Statement from the CoSIDA Board of Directors
Statement from the CoSIDA Board of Directors
The CoSIDA Board of Directors have been informed by John Humenik that he would be stepping down from his post as CoSIDA’s Executive Director, effective immediately. With much respect, John’s reasons are personal in nature and CoSIDA does wish him well during this period of transition.
In January of 2008, John began his post as CoSIDA’s first Executive Director. In the five-plus years since, the gains the organization has made will be recognized for years to come. The CoSIDA Strategic Plan, adopted by Board in 2008, which under John resulted significantly in strengthened national partnerships, a NACDA and affiliates partnership agreement, a dramatic increase in sponsorship support, expansion of the Academic All-America® program, and a climate for overall membership growth are among a handful of notable achievements.
On behalf of CoSIDA and its 2,900-plus members, we thank John for a proud career of service to the organization and the best in all of his future endeavors.
CoSIDA Board of Directors
Statement from John Humenik
"It’s been a true honor and privilege to serve as CoSIDA’s first Executive Director and to represent such a great profession and people. The past five years have ranked among the most rewarding of my nearly 40-year career in intercollegiate athletics, but also among the most challenging.
I’ve tried to be tireless in promoting and advancing CoSIDA over that period of time as the organization and its people have been a significant part of both my personal and professional life since the mid-1970’s. It’s quite hard to step down from my position after serving in various CoSIDA leadership roles since 1979, but it was something that I felt was appropriate due to a combination of medical matters.
In the spring of 2008, the leadership of CoSIDA put together its first-ever comprehensive strategic initiatives plan and it became a dedicated organizational and professional trust for me to execute it diligently each and every day. I believe that progress has been made with so many of these important strategic initiatives such as increasing our profile, marketing/branding, fund raising, building strategic relationships/partnerships within the intercollegiate community, continuing education and converting CoSIDA into a 365 days a year operation.
I believe that productive relationships and partnerships built with so many other groups throughout intercollegiate athletics will continue to aid CoSIDA’s strategic efforts. So many of the key foundation blocks of that strategic plan have been put into place and I feel that when collectively viewed as a continuum of advancement, we have made progress in many ways from where we were five years ago and I have a rewarding sense of accomplishment to have been a big part of that progress."