SCHEDULE

10:00 - 10:15    Arrival & Registration 
10:15 - 10:30    Welcome
10:30 - 11:15    Keynote
11:15 - 11:25    Break    
11:25 - 12:00    Panel featuring regional collegiate athletic personnel
12:00 - 12:35    Lunch
12:35 - 1:15      Facilitated Topical Conversations
1:15 - 2:00        Closing & Tour of UConn Athletic Facilities

SPEAKERS

Batouly Camara - A native of New York with family roots in Guinea, West Africa, is a proud BIPOC & Muslim humanitarian woman. Accomplishments include TedX and international speaker, published author, professional basketball player, Forbes Sports 30 Under 30 Honoree, 2020 ESPYs Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award Winner. Camara played at both the University of Kentucky and the University of Connecticut as a top recruit coming out of high school. While at UConn, she earned a Master's degree in Sports Management. Batouly now leads founded Women and Kids Empowerment (W.A.K.E), a non-profit organization addressing girls' empowerment and women’s sports, education, and social entrepreneurship. Camara & W.A.K.E. give young girls opportunities and resources and is working to create the first all-girls basketball academy in Guinea to provide girls with the resources needed to play basketball, including professional development training and scholarships. Camara was the head girls basketball coach at Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ) and is a current PhD Candidate at UMass Amherst’s Sport Inclusion program.

Dr. Jessica Chrabaszcz serves as the Executive Associate Athletic Director, Competitive Excellence for UConn. Jessica is a member of the UConn Athletics Executive Team and has direct oversight of Title IX and Gender Equity, overseeing a comprehensive equity review of UConn Athletics. She also has oversight for numerous internal areas, including facilities and operations, event management, capital projects, athletics business office, and equipment services. Additionally, she serves as the sport administrator for field hockey, rowing, men's soccer and softball. Chrabaszcz is also a board member for the Collegiate Events & Facilities Management Association (CEFMA).
Jessica came to UConn from Yale University where she served as the Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations. There she sat on the department’s senior staff and supervised and coordinated internal operations for 35 varsity sports. She oversaw Yale’s event management team, Yale’s Teamworks account, and was the sport administrator for the men’s soccer, men’s basketball, field hockey, and softball. She was a critical member of the Yale COVID Task Force where she was responsible for creating and implementing student-athlete daily health screenings and clearance for practices. Additionally, Jessica coordinated capital projects with coaching staffs and the development office on several program enhancements, including renovations to the men’s and women’s basketball media rooms, locker rooms, and recruiting hallway, the construction of the Carol Roberts Field House for field hockey and softball, and a new turf field and stadium improvements for softball.
In addition to her duties at Yale, Chrabaszcz served on numerous NCAA and Ivy League committees, including working as the Site Representative on behalf of the NCAA for the 2016 NCAA Division I women’s soccer championship first round at the University of Connecticut. She also served as the chair of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Committee (2018-20) and was the Ivy League Administrative liaison for softball and swimming. 
Prior to her time at Yale, she worked at Auburn University, where she also earned both a master’s degree in higher education/sports administration as well as a Ph.D. in higher education.

Mo White is the Director of Athletics for Connecticut College, the first woman to hold the role. As director, Mo is responsible for overseeing the success of 28 intercollegiate sports together with 45 coaches and staff. This includes overseeing plans for the renewal of athletics facilities, leading the department in developing a vision for the future of athletics at Connecticut College, and supporting the College's student-athletes to compete within The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) at the highest level of Division III.
Mo's work prior to Conn College includes extensive experience in athletics marketing, consulting and higher education. As an athlete, coach, faculty member and administrator, she has twice before served as a director of athletics, developing highly competitive programs at two institutions. 
Mo holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Providence College, where she played Division I tennis, and a master's in sport management from the University of Connecticut. Prior to Connecticut College, she served as the director of athletics and chair of the Department of Physical Education at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. During her tenure at the Academy, she reorganized the department, developing an inclusive team approach that led to greater equity across programs. She also initiated facilities improvements, including new construction, to enhance competitiveness. One of her key priorities was to grow programs and develop new recruitment strategies to increase the number of women and other underrepresented students. The Academy teams had their most successful years under her leadership and developed a nationally televised rivalry with the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. 
Previously, White served in a variety of roles at Mitchell College in New London. Among her accomplishments, she launched the sport management bachelor's degree, and, as director of athletics, worked closely with the NCAA to build a model Division III athletics program.  

$80 per person + $14 parking fee (payable at garage)