WASHINGTON –  The College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA) selected Georgetown University Senior Associate Athletics Director for Business and Finance / Senior Woman Administrator Sharon Brummell to serve as president for the 2019-20 membership year.  Previously, Brummell was the organization's 1st vice president.
 
"It is an honor and a pleasure to serve as the president of CABMA," said Brummell. "I would like to thank Yulander Wells Jr. and his predecessors for their leadership, commitment and friendship over the past years. It is humbling and rewarding to be respected and trusted by your peers as their leader. I want to thank the CABMA membership, the executive committee and all of the CABMA committee members who continue to grow our membership, increase convention participation and provide first-class convention programming. The relationships we build through CABMA are our greatest assets and our annual convention creates an environment that welcomes professional development and networking opportunities."
 
Brummell manages the daily activity of the business office and serves on the athletic director's senior staff. She currently oversees the athletic budget and provides strategic advisement to the athletic director on matters including contracts, revenue agreements, departmental policies and procedures and scholarship support for all 29 sports. Brummell also serves as the administrator for women's basketball, volleyball, softball and women's lacrosse.
 
Brummell came to Georgetown after nearly 20 years at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. In her final six years, she served as an associate director of athletics and the senior woman administrator for the university.
 
Brummell worked as an accountant at Eastern Shore and was the associate athletic director for budgeting and fiscal operations during her time there. While serving as the program's senior woman administrator, she helped shape The Shore's gender-equity plans and has been an advocate for women's athletics. Brummell was also the bowling coach at Eastern Shore for 14 years and is recognized as one the most successful coaches in the sport winning three NCAA national championships and one USBC national championship. She is the only coach to have won both championships in the same year.
 
Brummell was instrumental in the Salisbury, Md., community, spearheading The Shore's participation in Relay for Life, breast cancer awareness events and even taking her team to local shelters advocating against domestic violence.
 
Brummell is an active member of CABMA, NACWAA, NACDA, and MOAA. She is currently serving on the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests committee and is a graduate of the 2013 NCAA Pathways Program, an initiative that serves to assist minority and/or women administrators to prepare through education, training and mentorship to become athletic directors. Active on the national scene, she is also a member of the NCAA Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee.
 
Brummell earned her bachelor's of science degree in business administration/finance from Salisbury State University.