INDIANAPOLIS – Great Lakes Valley Conference Commissioner Jim Naumovich announced Tuesday the promotion of Tonya Charland to Senior Associate Commissioner and Lindsey Williams to Assistant Commissioner. Both promotions are effective immediately.
Charland was promoted to Senior Associate Commissioner after serving as Associate Commissioner since July 2015, which followed a three-year stint as Assistant Commissioner since joining the GLVC in September 2012. The Olympia, Washington, native will continue to oversee the Conference-wide compliance program, as well as serving as Senior Woman Administrator and the league’s liaison to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Faculty Athletics Representatives, and Senior Woman Administrators. Charland will also continue to assist with corporate sponsorships and lead community outreach initiatives for Conference championships while handling all league merchandise and licensing contracts. She has also added duties related to assisting with the Conference Grant Program and the GLVC budget and financial accounting needs.
Charland is a member of the Conference Commissioners Association of Compliance Administrators (CCACA), the National Association for Athletic Compliance (NAAC), and Women Leaders in College Sports. She has also previously served on numerous NCAA Division II committees, including Management Council as Vice Chair, Administrative Planning and Finance Committee, Championships Committee, Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, and the Academic Requirements Committee.
Williams was promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications after serving as Director of Communications since joining the GLVC in February 2015. In addition to assisting with the communications efforts for the league’s 24 sports and championship events, Williams has spent the last nearly-six years managing all of the league social media platforms and strategies, as well as its graphic design and creative content while serving as the liaison for the member institutions’ sports information directors. In her new role, she will take over the management of the GLVC Sports Network (GLVCSN), lead branding and marketing efforts, coordinate the GLVC awards program, and assist with the management of league championships. Additionally, she will oversee the GLVC Records Book expansion and serve as the primary media contact on behalf of the league.
Williams is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and serves on both its Publications and Design Committee, as well as the Young Professionals Committee. In addition to the last six CoSIDA conventions, she previously attended the Women Leaders in College Sports convention in 2016 and was the GLVC’s liaison at the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum that same year, while also attending the NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional or Elite Eight every year since her original appointment with the Conference.
“It is an honor and privilege to work with such talented and effective administrators,” said GLVC Commissioner Jim Naumovich. “Tonya and Lindsey are both well deserving of these promotions due to their exemplary work in the GLVC for the past several years. They continue to provide outstanding service to our member institutions, embrace the GLVC mission the core values statement, and lead the efforts to provide a quality experience for the over 7,500 student-athletes who compete in our 24 sports each year. I offer my congratulations and appreciation to our new Senior Associate Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications.”
TRANSACTIONS: Tonya Charland named GLVC Senior Associate Commissioner. Lindsey Williams named GLVC Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications.