NAIA NATIONAL OFFICE
1200 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816.595.8000
Fax: 816.595.8200
LEGISLATIVE/RULES Hotline:
816.595.8180
Business Hours
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST
Parking:
Town Pavilion Garage at 13th and Grand
NAIA ELIGIBILITY CENTER
1200 Grand Blvd., Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816.595.8300
Fax: 816.595.8301
Email: ecinfo@naia.org
Mailing Address
NAIA Eligibility Center
P.O. Box 15340
Kansas City, MO 64106
Business Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST
LEADERSHIP
President & CEO
Jim Carr
816.595.8105
jcarr@naia.org
VP of Campus and Conference Initiatives
Kevin Dee
816.595.8106
kdee@naia.org
VP of Information Technology
Scott Harold
816.595.8126
sharold@naia.org
Executive Vice President
John Leavens
816.595.8111
jleavens@naia.org
VP of Eligibility Services
Leah McCormack
816.595.8157
lmack@naia.org
VP of Marketing
Paige Salveter
816.595.8147
psalveter@naia.org
VP of Business & Product Development
Leigh Schenck
816.595.8187
lschenck@naia.org
ADMINISTRATION
Laura Simcox
Director of Human Resources
816.595.8000
lsimcox@naia.org
Elizabeth Rine
Controller
816.595.8131
erine@naia.org
Mindy Pinkerton
Manager of Executive Services & Business Operations
816.595.8115
mpinkerton@naia.org
Lechelle Carter
Receptionist & Mailroom Coordinator
816.595.8100
lcarter@naia.org
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
Sports news, ratings/statistics, records, research, reporting through NAIA-SIDHelp, DakStats Web Sync, live streaming, video, broadcast rights
Paige Salveter
Vice President of Marketing
816.595.8147
psalveter@naia.org
Brad Cygan
Director of Athletics Communications
816.595.8119
bcygan@naia.org
Football, W Soccer, DI M Basketball, M/W Golf, Baseball
Katie Green
Manager of Athletics Communications
816.595.8104
kgreen@naia.org
W Volleyball, DI W Basketball, M Volleyball, M/W Lacrosse, I/O Track & Field, Swimming & Diving, Bowling
Pete Scantlebury
Manager of Athletics Communications
816.595.8161
pscantlebury@naia.org
M Soccer, DII M/W Basketball, Competitive Cheer and Dance, Softball, M/W Tennis, M/W Wrestling
Lexi Naegele
Athletics Communications Intern
816.595.8184
lnaegele@naia.org
Cross Country
CAMPUS AND CONFERENCE INITIATIVES
Kevin Dee
VP of Campus & Conference Initiatives
816.595.8106
kdee@naia.org
Bob Lade
Director of Officiating Initiatives
816.595.8116
blade@naia.org
Chesney Sallee
Director of Membership Services
816.595.8114
csallee@naia.org
Julie McCollum
Director of Membership Sales & Services
816.595.8121
jmccollum@naia.org
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Championship Host Bid Process, Merchandise Program, Declaration of Intent to Participate, Postseason Tournament Plans, Individual Coaches Associations
Leigh Schenck
VP of Business & Product Development
816.595.8187
lschenck@naia.org
Mike Higgins
Director of Championships
816.595.8000
mhiggins@naia.org
Austin Bennett
Director of NAIA Showcase
816.595.8109
abennett@naia.org
Marc Burchard
Senior Manager of Championship Events
816.595.8153
mburchard@naia.org
Women's Soccer, Wrestling, Men's DII Basketball, Softball
Hannah Harmon
Championship Event Manager
816.595.8156
hharmon@naia.org
Cross Country, Track & Field, Competitive Cheer & Dance
Kelli Briscoe
Senior Manager of Championship Events
816.595.8141
kbriscoe@naia.org
Football, Women's DII Basketball, Baseball, Men's Volleyball
Bryton Curtis
Championship Event Manager
816.595.8122
bcurtis@naia.org
Men's Soccer, Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's DI Basketball, Men's Golf
Dan Robinson
Championship Event Manager
816.595.8129
drobinson@naia.org
Women's DI Basketball
Women’s Volleyball, Tennis
Nathan Docter
Manager of Championship Administrator
816.595.8133
ndocter@naia.org
Bowling, Women’s Golf, Women’s Wrestling
Kylee Timberlake
Championships Coordinator
816.595.8127
ktimberlake@naia.org
Lacrosse
ELIGIBILITY SERVICES
Questions about NAIA Eligibility Center determinations and NAIA eligibility and transfer rules.
