CLEVELAND — The National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A) membership has elected Marissa Edwards, academic counselor - football at Kansas State University, and Dr. Ron Moses, associate athletics director for student-athlete services/chief diversity officer at Old Dominion University, as the new Region Directors.

Edwards will serve as the director for Region IV, while Moses will serve Region II. The duo will begin their term at the 2021 N4A Virtual National Convention.

"We welcome to our Board two new outstanding members - Marissa Edwards and Ron Moses. We look forward to their leadership and their perspectives on the Board," said N4A President Ursula Gurney, deputy director of athletics/SWA, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). We appreciate our membership who continue to step up as leaders in our Association allowing us to continue our advancement."

The N4A Region Directors serve a two-year term and actively participate on the Board of Directors, led by Gurney and: 1st VP Ashton Henderson, assistant athletics director for development & leadership, Florida State University; 2nd VP Jackie Nicholson, associate athletics director for academic services/SWA, Albany State University; and Past President Denise Poole, director, student success initiatives, Penn State University. Also serving on the N4A Board of Directors are: Adam Hatem (Clemson), Dr. Kacy King (Florida State), Mark Trumbo (Syracuse), Dr. Ashley Kuhn (Florida Gulf Coast), Dr. Kayleigh McCauley-Sayer (Lewis & Clark), Dr. Joe Luckey (Cincinnati), Jessica Goerke (UC Santa Barbara), Erica Cenci (Washington), Dr. Joe Scogin (Tennessee), Mindy Reger (NYU), Dr. Brian Russell (Illinois), Marisol Quiroz (Arizona), Kim Durand (Washington), Kimya Massey (Oregon State), and Dr. Ryan Westman (NYU).

N4A would like to extend a special thank you to outgoing Region Directors: Kristin Rusboldt, assistant athletics director for academic support services, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Region II); and Brett Wohlers, director, student services, University of Texas (Region IV), for their support and service.

About N4A: N4A, which has been in existence since 1975, is a diverse educational service and professional non-profit organization. Membership of N4A includes academic support and student services personnel who are committed to enhancing opportunities for academic, athletics and personal success for student-athletes. For more information on N4A, visit www.nfoura.org. N4A is administered by NACDA, which is in its 56th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.