Neal Brown Elected to AFCA Board of Trustees
On Tuesday, members of the American Football Coaches Association elected West Virginia University football head coach Neal Brown to the Board of Trustees during the virtual 2021 AFCA Convention as the Big 12 Conference representative.
Along with Brown, Louisiana head coach Billy Napier was elected to represent the Sun Belt Conference, and Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman will be the Southeastern Conference representative.
Returning members of the AFCA Board of Trustees include incoming president Pat Fitzgerald of Northwestern, first vice president Craig Bohl of Wyoming, second vice president Todd Knight of Ouachita Baptist, and third vice president David Cutcliffe of Duke.
Also serving on the Board in 2021 are Jeff McMartin, Central College (Iowa); Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia; Danny Rocco, Delaware; Paul Winters, Wayne State (Michigan); Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; David Shaw, Stanford; Jim Catanzaro, Lake Forest; Steve Ryan, Morningside; Bobby Hauck, Montana; Lance Leipold, Buffalo; Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech; Bobby Kennedy, Stanford, ex officio member and chairman of the Assistant Coaches Committee; Van Malone, Kansas State, ex officio member and chairman of the Minority Issues Committee; Michael Christensen, Lakewood (Calif.) High School, ex officio member and chairman of the High School Committee; and Mark McElroy, Saddleback College, ex officio member, and Junior College representative. AFCA Executive Director Todd Berry serves as secretary-treasurer of the organization.
The Board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA and is dedicated to improving football coaches through ongoing education, interaction, and networking. Its primary goal is to provide resources for personal and professional development amongst the football coaching profession.
The AFCA was founded in December of 1921 by 43 coaches in a meeting at the Hotel Astor in New York City. Now, membership includes over 11,000 members and represents coaches and several stakeholders within the game of football.
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