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GLIAC Commissioner Kris Dunbar selected to serve as D2 CCA President for 2026-27

Courtesy of D2 CCA

CLEVELAND -- The Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) has selected Kris Dunbar, commissioner of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC), to serve as President for the 2026-27 membership year.
 
“The strength of Division II has always been the willingness of its leaders to work together,” Dunbar said. “I'm excited to help facilitate those conversations as President of the Division II Conference Commissioners Association and to contribute to initiatives that reinforce our division's values, enhance the student-athlete experience, and position Division II for continued success.”

Dunbar takes the reins from Will Prewitt, commissioner of the Great American Conference (GAC), who will transition to Immediate Past President. Serving as Officers will be: 
•    1st Vice President, Chris Colvin, Conference Carolinas (CC); and 
•    2nd Vice President, Diana Kling, Peach Belt Conference (PBC)

The D2 CCA would also like to welcome three individuals that will be taking over the leadership in the following conferences:
•    Gulf South Conference (GSC) – Bill Popp
•    Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) – Carlin Chesick
•    South Atlantic Conference (SAC) – Lindsey Babcock

In addition to the 2026-27 Officers, the following conference commissioners make up the Association membership: 
•    Dan Mara, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC);
•    Allen Hardison, California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA);
•    Jacqie McWilliams, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA); 
•    Jessica Grasso, East Coast Conference (ECC);
•    Jim Naumovich, Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC);
•    Tom Daeger, Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC);
•    Bridget Johnson Tetteh, Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC);
•    Jay Poerner, Lone Star Conference (LSC);
•    Mike Racy, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA);
•    Reid Amos, Mountain East Conference;
•    Julie Ruppert, Northeast-10 (NE10);
•    Erin Lind, Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC);
•    Brad Jones, Pacific West Conference (PacWest);
•    Danielle Harris, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC);
•    Anthony Holloman, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC); and
•    Chris Graham, Sunshine State Conference (SSC).