Board of Commissioners

The COSMA Board of Commissioners (BOC) is comprised of eight members from the COSMA membership. At least one individual representing minority-serving institutions, one individual representing the public, and one individual representing practitioners in sport industry. The BOC meets twice a year and independently determines the accreditation status of an institution's sport management program. The next meeting of the Board of Commissioners will be September 30, 2022.​

DUties of commissioners

1. Determine accreditation status for programs.
2. Recommend changes in accreditation expectations and process.
3. Re-evaluate the accredited sport management education programs as necessary.
4. Exercise such other incidental powers as are reasonable and necessary to carry out the functions of the Board of Commissioners.

Additional information

A Board Member's Guide to Accreditation (CHEA, 2016)

• An overview of accreditation: what it is, its values and how it operates.
• Accreditation's relationship with federal and state governments.
• The impact of accreditation on colleges and universities.
• The role of governing boards in engaging accreditation.

This publication is intended to provide important background information and to serve as a useful tool for governing boards and individual board members. It also will be of interest to anyone wishing to know more about accreditation and the challenges it faces.

COSMA on a Podcast!
Former COSMA Board of Commissioner, Russell Scibetti, waxes profound about his role on the BOC and the value of accreditation (click on the link and scroll to 29:45): Tao of Sports

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Dr. Mia Long Anderson
Public Member
Sam Houston State University
3-year term (2024)

Joe Briggs
Sport Industry Member
NFL Players Association
1-year term (2023)

Dr. B. Nalani Butler
Individual Member
Kennesaw State University
3-year term (2023)

Dr. Robert Case
Chair, Individual Member
Old Dominion University
3-year term (2025)

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Dr. Charles Crowley
Vice-Chair, Individual Member
Livingstone College
3-year term (2023)

Dr. Alyssa Czarnecki
Program Member
Endicott College
3-year term (2023)

Dr. Emily Dane-Staples
Program Member
Saint John Fisher College
3-year term (2024)

Dr. Daniel Kelly
Individual Member
New York University
3-year term (2023)

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Dr. Reginald Overton
Program Member
Jacksonville State University
3-year term (2025)

Dr. Michael Pfahl
Individual Member
Owens Community College
3-year term (2025)

Dr. Margaret Tudor
Program Member
University of Tampa
3-year term (2023)

Heather Alderman
Ex-Officio Member
​COSMA, Executive Director

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