CLEVELAND- The National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC) is pleased to announce its Athletics Compliance Elite (A.C.E.) Mentoring Program pairings for the New Professional Mentoring group for the 2020-21 year.
 
Due to the in person 2020 NAAC Convention being canceled, there will be virtual sessions taking place with the mentors and mentees listed below. This program offers junior level compliance professionals an opportunity to grow within the compliance industry, while building a valuable relationship with a veteran professional.

"On behalf of the NAAC Professional Development Committee, we are excited to announce the 2020-21 A.C.E. Mentoring Program New Professionals class," said Alic'a Oliver, director of compliance at the University of North Texas and chair of the Professional Development Committee. "The strength of applications for this class made it difficult to narrow down to just eight pairs of mentors and mentees, which speaks to the overall talent and commitment of athletics compliance professionals across the country. We are excited to provide this group with dynamic, intimate programming in the new virtual format that we have all so quickly embraced. We are thankful for the continued interest from the membership in this program as we seek to provide meaningful and diverse opportunities for development and leadership."

A complete list of pairings between the mentors and mentees is found below:

2020-21 New Professional Mentoring Class
Mentee	Mentor
Ashley Chiera, Liberty	Christian Pope, Campbell
Katharine Cresser, USC	Jody Sykes, Oregon
Hunter Greenwood, Morgan State	Andrew Smith, American
Abigail Gortsema, California Baptist	Heidi Vinovich, Stanford
Joshua Ho-Lopez, Hawaii Manoa	Erin Adkins, UCLA
John Lauinger, Georgetown	Jacob Mullins, Lincoln (PA)
Blakley Mathews, Louisiana	Rob Heuer, SMU
Jacqueline McGill, Purdue	Kristina Minor, Northwestern

 
About NAAC: NAAC is in its 23rd year and serves as the professional and educational association of compliance administrators. For more information on NAAC, please visit www.naaccompliance.com. NAAC is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 55th year. For more information on NACDA, the 17 professional associations and/or three foundations it manages, please visit www.nacda.com.