UIAAA Connection

The podcast makes another visit to northern Utah.  Van shares his professional journey that began in Dayton, Idaho to his present position at Bear River High School. Van provides a unique insight into the world of coaching and athletic administration. Please Listen, Learn and Share! You can subscribe to UIAAA TV on YouTube!

The podcast makes its first visit into the world of finance. UIAAA Connection #62 Megan Palazzo – Managing Partner, Granite Canyon Wealth is now available.  Megan takes us on her journey from Vernal to Portland to Westminster College to her present position. Megan provides solid financial advice to both the new and the veteran athletic administrator. As the current manager of UIAAA funds, her...

The podcast makes its first visit to Washington. UIAAA Connection #61 Tim Graham, CMAA - Director of Athletics, Tumwater High School is now available.  Tim shares his experiences at the local, state and national level. As a former NIAAA board member, Tim speaks to the importance of certification and a multitude of other subjects. You won’t want to miss this one!

The podcast makes its second visit to Texas. UIAAA Connection #60 Sheri Stice, CMAA - Certification Coordinator for the NIAAA is now available.  Sheri talks about her early years of participation in rodeo in the 60’s. She also shares some insight on how to become involved locally, at your state level and at the national level. Sheri is a cornerstone of the certification program nationally and...

The podcast makes its fourth visit to the UHSAA office. UIAAA Connection #59 Mark VanWagoner -Legal Counsel, to the Utah High School Activities Association is now available. Mark’s story begins in the Heber Valley, then to Duke University by way of BYU and then his nearly 4 decades as the legal counsel for the UHSAA. His stories from his experiences make this episode a must listen.

The podcast makes another trip to Salt Lake County. UIAAA Connection #58 Pam Olson, CAA - Director of Athletics, Hunter High School is now available. Pam takes us on a journey from high school to her current position at Hunter High School. She has earned her CAA and speaks to the importance of being certified.

The podcast makes its third visit to the UHSAA office. UIAAA Connection #57 Rob Cuff, CAA - Executive Director of the Utah High School Activities Association is now available. Rob talks about his time coaching, his short stint as an athletic director and then his almost 2 decades working on the UHSAA office. He shares stories from this current year as President of the NFHS.

The podcast makes its fourth trip to the national office. UIAAA Connection #56 Nellie Crocker – Membership and Communications Manager, in the NIAAA office is now available. Listen as Nellie shares her years as an athlete in high school and college. She takes us on her journey that brought her to the NIAAA. She is a great addition to the NIAAA team in Indianapolis! Please Listen, Learn and Share! Y...

The podcast makes its second visit to the UHSAA office.  Jon shares his journey that began in Moapa Nevada to his present job as Assistant Director.  He shares stories of his time in the Big Sky Conference as well as his service to the UHSAA and the UIAAA. Please Listen, Learn and Share! You can subscribe to UIAAA TV on YouTube!

The podcast makes its fifth trip to Indianapolis.  Patty was an active participant in the rapid growth of the NIAAA Conference. You won’t want to miss this podcast as Patty shares some of her experiences working in the NIAAA office. Please Listen, Learn and Share! You can subscribe to UIAAA TV on YouTube!

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.