The COSMA Board of Directors (BOD) is comprised of seven (7) members at least four of which come from the COSMA membership. The BOD normally meets once a year. The BOD provides general oversight of the affairs of COSMA such as setting and monitoring the effectiveness of policies and procedures, approval of the annual budget and contracts, monitoring membership recruitment and public relations, and adopting rules and regulations for the conduct of its business, among others. The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be held February 13, 2021 (Houston, TX).
Current Board of Directors (as of May 1, 2020)
Note: The BOD has expanded to a total of seven (7) members. The BOD will expand to nine (9) members through a special election to be held July 2020.
COSMA By-Laws (updated June 2020)
A Board Member's Guide to Accreditation (CHEA, 2016)
Duties of the Board of Directors:
The BOD shall elect its own chair at the beginning of each year. The Chair will run the meetings and be a spokesperson for the BOD and COSMA. The BOD shall have such authority as is necessary and appropriate for the general oversight of the affairs of COSMA. Included among its authority and responsibilities are:
Composition
The Board of Directors is composed of five voting members and the current Chair of the Board of Commissioners, who has no vote. Two Directors shall be members that represent the diversity of sport management programs in terms of size, public/private, geographic location, and types of institution; one shall keep records of all meetings (“Institutional Director/Institutional-Secretary Director”); one Director shall be a member of the sport management Business/Industry (“Industry Director”); one Director shall be a graduate level student (“Student Director”); and one Director shall be a member with expertise in non- or for-profit finance and act as a Treasurer (“Finance Director”).
Terms of Office
Each Director shall take office at the conclusion of the Annual Member Meeting and serve a term of three years. The Student Director will serve a term of two years. The terms of office of the Directors will be staggered. Directors may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
Current Board of Directors (as of May 1, 2020)
Note: The BOD has expanded to a total of seven (7) members. The BOD will expand to nine (9) members through a special election to be held July 2020.
- Elizabeth Taylor, Temple University, Program Director - (3 year term, expires 2021)
- Leslie Bauknight Nixon, Miami Dolphins, Industry Director (3 year term, expires 2021)
- Jessica Murfree, University of Louisville, Student Director (2 year term, expires 2021) - Vice Chair
- Jennifer Kane, University of North Florida, Program/Secretary Director (3 year term, expires 2022)
- Tim Newman, Georgia State University, Finance Director (3 year term, expires 2022) - Chair
- Mark Vermillion, Wichita State University (3 year term, expires 2023)
- Darlene Kluka, Consultant (3 year term, expires 2023)
- David Walsh, University of Houston, Chair of the Board of Commissioners (non-voting)
COSMA By-Laws (updated June 2020)
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.
Duties of the Board of Directors:
The BOD shall elect its own chair at the beginning of each year. The Chair will run the meetings and be a spokesperson for the BOD and COSMA. The BOD shall have such authority as is necessary and appropriate for the general oversight of the affairs of COSMA. Included among its authority and responsibilities are:
- Establishing the policies and procedures essential to accomplishing the mission and goals of COSMA and its proper functioning;
- Establishing committees and task forces, as necessary, and appointing members to these committees and task forces;
- Approving the annual budget and strategic plan of COSMA; Approving all contracts and other legal documents of COSMA;
- Monitoring the effectiveness of the policies, procedures, and activities of COSMA and approving changes and improvements where appropriate;
- Monitoring membership recruitment, public relations, and recognition of COSMA by appropriate agencies or groups.
- Monitoring any misuse or misrepresentation of the COSMA name and the COSMA accreditation process;
- Adopting such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable and may, in the execution of the powers granted, delegate certain of its authority and responsibility to the Executive Director.
Composition
The Board of Directors is composed of five voting members and the current Chair of the Board of Commissioners, who has no vote. Two Directors shall be members that represent the diversity of sport management programs in terms of size, public/private, geographic location, and types of institution; one shall keep records of all meetings (“Institutional Director/Institutional-Secretary Director”); one Director shall be a member of the sport management Business/Industry (“Industry Director”); one Director shall be a graduate level student (“Student Director”); and one Director shall be a member with expertise in non- or for-profit finance and act as a Treasurer (“Finance Director”).
Terms of Office
Each Director shall take office at the conclusion of the Annual Member Meeting and serve a term of three years. The Student Director will serve a term of two years. The terms of office of the Directors will be staggered. Directors may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
