Two NAU committees have been named to work with Parker Executive Search to select a men’s basketball coach and an athletic director.
Executive Vice President MJ McMahon said the search firm will narrow down a list of candidates for each position and then hand over the interview process to each of the committees. A representative from Parker was on campus Monday to meet with various NAU groups to discuss university values, commitment and expectations.
McMahon will chair the committee to find a replacement for Athletic Director Jim Fallis, who has announced that he will not seek an extension of his contract, which expires June 30. Another committee has been formed to find a replacement for interim head basketball coach Dave Brown.
Members of the athletic director search committee include:
- MJ McMahon, executive vice president, chair
- Shadow Armfield, assistant professor, College of Education, chair of the Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
- Rick Brandel, dean of students
- David Camacho, special assistant to the president for diversity
- Tom DeStefano, faculty athletics representative
- Kelly Kasprzyk, Flagstaff Realtor, Lumberjack Athletic Association board member
- Pam Lowie, assistant athletic director/academics
- Jason Roundy, assistant athletic director/development
- Mitch Strohman, Lumberjack announcer, LAA board member
Members of the head basketball coach search committee include:
- Mason Gerety, vice president for Advancement, chair
- Tom Acker, professor, mechanical engineering
- Michael Amundson, professor, history
- David Camacho, special assistant to the president for diversity
- Sandra Kowalski, director, University Marketing
- Kimberly Ott, city of Flagstaff
- Steve Shaff, assistant athletic director/media relations
- Beth Vechinski, associate athletic director for external operations
Final decisions will be made by President John Haeger after consultations with the search committees. According to McMahon, NAU hopes to hire a new athletic director within eight weeks, with the hiring of a basketball coach to follow.