WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's Kelli Myers was selected as one of just 22 participants for the 2022-23 cohort of the NCAA's Pathway Program. The yearlong initiative is designed to prepare senior-level athletics administrators for the next career step as directors of athletics or conference commissioners.
 
"I want to thank Lee Reed for nominating me to participate in the NCAA Pathways Program," Myers said. "I am honored to have been chosen for this incredible opportunity and I look forward to learning and growing professionally while connecting with some of the top administrators in college athletics."
 
The Pathway Program, under the direction of NCAA leadership development, is an intensive, experiential learning opportunity for selected participants who work at an NCAA school or conference in Divisions I, II or III. During the year, the 22 participants will be paired with and have regularly scheduled meetings with a campus or conference mentor. The program is designed to help cement their leadership purpose and enhance their skills in areas that focus on strategic planning; fundraising; message articulation; diversity, equity and inclusion; organizational leadership; hiring processes; and engagement with search firms. The 2022-23 cohort met June 5-9 for a weeklong education session. The program will conclude in the summer of 2023.
 
Myers is in her eighth year at Georgetown and her third as the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Sport Administration and Chief of Staff. In her current role with the Hoyas, she provides top-level support for the Director of Athletics and a department of 30 sports and nearly 800 student-athletes. She is the direct sport supervisor for the nationally-ranked men's lacrosse program, field hockey, men's and women's tennis and squash.
 
Myers oversees the strategic plan for the department and is responsible for the leadership and professional development of Georgetown's head and assistant coaches. Under her purview, the Hoyas also implemented the university's 30th varsity sport – squash. Prior to her administrative role with the Hoyas, Myers served a variety of roles within the University's Office of Advancement – both in the department of athletics and the Georgetown University Medical Center.
 
Before coming to the Hilltop, Myers was the Director of Southeast / Northeast Region & Partner Development with the Side-Out Foundation. As part of volleyball's most important support and advocacy organizations, she helped raise over $4.4 million in her four years to support breast cancer awareness
 
Following a standout collegiate playing career, Myers embarked on a 14-year coaching career on the volleyball court. With stops as an assistant at George Washington University and Ohio University, she went on to become the head coach at the University of Connecticut, earning a 134-78 record with the Huskies and mentoring 17 All-BIG EAST and AVCA All-Region players, 22 BIG EAST Academic All-Stars and winning the 1998 BIG EAST Regular Season Championship. She concluded her collegiate coaching career at Wheaton College from 2005-06 before entering the world of non-profit fundraising and development.
 
A two-sport student-athlete at the University of Maryland, College Park, Myers played volleyball and basketball for the Terrapins. She was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a junior and senior in volleyball and was a captain of the U.S.A. OLYMPIC Sports Festival women's volleyball team at the Los Angeles Summer Games and was a tryout participant for the U.S. National Team in 1990. She has been a recipient of the University of Maryland Terrapin Club Award and is an inductee in the Washington County Maryland Sports Hall of Fame.
 
Myers earned her B.S. in physical education and kinesiology from the University of Maryland, College Park and her M.S. in physical education with concentration in athletic administration from Ohio University.