, both at the high school, district level and collegiate level. In November 2013, he was voted Wisconsin’s “Athletic Director of the Year.” In June of 2015, Jay was inducted int...

We're back in Missouri where we get to chat with Mike McGurk, CMAA who - in addition to serving as the AD at Lee's Summit HS - is also the PRESIDENT-Elect for the NIAAA.  Mike shares his story along with some true Best Practices on the Educational AD Podcast!

The podcast heads back to Michigan where we get to visit with the Great Nicole Norris, CAA who is the AD at East Lansing High School.  Nicole is also very active at the state and national level and she shares her story along with some best practices for AD's and Coaches!  THIS is the Educational AD Podcast!

We get to sit down with ANOTHER Hall of Fame AD - Ed Lockwood from North Dakota!  Ed is a long time AD and Coach and former Executive DIrector for the North Dakota AD Association!  Ed shares his story and some Best Practices on The Educational AD Podcast!

We stop in Cincinnati to visit with Shay Steele who is the Assistant AD at Walnut Hills High School.  Shay is also a current Masters Degree student in the prestigious University of Cincinnati Athletic Administration Program and she shares her story along with some of the Best Practices she has picked up and applied to her school on this edition of The Educational AD Podcast!

The podcast makes our first visit to North Carolina and Quante Speight, CAA who is the AD at Mallard Creek HS in Charlotte.  Quante shares his story along with some Best Practices for AD's and Coaches.  THIS is the Educational AD Podcast!

The Podcast stops in the Bay Area to visit with Sally Ann Reiss, the Founder and CEO of PlayyOn, an online sports management solution for recreational programs including academies, clubs, camps, leagues, and teams.  PlayyOn offers a free-to-use solution that provides admins and coaches with an instant website, registration forms and payments, scheduling tools, and communications dashboard.  Sally...

The Podcast heads back to New York and the New Paltz Central School District to visit with the great Greg Warren, CMAA who is the district’s Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics.  Greg shares his story along with some Best Practices for AD's and Coaches on The Educational AD Podcast!

The podcast stays right here in Tallahassee to visit with Community Christian School, AD Lorna Wolfkill.  Lorna has done a great job of building the CCS program into a very competitive school and she shares her story along with some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!

The podcast visits with the Great Don Bales, CMAA who is a long time Athletic Director now working for the NIAAA as the Director of Professional Development!  Don oversees the National Committees including Certification, Coaches Education, and LTI as well as directing the State Coordinators meetings each year.  Don shares his story along with some time honored Best Practices on The Educa...

We head back to Michigan and visit with the Great Meg Seng, CMAA and long time member of the NIAAA Certification Committee.  Meg is one of the top AD's in our profession and she's also the co-founder of the The Academy of Sports Leadership (TASL), a non-profit organization that provides education and training for women interested in becoming coaches and hosts a five-day residential camp for h...

The Podcast visits with an "old" coaching friend, Rob Paschall of Creekview High School in Texas.  Rob is highly regarded both in Texas and Nationally and he share his story along with some Organizational Best Practices that are perfect for AD's and for Coaches!  THIS is the Educational AD Podcast! 

Julie Renner was an award winning Athletic Director in Ohio before taking on a new roll as the VP at Final Forms / AMP where she now helps AD's from across the country with their program management!  Julie shares her story and some Best Practices on this episode of The Educational AD Podcast!