2025-26 SIDA Committees
Committee on Committees
The Committee on Committees will be made up of the NAIA-SIDA Board and will be responsible for determining the committees needed to help the organization to function effectively. This committee is also responsible for assigning committee chairpersons and for the recruitment of new committee members based on the needs of each committee.
Continuing Education Committee
Board Liaison
Matt Hicks
Southern States Athletic Conference
This committee exists to help educate all Sports Information Directors in the NAIA as to the latest trends in what is going on in the sports information industry and to give SIDs from around the country to further develop in the profession. We will provide top-notch presenters that will inform/teach through the video webinars as to how best go about the varying aspects of being a Sports Information Director.
Chairs:
Roster:
Branding Committee
Board Liaison
Josh Pound
Benedictine (Kan.)
The Branding Committee works on behalf of NAIA-SIDA to assist in the development of strategic communication plans to help execute the branding and marketing strategies developed by the committee and the NAIA National Office.
Chair:
Roster: Chase Dodge, Westcliff (Calif.); Conlan Burk, Carroll (Mont.); Tim McCutchen, McPherson (Kan.); Sam Fowley, Houston-Victoria/Texas A&M-Victoria; Dani Wright, HBCU Athletic Conference; Sagan Osborne, Dickinson State (N.D.); Caleb Dunlap, LSU-Alexandria (La.); Jessieca Carr, LSU-Shreveport (La.)
Workshop Committee
Board Liaison
Alisha Alexander
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
The Programming Committee plans and implements programming for the annual NAIA-SIDA workshop and is chaired by the NAIA-SIDA board's first vice president. The committee also works closely with the NAIA National Office to stay within a reasonable budget for workshop costs.
Roster: Clayton Messerle, Corban (Ore.), Colena Lord, SCAD Savannah (Ga.), Robyn Griffin, IU Northwest (Ind.), Jared Kilgore, Cumberlands (Ky.), Courtney Blumer, Cascade Conference
Publications Committee
Board Liaison
Colena Lord
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
The Publications Committee orchestrates the annual NAIA-SIDA publications contest, helping to secure contest coordinators and judges, as well as supplying the NAIA National Office with lists of award winners. The committee also searches for and considers new ideas for potential items to be added to the slate of NAIA-SIDA publication categories.
Chair: Carter Moles, Faulkner (Ala.)
Roster: Nick Schaeflein, Judson (Ill.); Dani Wright, HBCU Athletic Conference; Chris LoNigro, Webber International (Fla.); Devin Knight, SCAD Savannah (Ga.); Ryan Murphy, River States Conference; James Hamill, OUAZ (Ariz.)
Statistics, History, Records and Honors Committee
Board Liaison
Clayton Messerle
Corban (Ore.)
The NAIA Statistical Committee advises the National Office on a multitude of issues involving statistical services and national policy. The Committee advises on making positive updates and upgrades with Dakstats, the official statistics partner of the NAIA. Additionally, the committee reviews the current NAIA Statistical Policy and makes recommendations to the National Office and NAIA-SIDA Membership on changes to existing language or new bylaws for consideration on an as-needed basis.
Chair: Mike Safford, Oregon Tech
Roster: Tim Gooszen, Arizona Christian; Nick Askew, Bushnell (Ore.); Zach O'Kelley, Tennessee Southern; Sarah Fajer, College of Idaho; Ed Cassiere, Loyola (La.); Chase Dodge, Westcliff (Calif.); David Toelle, Kansas Wesleyan
