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An experienced athletic administrator, Garcia has served as Athletic Director at Brentwood (CA), Punahou (HI) and currently Bosque (NM) Schools. She also has presented motivational workshops worldwide, primarily for Positive Coaching Alliance, on a variety of topics centered around creating a positive sports culture and effective performance in inclusive environments.

Respected nationally for her knowledge and expertise, Garcia was selected to serve as a member of the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) Rules Committee. She has been honored as "Coach of the Year" for numerous schools and organizations, including Sport for Understanding (SFU) based in Washington, D.C., where she was the National SFU coach for cross-country, basketball, and track and field.  Garcia is also a senior pickleball competitor sponsored by Selkirk and the 7x Senior World Games Champion. Her educational background includes a B.S. in Exercise Science and Nutrition; M.S. in Kinesiology, MAA in Athletic Administration, and she is a Certified Master Athletic Administrator (CMAA).

Dr. Malekoff, a former professor of Sports Administration at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, brings a wealth of knowledge in many areas of higher education and athletics. After serving as an NCAA coach, including as Princeton’s Head Women’s Soccer Coach, Malekoff served as the Director of Athletics at Connecticut College followed by the College of Wooster.

A noted commentator and consultant on a variety of issues related to sport, Malekoff served as Director of Research for the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University and was a Senior Advisor for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s College Sports Project, an initiative aimed at maximizing the educational value of intercollegiate athletic participation and promoting the integration of campus academic, athletic, and student life dimensions. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Physical Education from Bowling Green State University and the University of Delaware respectively. He went on to earn an M.Ed. in Administration, Planning, and Public Policy from Harvard University and an Ed. D. in Educational Leadership from Ashland University.

With more than four decades of experience in collegiate athletics as an administrator, coach, scout, and student-athlete, James Holland brings a broad perspective and extensive expertise in college athletics. Most recently, Holland served as Senior Associate Commissioner of the Big South Conference, where he oversaw men’s basketball, the conference’s basketball championships and officiating alliance, while helping operationalize the conference’s strategic plan.

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Prior to joining the Big South, Holland spent more than 30 years in collegiate basketball, helping coach six NCAA Tournament teams, three NIT teams, and conference championship teams in four different leagues. He also served as a Southeast Regional Scout for the NBA’s Washington Wizards. A member of the USC Upstate Athletics Hall of Fame, Holland was a four-year starter, three-year captain, and member of the school’s 1982 NAIA National Championship team before playing with the Harlem Globetrotters. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from USC-Spartanburg.