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 & MEDIA
Sports news, ratings/statistics, records, research, reporting through NAIA-SIDHelp, DakStats Web Sync, live streaming, video, broadcast rights
Chad Waller
Director of Athletics Communications & Media
816.595.8119
cwaller@naia.org
Alan Grosbach
Associate Director of Athletics Communications & Media
816.595.8120
agrosbach@naia.org
Katie Green
Manager of Athletics Communications & Media
816.595.8104
kgreen@naia.org
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
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
Dustin Wilke
Associate Director of Championship Administration
816.595.8161
dwilke@naia.org
Women's Volleyball, Women's DI Basketball, Women's Golf, Men's & Women's Lacrosse
Marc Burchard
Championship Event Manager
816.595.8153
mburchard@naia.org
Women's Soccer, Wrestling, Men's DII Basketball, Tennis
Hannah Harmon
Championship Event Manager
816.595.8156
hharmon@naia.org
Cross Country, Track & Field, Competitive Cheer & Dance
Kelli Briscoe
Championship Event Manager
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
Kylee Timberlake
Championships Coordinator
816.595.8127
ktimberlake@naia.org
Men's DI Basketball
Dan Robinson
Championship Event Manager
816.595.8129
drobinson@naia.org
Women's DI Basketball
Women’s Volleyball
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 Eligibilty 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
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
Jared Shafer
Legislative Services Intern
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
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