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Note: This story appeared in the Summer 2019 August edition of CoSIDA 360 Magazine. To view the full magazine, click here.

Vincent To Lead Governance Review

Additional New Priorities Established by the Board of Directors

by Doug Vance – CoSIDA Executive Director

The framework of CoSIDA’s current board of directors’ governance structure, which is much the same as it looked during its infant years of development, is set for a complete review process during the upcoming year.

CoSIDA President Herb Vincent will chair a diverse working group that is charged with analyzing all aspects of the organization’s system of governing and making a determination if the current board of directors’ model is the most effective leadership approach for the future.

“We have a responsibility to ensure that all our current practices and policies are reviewed from time to time and that they are the most effective methods to achieve our goals,” said Vincent, who was installed as CoSIDA’s 65th president during the 2019 convention.

“We’ve been discussing this as a board in recent months and feel our overall governance structure should be subject to the same review process we undertake with other aspects of our organization. We want to take an open-minded look to see if our current model is our best option or if there might be a more effective method to successfully guide the organization’s leadership approach.”

Vincent indicated he expected the review process to take most of the upcoming year with a goal of bringing a recommendation forward prior to the 2020 CoSIDA Convention.

Board of Directors Advocacy Initiatives for 2019-20

• Review governance structure. (Led by Herb Vincent)
• Explore the development of minimum criteria standards for staffing a sports information office. (Led by Sam Atkinson, CoSIDA 1st VP/Gallaudet Associate Athletic Director for Communications)
• Administer a comprehensive athletics communications salary survey.

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