CLEVELAND – The College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA) has selected Josh Isom, senior associate athletics director, business/chief financial officer at the University North Carolina at Charlotte, to serve as President for the 2026-27 membership year.

"I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as President of CABMA for the 2026–27 year," said Isom. "Ashley Leko's leadership and vision has been instrumental to the success of CABMA, and I sincerely thank her and the entire Executive Committee for their partnership and friendship, and for their unwavering commitment and service to our organization. I want to thank the membership for putting their trust in me to lead this organization, and I am fired up to continue the great work of those before me. Together, we will continue to grow, innovate, and advance the mission of CABMA."

Isom is joined by 1^st Vice President Kyle Rae, chief financial officer for the Virginia Athletics Foundations (VAF) at University of Virginia; 2^nd Vice President Jacques Wells, senior associate AD for business strategy at Bradley University; Past President Ashley Leko, senior associate athletics director, chief financial officer at University of South Florida and the newest member of the CABMA Executive Committee, Brandon Cates who will serve as 3rd Vice President for the 2026-27 membership year. Cates was voted in by the membership and currently serves as associate AD for business affairs at the College of William & Mary.
 
Tiffany Howard, associate director of travel management at NCAA, will now serve as Director of the Mentor Me Program for the 2026-27 membership year. 
 
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 62^nd year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.