CLEVELAND – The College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA) has selected Ashley Leko, senior associate athletics director/chief financial officer at University of South Florida, to serve as President for the 2025-26 membership year.

"I'm incredibly honored to serve as President of CABMA for the 2025-26 year," said Leko. "I want to thank Rob Novak for his outstanding leadership and the entire Executive Committee for their partnership and dedication to this organization. I'm grateful to our membership for their continued trust and support. After such a successful and energizing 2025 Convention, I'm excited to help build on our momentum and continue advancing the mission of CABMA together."

Leko is joined by 1^st Vice President Josh Isom, associate athletics director of business operations at University of South Alabama; 2^nd Vice President Kyle Rae, associate athletics director for business operations at University of Virginia; Past President Rob Novak, chief financial officer at University of Texas and the newest member of the CABMA Executive Committee, Jacques Wells who will serve as 3rd Vice President for the 2025-26 membership year. Wells was voted in by the membership and currently serves as senior associate AD for business strategy at Bradley University.
 
Katelyn Fischer, associate athletics director and chief of staff at Jacksonville University will continue to serve as Director of the Mentor Me Program for the 2025-26 membership years.
 
About CABMA: CABMA is an organization devoted to the establishment, maintenance, and implementation of the highest standards of integrity and efficiency in the scope, policies and procedures involved in the management and administration of business in the athletics departments and associations of colleges and universities. For more information about CABMA, please visit www.cabma.com. CABMA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 61^st year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.