CLEVELAND – The National Association of Athletic Ticketing and Sales Operations (NAATSO) has selected President Dan Preuett, assistant athletics director, ticketing and partnerships at University of Dayton, as President for 2026-27 membership year.

"With great appreciation and excitement, I am honored to be assuming the President role for the 2026-2027 year," Preuett said.  "Our membership is composed of innovative and impactful professionals, and I am eager to serve the community that has given me so much."
 
"As the Board of Directors and I look ahead to the future of NAATSO, we want to express our sincere appreciation to those who came before us. Colin Hargis, our past presidents, board members, and volunteers laid the foundation for our organization, and we are motivated to navigate this next chapter of college athletics together," said Preuett.

Preuett takes the reins from Colin Hargis, deputy AD at NC State University, who will transition to the role of Immediate Past President. Serving alongside Preuett will be: 1^st Vice President Ebony Jackson, assistant athletics director, external & revenue strategy at University of California, and Adam Sharrah, associate athletics director, ticket operations at University of North Texas as 2^nd Vice President, and NAATSO welcomes Shekia Smith, assistant athletics director, ticket operations and customer relations at University of Memphis, as 3^rd Vice President for the 2026-27 membership year.

The Officers are joined by the NAATSO Board of Directors, which consists of: Taylor Bosket, director, sales & ticket operations, George Mason University; Megan Christensen, chief of business operations, USA Water Polo; Elisia Falcon, associate director of ticketing, University of Notre Dame; Joe Kronander, senior director of revenue generation and development, Purdue University; Rachael Turner, director of revenue generation, University of Colorado, and Alexis Williams, executive senior associate athletics director/chief branding officer, University of Houston.
 
NAATSO welcomes Joe Lanser, assistant athletic director, ticket sales & service, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Lauren Merdinyan, assistant athletic director of ticket operations, University of Washington; and Will O'Leary, assistant athletic director, ticket sales & annual giving, Bowling Green State University to the Board of Directors for the 2026-27 membership year.
 
About NAATSO: NAATSO is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of athletics ticketing administrators. For more information about NAATSO, please visit www.naatso.com. NAATSO is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 62^nd year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.