MANAGEMENT TEAM

Jim Carr | 816.595-8105 |  jcarr@naia.org
President and Chief Executive Officer 

John Leavens | 816.595-8111 |  jleavens@naia.org
Executive Vice President and Executive Director of the NAIA Eligibility Center

Lori Thomas | 816.595-8118  |  lthomas@naia.org
Senior Vice President for Membership and Character Initiatives

Kevin Dee | 816.595-8106 |  kdee@naia.org
Vice President for Administration and Finance

Lynn Meredith | 816.595-8147 |  kdee@naia.org
Vice President for Marketing and Communications

STAFF

Jamie Adams | 816.595-8129 |  jadams@naia.org
Manager of Championship Sports: Volleyball, Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving, Division I Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Tennis

Chesney Allen | 816.595-8114 |  callen@naia.org
Manager of Legislative Services

Austin Bennett | 816.595-8109 |  abennett@naia.org
Manager of Championship Sports: Football, Division II Men's Basketball, Softball

Michael Brooks | 816.595-8110 |  mbrooks@naia.org
Manager of Development & Corporate Sponsorships

Marc Burchard | 816.595-8153 |  mburchard@naia.org
Customer Relations Representative, NAIA Eligibility Center 

Kathy Busch | 816.595-8101 |  kbusch@naia.org
Champions of Character Program Coordinator

Tony Bybee | 816.595-8102 |  tbybee@naia.org
Director of Technology and Operations 

Sam Carr | 816.595-8167 |  scarr@naia.org
Manager of Eligibility Services, NAIA Eligibility Center 

LeChelle Carter | 816.595-8125 |  lcarter@naia.org
Receptionist, Mailroom Coordinator

Eric Chapman | 816.595-8121 |  echapman@naia.org
Director of Development and Corporate Sponsorship

Angela Crawford | 816.595-8155 |  acrawford@naia.org
Manager of Marketing & Communications, NAIA Eligibility Center

Ruth Feldblum | 816.595-8108 |  rfeldblum@naia.org
Director of Eligibility Services, NAIA Eligibility Center

Courtney Felix | 816.595-8187 |  cfelix@naia.org
Manager of Eligibility Services, NAIA Eligibility Center 

Jason Ford | 816.595-8112 |  jford@naia.org
Manager of Championship Sports: Baseball;  Basketball, Women's Division II; Soccer, Men; Wrestling

Kristin Gillette | 816.595-8104 |  kgillette@naia.org
Director of Champions of Character

Alan Grosbach | 816.595-8120 |  agrosbach@naia.org
Manager of Communications and Sports Information

Matt Hanson | 816.595-8123 |  mhanson@naia.org
Director of Legislative Services  

Kay Hawes | 816.595-8116 |  khawes@naia.org
Director of Marketing and Public Relations  

Susan Kruger | 816.595-8150 |  skruger@naia.org
Manager of Customer Relations, NAIA Eligibility Center

Leah McCormack | 816.595-8157 |  lmack@naia.org
Manager of Eligibility Services, NAIA Eligibility Center

Taylor Morrill | 816.595-8165 |  tmorrill@naia.org
Manager of Eligibility Services, NAIA Eligibility Center 

Chris Muehlbach | 816.595-8122 | cmuehlbach@naia.org
Tournament Director, Division I Men's Basketball

Eric Olson | 816.595-8143 |  eolson@naia.org
Director of Championships

Mindy Pinkerton | 816.595-8115 |  mpinkerton@naia.org
Executive Administrative Assistant

Travis Rae | 816.595-8128 |  trae@naia.org
Sports Information Intern, Media/Sports Info for Basketball, Women's Division II, Cross Country, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Volleyball, Men's Golf

Elizabeth Rine | 816.595-8131 |  erine@naia.org
Controller

Sue Robinson | 816.595-8134 |  srobinson@naia.org
Director of Membership Resources

Mike Slattery | 816.595-8192 |  mslattery@naia.org
Manager or Eligibility Services, NAIA Eligibility Center

Amy Stover | 816.595-8117 |  astover@naia.org
Manager of Marketing Services and Convention 

Kristen Thayer | 816.595-8126 |  kthayer@naia.org
Manager of Development

Chad Waller | 816.595-8119 |  cwaller@naia.org
Director of Communications and Sports Information 

Dustin Wilke | 816.595-8161 |  dwilke@naia.org
Manager of Championship Sports: Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Track and Field