KENOSHA, Wis. – Parkside's Director of Athletics Andrew Gavin has been elected as the next 3rd Vice President of the Division 2 Athletic Director's Association (D2ADA). D2ADA is the Division II specific arm of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Gavin will serve in this position for the 2021-22 membership year, joining University of Charleston's Bren Stevens (President), Lenoir-Rhyne's Kim Pate (Vice President), and Cal State Monterrey Bay's Kirby Garry (2nd Vice President) as D2ADA officers.

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Gavin, who joined UW-Parkside as the Director of Athletics in August of 2017, has been a board member for the D2ADA for the past two years.

"After two years as a board member representing the GLIAC, I am humbled and excited to be elected to serve as an officer," Gavin. "It is important to me to represent UW-Parkside nationally in ways that serve our membership, and I'm thrilled to work in this role alongside Bren, Kim, Kirby, and the board members."

About D2 ADA: The D2 ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. For more information about the D2 ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 57th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.