Doug Vance
Executive Director
Email: dougvance@cosida.com
Office Phone: (785) 691-7708

• Organization’s Chief Executive Officer

• With BOD, coordinates strategic planning and initiatives
• Coordinate strategic partnerships
• Coordinate relationships with peer organizations in college athletics
• Work with President on BOD planning aspects
• Work with Director of Internal Operations/Treasurer on financial planning/reports
• Organization’s chief fund-raiser
• Coordinate marketing and corporate partnership development programs; develops new revenue generation
• Work with President on agenda for scheduled meetings
• Work with Director of External Affairs on various initiatives to advance the visibility/standing of the profession and organization
• Work with Director of Internal Operations/Treasurer on various administrative matters to streamline fiscal, organizational and convention operations
• Organization spokesperson when appropriate
• Work with BOD and organizational staff in planning for Convention
• Coordinate daily organizational management and administration
• Develop branding/image-building initiatives
• Coordinate, along with Director of External Affairs Barb Kowal, CoSIDA and divisional board initiatives correspondence to membership
• Works with committee chairs and divisional leadership, Presidents/Chairs as appropriate

  Barb Kowal
Director of External Affairs

Office Phone: (512) 739-1234
Follow on Twitter: @CoSIDAnews

• Works with President, officers, Board, Executive Director and other organizational staff to develop and implement a comprehensive communications, branding and marketing plan for advancement of the profession, organization and membership
• Coordinate organization's communications and messaging objectives
• Work with BOD and ED to develop and implement a communications & marketing strategic plan
• Coordinate all aspects of CoSIDA.com and all social media platforms and outreach
• Develop and coordinate Academic All-America® program strategies with Board, Executive Director and staff
• Coordinate - with assigned Board officer - year-round professional development and continuing education programs
• Works with Board and organizational leadership to develop continuing education and professional development based initiatives via online avenues
• Coordinate all membership-based email correspondence/outreach
• Coordinate various membership newsletters
• Coordinate all organizational membership presentation elements (web, print, video, audio based)
• Coordinate all marketing-based matters
• Work with ED on all outreach efforts and initiatives to the collegiate community
• Plan and develop all marketing, promotion and corporate partnership signage for annual convention
• Works with Executive Director on assigned corporate partnership/fund-raising matters
• Works with Executive Director to fulfill corporate partnership inventory at convention site
• Coordinate, with assigned Board liaison and program committee, convention program
• Manage and coordinate online reference and resource library
• Work with ED on sponsorship inventory fulfillment related to web, newsletters, membership email
• Assist staff, BOD members and Program Committee with coordination of annual convention operations, setup, programming
• Work with Jeff Hodges on publication projects
• Work with Committee Chairs and Divisional Chairs/Presidents to promote initiatives and communicate to membership
• Liaison, along with Board member Aaron Sagraves, to New Media Committee
• Works with committee chairs and divisional leadership, Presidents/Chairs as appropriate

Office Phone: (317) 490-2905

• Serves as organization’s Chief Financial Officer
• Works closely with Executive Director to provide financial and budget information and documents for review with BOD
• Coordinates all organization financial and audit-based reports for IRS requirements
• Organizational liaison with CPA firm
• Responsible for coordinating planning for the annual convention (point person with hotel, registration process advance and on-site, room reservation process, meals, social events, room assignments/layouts)
• Works closely with all staff members on various aspects of convention coordination
• Coordinates master convention schedules for website, convention program, printed pocket schedule and provides master operational schedule for the hotel staff
• Develop and update specific convention management checklists and convention administration manual
• Point person with NACDA for joint convention planning
• Works with organization’s legal firm to coordinate fiscal and legal reports and projects
• With financial management firm and CoSIDA Investment Committee, coordinates all aspects of CoSIDA's endowment/investment fund
• Coordinate all day-to- day organizational accounting issues
• Coordinates various human resources services for the organization
• Handles all invoicing 
• Coordinates organization’s internal management schedule
• Coordinates conference call number requests and schedule
• Works with Executive Director on assigned corporate partnership/fund-raising matters
• Works with Executive Director to fulfill corporate partnership inventory at convention site
• Works with committee chairs and divisional leadership, Presidents/Chairs as appropriate
• Liaison, along with Board member Chris Masters, to Convention Operations Committee; chairs committee


  Director of Membership Engagement
Email: lauriebollig@cosida.com
Office Phone: (913) 707-0365

• Primary staff liaison on membership issues, working with the CoSIDA staff and Board of Directors to develop annual and long-term strategic membership recruitment and retention plans
• Coordinate membership-dues and renewal processes; manage membership database and online directory
• Coordinate/respond daily to emails, calls and correspondence with questions about the organization from members, regarding membership and online directory
• Handles posting for CoSIDA’s Career Center processes (job postings, transactions, resumes)
• Liaison, along with current CoSIDA President Judy Willson, to Academic All-America® Committee
• Coordinate and manage Academic All-America program® awards fulfillment; answer membership inquiries on nomination and voting questions pertaining to the program
• Works with Board, Special Awards Committee and leadership of AAA Committee to coordinate the annual Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Gala ceremony
• Assist other CoSIDA staff members, BOD members and Program Committee with coordination of annual convention operations, setup, programming
• Works with Executive Director on assigned corporate partnership/fund-raising matters
• Works with Executive Director to fulfill corporate partnership inventory at convention site
• Works with committee chairs and divisional leadership, Presidents/Chairs as appropriate