The NAAC Professional Development Committee has announced the Annual Athletic Compliance Elite (ACE) Mentoring Program for 2025-26. This year's cohort will focus exclusively on the New Professional Mentoring group.
The New Professional Mentoring track is designed to match new compliance professionals with senior-level mentors to encourage growth, retention, and inclusion in the compliance industry. The Professional Development Committee will host exclusive programming at the NAAC Convention this summer and during the 2025-26Â academic year, which all mentors and mentees are required to attend.
Programming Note: The Professional Development Committee will host exclusive programming in the summer at the NAAC Convention and during the 2025-26 academic year, which all mentors and mentees are required to attend.
Participants selected will be notified in May. All participants will receive a stipend to assist with travel-related expenses to attend NAAC Convention and a site visit during the academic year.
Apply to be a MENTEE
Mentee Requirements:
- Between one (1) and three (3) years of full-time experience working in NCAA compliance
**Interns and graduate assistants are not eligible for this program but are highly encouraged to participate in other NAAC professional development opportunities
throughout the academic year.
Mentee Expectations:
- Â Attend NAAC Convention and participate in all programming provided through the ACE Mentoring Program.
- Â Frequent, regular interaction with assigned mentor.Â
- Eager to develop a mentor/mentee relationship based in trust and shared willingness to help each other develop professionally.Â
- Provide feedback to NAAC and the PD committee when requested.
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Apply to be a MENTOR
Mentor Requirements:
- Minimum of seven (7) years of full-time experience working in NCAA compliance
Mentor Expectations:
- Attend NAAC Convention and participate in all programming provided through the ACE Mentoring Program.Â
- Invest in the development of assigned mentee with frequent, regular interaction.Â
- Eager to develop a mentor/mentee relationship based in trust and shared willingness to help each other develop professionally.Â
- Provide feedback to NAAC and the PD committee when requested.
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DEADLINE to apply is Friday, January 31. For questions regarding the program, please contact Julie Work.Â