Myranda Nash, Director of Athletics/Executive Director of Strategy & Operations at Brevard College, was recently appointed as a member of the NCAA Division III Management Council. Nash’s appointment was approved by the division’s 425 member institutions.
“We are grateful and proud of Myranda for her high level of service and leadership at Brevard College, in college athletics, and at this highest level of the NCAA Division III structure,” said Dr. Bradley J Andrews, President of Brevard College. “Myranda is that rare professional whose vision, operational know-how, and hard-earned wisdom combine seamlessly to advance the mission of any organization she serves. I am proud to work with her and am confident that the NCAA will be ever stronger for her service in this capacity.”
Nash’s term of service on the prestigious committee is now underway and will continue through January of 2027. In her role on the Management Council, she will represent the USA South Conference and the NCAA Division III membership at-large.
“It is a great honor and responsibility to represent the USA South Conference and the NCAA Division III membership as a part of the Management Council,” said Nash. “I very much look forward to working with this outstanding group of leaders as we strive to enhance the NCAA Division III experience for our student-athletes.”
The Management Council, the highest-level NCAA committee on which an athletics director can serve, reports directly to the Presidents Council and handles the implementation of policies adopted by the Association’s Board of Governors and Division III Presidents Council. The Management Council may sponsor legislative proposals; make interpretations of Division III’s bylaws; and may also handle resolution of Division III issues and recommendations from other committees and working groups throughout the Division’s substructure.
There are 23 current members on the NCAA Division III Management Council, comprised of Division III presidents, athletic directors, athletics direct reports, faculty athletics representatives, senior woman administrators, conference commissioners and two student-athlete representatives. Click here to view the current Division III Management Council Roster
Nash has commenced her seventh year in her current role as Director of Athletics and her 12th overall year at Brevard College. In addition to her responsibilities leading BC’s athletic programs, she also serves as the College’s Executive Director of Strategy and Operations.
In her time as Director of Athletics at Brevard College, Nash successfully navigated the NCAA Division III membership process which included the granting of a one-year bypass in the reclassification timeline. The 2020-2021 season marked the first year the Tornados were eligible for postseason play. In their inaugural NCAA Division III season and despite the plethora of challenges brought up by COVID-19, BC earned its first USA South Championship with a West Division title for the men’s soccer team to go along with a divisional co-championship in football.
In 2022, the BC men’s soccer team won the school’s first USA South Conference Championship and became the first Brevard program to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championship. In 2023-24, 13 Brevard College teams qualified for postseason play by earning trips to the USA South championships with the men’s soccer team repeating as conference champions. Moreover, the ten-time national champion Brevard College cycling program once again finished as the top mountain biking team in the eastern half of the United States.
In the classroom, 195 Brevard College student-athletes earned USA South All-Academic status in the 2023-24 season. Additionally, a school-record 35 Tornado student-athletes were named to the prestigious CSC Academic All-District team as part of the Academic All-American program.
With Nash as Director of Athletics, Brevard College has seen major upgrades to its on-campus athletic facilities, including the expansion of Ives-Lemel Family Field that opened the door for the return of football back to campus and a state-of-the-art athletic field house that accommodates six sports.
Having progressed in roles of increasing responsibility, Nash initially worked at Brevard College from August 2010 through January 2016 where she served as the Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator (SWA). Upon leaving Brevard College in 2016, Nash became the Associate Athletic Director/ SWA at Division II Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. She then returned to Brevard College in the summer of 2018 when she was named Director of Athletics.
In addition to her role as the Director of Athletics, Nash serves as the College’s Executive Director of Strategy and Operations, where she assists in the oversight of Information Technology, Human Resources, and Facilities at BC. She also oversees BC Outfitters, the gear and merchandise store for Brevard College, along with serving as an instructor of first-year students in Institute for Women in Leadership as well as an adjunct professor at Brevard’s Health and Human Performance Master’s program.
The Statesville, North Carolina native graduated from Western Carolina University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in sport management with a minor in leadership. She returned to WCU and earned her MBA in 2012, which she attained while working at Brevard College and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Leadership from Anderson University.
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