Eric McDowell

A veteran of over 40 years in collegiate and professional sports information and media relations, Eric McDowell began his career as the SID at the University of New Haven in 1980. He was named the SID as a junior in college and remained as the head of the office once he graduated. He later became an assistant and then director of the department at the University of New Hampshire.

McDowell, a native of Dennis, MA, became the Director of Media Relations for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. Working in the fourth largest media market for the NBA, McDowell had a game-night staff of 24 individuals and was responsible for the production of the Warriors’ media guide and the monthly publication, Warrior Magazine. He also provided numerous media tours during the construction of The New Arena in Oakland (now known as Oracle Arena). His attention was redirected while there as he was the point person during the "Latrell Sprewell Crisis."

McDowell was a media supervisor for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta and has volunteered at numerous NCAA Championship events for a variety of sports and divisions. Recently he has served as the NCAA moderator at numerous events at MVP Arena in Albany, NY.

He hosted the 2002 ECAC-SIDA workshop and received the ECAC-SIDA Irving T. Marsh Service Bureau Award. He served a three year term as the first Chair of CoSIDA's College Division Management Advisory Committee and served as the President of CoSIDA in the 2014-15 academic year. He was the first President in CoSIDA's 59 year history to represent an NCAA Division III institution. During his term he implemented "CoSIDA U," a program to introduce the sports communications profession to sport management majors at schools throughout North America. He also became the first President of CoSIDA to visit the headquarters of the NCAA, NAIA and CIS (now U Sports). He has received the Warren Berg Award, Hall of Fame honors and the Lifetime Achievement Award.