ELIGIBILITY SERVICES HOTLINE 816.595.8300
Leah McCormack
VP of Eligibility Services
816.595.8157
lmack@naia.org
Ellen Ramsey
Associate Director of Eligibility Services, Learning and Performance
816.595.8162
eramsey@naia.org
Erin Channell
Associate Director of Eligibility Services, Business Process
816.595.8332
echannell@naia.org
Josh Bohr
Team Lead of Foundations
816.595.8300
jbohr@naia.org
Danielle Wong
Team Lead of International
816.595.8300
dwong@naia.org
Garrett Seelinger
Team Lead of InCred and Manager of International Eligibility Services
816.595.8300
gseelinger@naia.org
Abbey Risenhoover
Team Lead of Eligibility Services
816.595.8342
alewis@naia.org
Samuel White
Team Lead of Eligibility Services, Customer Relations
816.595.8300
swhite@naia.org
Taryn Dickerson
Manager of Eligibility Services, Foundations
816.595.8300
tdickerson@naia.org
Dustin Howard
Manager of Eligibility Services
816.595.8300
dhoward@naia.org
Marc Plummer
Manager of Eligibility Services
816.595.8300
mplummber@naia.org
Amanda Scheier
Manager of Eligibility Services, Customer Relations
816.595.8300
ascheier@naia.org
Josh Smith
Manager of Eligibility Services, International
816.595.8300
jsmith@naia.org
Patricia Souza
Manager of Eligilbility Services, International
816.595.8300
psouza@naia.org
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Scott Harold
Vice President of IT
816.595.8126
sharold@naia.org
Tony Bybee
Director of Technology & Operations
816.595.8102
tbybee@naia.org
Jerry Phelps
IT Support
816.595.8113
jphelps@naia.org
Scott Rarden
Business Intelligence Director
816.595.8137
srarden@naia.org
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
Questions about exceptional ruling requests, medical hardship requests, eligibility interpretations and rules from the NAIA Official/ Policy Handbook
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES HOTLINE: 816.595.8180
Brenda White
Associate Director of Legislative Services
816.595.8180
legislative@naia.org
Lendsey Thomson
Manager of Legislative Services
816.595.8180
legislative@naia.org
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Paige Salveter
Vice President of Marketing
816.595.8147
psalveter@naia.org
Amy Stover
Director of Events and Community Engagement
816.595.8117
astover@naia.org
Jennifer Saab
Director of Communications
816.595.8108
jsaab@naia.org
Efrem Duran
Manager of Videography
816.595.8128
eduran@naia.org
Lori Hemphill
Manager of Digital and Creative Marketing
816.595.8148
lhemphill@naia.org
Shelbie Weaver
Marketing Coordinator
816.595.8139
sweaver@naia.org
Return on Athletics™ (ROA)
John Leavens
Executive Vice President
816.595.8111
jleavens@naia.org
Alan Grosbach
Director of Return on Athletics
816.595.8120
agrosbach@naia.org
Jennifer Saab
Director of Communications
816.595.8108
jsaab@naia.org
Chesney Sallee
Director of Membership Services
816.595.8114
csallee@naia.org
SPONSORSHIPS & DEVELOPMENT
Michael Brooks
Director of Strategic Partnerships
816.595.8110
mbrooks@naia.org
Marc Boerigter
Manager of Sponsorships
816.595.8132
mboerigter@naia.org
Layne Shirley
Esports Coordinator
816.595.8182
lshirley@naia.org
STUDENT-ATHLETE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Leigh Schenck
VP of Business & Product Development
816.595.8187
lschenck@naia.org
Russ Richardson
Director of Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
816.595.8328
rrichardson@naia.org
Kathy Busch
Champions of Character Program Coordinator
816.595.8101
kbusch@naia.org