Brenda White (Blackburn) Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Communicate interpretations of NAIA constitution, bylaws and policies, and apply NAIA regulations to all inquiries, cases and violations. Educate member institutions on rules and legislative processes via conference seminars, webinars and national workshops. Assist in drafting all legislative amendment proposals, and conducting all business meetings and legislative reviews of the Association at annual convention. Act as supervisor of all Legislative Service interns, including overseeing all duties, work product, and correspondence. Facilitate all eligibility exception requests, rules violations and appeals, including facilitating all communication between member institutions and standing committees, writing closing letters and maintaining all records and databases. Serve as liaison to the numerous Committees and Associations of the NAIA membership, including leading professional development workshops at annual convention and working with leadership to provide year-round rules education and training.

Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

- Instructor for two class sections for ELA 350, Introduction to Educational Leadership. - Plan, present and assess undergraduate course work on multicultural, educational leadership.- Design, administer and implement curriculum for students from a variety of backgrounds, enrolled in many different academic majors. - Supervise online class participation, discussion, and ensured learning objectives are met.

Reno, Nevada Area

- Oversee an engaging and educational co-curricular academic support services unit for student-athletes; which includes six full time staff members and 15 student workers that are charged with monitoring the academic progress of 400 student-athletes per NCAA policy and benchmarks.- Consistently evaluate the success of the academic services unit by determining assessment benchmarks, continually evaluate current programs, seek feedback from key campus stakeholders, and create policies that strategically align our services with the mission and values of the institution.- Oversee a yearly operational budget of $450,000; provide documentation and participate in conversations with the Provost, Athletics Director, and Associate Vice President for Planning, Budget and Analysis that outlines the budget projection for the fiscal year.- Support and prioritize the developmental and academic needs for 17 athletic teams by monitoring academic performance of each student athlete through individual interaction with students, discussion with academic advisors, communication with faculty, and communication and meetings with academic support staff on campus, coaches, sport administrators and the Athletic Director. - Determine student-athlete’s initial eligibility per NCAA rules and potential for admissions per University of Nevada admissions criteria for all potential student-athletes by evaluating transcripts and test scores.- Provide policies and best practices to the academic services unit that continually support academic integrity of the unit as well as increase partnerships amongst campus programs for the betterment of the programing for student-athletes. - Engage campus partners in educating staff and student-athletes on the concerns of Title IX issues, including sexual harassment training, sexual assault awareness, and prevention programming.

Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

• Oversee an engaging and educational co-curricular academic support services unit for student-athletes; which includes two full time staff members and 10 student workers that are charged with monitoring the academic progress of 425 student-athletes per NCAA policy and benchmarks; guide students through their degree progress by assisting with registering for classes, create program plans, conferring with academic advisors in the degree programs, and projecting degree progress for a timely graduation. • Oversee a yearly operational budget of $30,000; provide documentation and participate in conversations with Associate Athletics Director, Athletics Director, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, and Vice President for Student Affairs that outlines the budget projection for the fiscal year.• Determine initial eligibility and potential to earn athletic aid for all potential student-athletes by evaluating transcripts and test scores to determine if students meet initial eligibility requirements per NCAA rules and meet admissions requirements per NMSU admission standards.• Assist in the certification process of each student-athlete by preparing grade reports and eligibility reports that project eligibility concerns and degree progress and communicate results to compliance, registrar’s office, coaches, Associate Athletics Director, and Athletics Director.• Oversee the yearly process of submitting academic progress data through NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate System by documenting, educating, and communicating to staff, Associate Athletics Director, and Athletics Director the issues and concerns surrounding each team’s APR standing. Project possible sanctions that can occur by not meeting NCAA APR benchmarks.• Expand upon current academic support by creating unique services that assist in providing support to student-athletes; examples include the creation of the Football Seminar and partnership with the Las Cruces Public School system.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

• Academic advisor for nine varsity sports, which includes personally overseeing approximately 200 diverse student athletes.• Responsible for tracking, maintaining, and educating student athletes on NCAA, Big Ten, and Indiana University rules and regulations.• Monitor academic performance and personal development for student athletes through individual interaction with the student, communication with faculty, and communication and meetings with other academic support staff and coaches.• Guide students through their degree progress by assisting with registering for classes, create program plans, conferring with academic advisors in the degree programs, and projecting degree progress for a timely graduation. • Prepare grade reports, project eligibility concerns, and report degree progress to academic services, compliance support staff and coaching staff.• Administer monthly meetings with coaching staff of each team to update them on academic progress of their students. • Work with Learning Specialist to identify at-risk student athletes, assess if professional testing is necessary, and provide them with the tools to be successful in the classroom.• Manage student staff and interns that work with study hall operations and other duties that help the academic services department run more efficiently. • Attend monthly compliance meetings that educate the athletic department staff.• Meet with student athlete recruits and their families to educate them on the academic standards set forth by Indiana University, Big Ten Conference, and the NCAA. • Implement and conduct student development projects such as online study table reports, Graduation Celebration, Student Development Oncourse webpage, & student athlete library orientation program

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Educational Leadership And Administration

Masters Of Science, Educational Leadership

Bachelors Of Science, Kinesiology

Activities and Societies: Member of U of I Women's Basketball team.