Nancy Everson, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Past Involvement in NACADA:

Years in NACADA: 4 years

National Offices Held and Accomplishments Achieved While in Office: N/A

Regional Activities/Offices Held, including accomplishments achieved in office: N/A

Committee Activities and Accomplishments: N/A

Commission/Interest Group Activities and Accomplishments:

• Current member, Advising Student Athletes Commission
• Current member, Probation/Dismissal/Reinstatement Issues Interest Group and Advising High-Achieving Students Interest Group

Other:

• Have attended numerous regional and national NACADA conferences and drive-in workshops.
• Am a 5-year member of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A) — have attended several national conferences.
• Member of an advisory board for textbook publishing company currently working on orientation guide for student-athletes
• Designed and implemented first student-athlete advising system at the College of William and Mary, including an information-based freshman transition program.

Platform Statement:

If selected by my peers to represent them as Chair of the NACADA Advising Student Athletes Commission, my primary goal would be the following:

While I believe the NCAA has the best interest of students at heart when instituting legislation, the voices of those who work on the front lines with student-athletes should be heard to ensure NCAA policies in practice do indeed contribute to the educational well-being of student-athletes. The membership and administration of both organizations speak more powerfully when their voices are united in this effort. As a member of both NACADA and N4A, I am in a position to maintain and advance communication between the organizations. Moreover, I am both willing and able to work toward this important goal.

Thank you in advance for your support.