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The COSMA Board of Commissioners is comprised of eight members from the COSMA membership; (at least) one individual representing minority-serving institutions; one individual representing the public; one individual representing practitioners in sport industry. The Board of Commissioners 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 February 19, 2020, virtually.

Current Board of Commissioners (as of July 14, 2020)
  • Alyssa Czarnecki, Endicott College (3 year term, expires 2023) - Program Member
  • Margaret Tudor, University of Tampa (3 year term, expires 2023) - Program Member
  • Nalani Butler, Kennesaw State University (3 year term, expires 2023) - ​Individual Member
  • Daniel Kelly, New York University (3 year term, expires 2023) - Individual Member, Chair
  • David Walsh, University of Houston (3 year term, expires 2021) - Individual Member​
  • Ray Schneider, Bowling Green State University (3 year term, expires 2022) - Program Member
  • Jennifer VanSickle, University of Indianapolis (3 year term, expires 2022) - Program Member
  • Brian Campbell, Bowling Green State University (3 year term, expires 2023) - Public Member
  • Robert Case, Old Dominion University (3 year term, expires 2022) - Individual Member
  • Alicia Marinelli, LivingSport (1 year term, expires 2021) - Practitioner Member
  • Charles Crowley, Livingstone College (3-year term, expires 2023) - Individual Member

The COSMA Board of Commissioners perform the following duties:
  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.
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 minute 29:45): Tao of Sports



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