Tiffani Sykes
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Sykes Chosen for NCAA Pathway Program
6/3/2022 3:00:00 PM | Athletics
Year-long program helps prepare participants for roles as athletics directors or conference commissioners
HANOVER, N.H. — The NCAA has announced its group of senior-level athletics administrators to be a part of its Pathway Program, designed to prepare these people for the next career step as directors of athletics or conference commissioners, and Dartmouth's Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for Varsity Sports and Senior Woman's Administrator Tiffani-Dawn Sykes is among the 22 administrators selected.
"I am honored to have been nominated and selected for this highly competitive program," Sykes said."During my career, I have participated in many NCAA Leadership Development programs and have been a better professional at the end of each one. I am excited to learn from this year's Pathway program facilitators and other members of the cohort, giving me the opportunity to bring new knowledge and skills back to campus to enhance the experience of Dartmouth student-athletes, coaches and staff."
The Pathway Program, under the direction of NCAA leadership development, is an intensive, experiential learning opportunity for selected participants who work at an NCAA school or conference in Divisions I, II or III. During the year, the participants will be paired with and have regularly scheduled meetings with a campus or conference mentor. The program is designed to help cement their leadership purpose and enhance their skills in areas that focus on strategic planning; fundraising; message articulation; diversity, equity and inclusion; organizational leadership; hiring processes; and engagement with search firms. The 2022-23 cohort will meet June 5-9 for a weeklong education session. The program will conclude in the summer of 2023.
"The Pathway Program continues to be a signature offering that is highly impactful across the college sports landscape," said DeeDee Merritt, NCAA director of leadership development. "We are looking forward to embarking on a transformational journey with the 2022 cohort. I want to thank the Pathway selection committee for taking on the arduous task of steering an evaluation process that was filled with outstanding applicants."
The Pathway Program was created in 1997 and has produced more than 100 program alumni, with nearly 30 percent of the graduates moving on to become athletics directors or conference commissioners. Additionally, more than 70 percent of the program alumni have received some level of promotion in relation to their title or job responsibilities.
The NCAA also has a presidential pledge that ties to its commitment around diverse hiring, which links to the visibility and eventual elevation of ethnic minorities and women to executive positions. Additionally, the NCAA's eight-point plan also ties to the Association's desire to raise hiring numbers as it relates to ethnic minorities and women.
"I am honored to have been nominated and selected for this highly competitive program," Sykes said."During my career, I have participated in many NCAA Leadership Development programs and have been a better professional at the end of each one. I am excited to learn from this year's Pathway program facilitators and other members of the cohort, giving me the opportunity to bring new knowledge and skills back to campus to enhance the experience of Dartmouth student-athletes, coaches and staff."
The Pathway Program, under the direction of NCAA leadership development, is an intensive, experiential learning opportunity for selected participants who work at an NCAA school or conference in Divisions I, II or III. During the year, the participants will be paired with and have regularly scheduled meetings with a campus or conference mentor. The program is designed to help cement their leadership purpose and enhance their skills in areas that focus on strategic planning; fundraising; message articulation; diversity, equity and inclusion; organizational leadership; hiring processes; and engagement with search firms. The 2022-23 cohort will meet June 5-9 for a weeklong education session. The program will conclude in the summer of 2023.
"The Pathway Program continues to be a signature offering that is highly impactful across the college sports landscape," said DeeDee Merritt, NCAA director of leadership development. "We are looking forward to embarking on a transformational journey with the 2022 cohort. I want to thank the Pathway selection committee for taking on the arduous task of steering an evaluation process that was filled with outstanding applicants."
The Pathway Program was created in 1997 and has produced more than 100 program alumni, with nearly 30 percent of the graduates moving on to become athletics directors or conference commissioners. Additionally, more than 70 percent of the program alumni have received some level of promotion in relation to their title or job responsibilities.
The NCAA also has a presidential pledge that ties to its commitment around diverse hiring, which links to the visibility and eventual elevation of ethnic minorities and women to executive positions. Additionally, the NCAA's eight-point plan also ties to the Association's desire to raise hiring numbers as it relates to ethnic minorities and women.
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