Staff

Patti Phillips, Chief Executive Officer
Patti Phillips became the Executive Director of NACWAA in April 2010 and was named Chief Executive Officer in October 2010.

Prior to assuming this position, Phillips was the executive director of the Women’s Intersport Network based in Kansas City (WIN for KC), a nonprofit dedicated to leadership development in girls and women through participation in athletics. During her 10-year tenure at WIN for KC, Phillips dramatically increased participation and funding, while achieving national recognition from leaders in women’s sports, including Robin Roberts, Julie Foudy and Billie Jean King.  In addition, Phillips was a color analyst for ESPN, FOX Sports Midwest, Sooner Sports and Metro Sports television broadcasts of collegiate women’s basketball and volleyball games.

Earlier in her career, Phillips worked for the NCAA as the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program Coordinator, where her primary duties included planning, organizing and implementing three national conferences per year. She was involved in leadership training, programming and curriculum writing for the Life Skills program. Prior to that, she was the head women’s basketball coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, KS.  She inherited a losing program at Ottawa and turned it into a regional power. Under her direction, the Ottawa Lady Braves received their first national ranking in school history.

Phillips is known for her charismatic leadership, her fundraising ability and her tireless commitment to women’s advocacy and leadership development. Phillips received her degree with honors from Baker University and earned her master’s in athletic administration and sport psychology from the University of Kansas.
 

Laura Lewis, Director of Marketing
Laura Lewis joined the NACWAA team as Director of Marketing in March 2011, bringing nine years of athletics, nonprofit and agency marketing and communications experience to the association.

Before joining NACWAA, she served as an Account Manager at Global Prairie, where she was responsible for managing client projects and campaigns in the consumer packaged goods, nonprofit, financial services and bioscience sectors. While at Global Prairie, Lewis worked closely with the team from NACWAA, assisting the organization through the launch of its new website.

Prior to her tenure at Global Prairie, Lewis was State Director of Communications and Marketing at the March of Dimes. She was responsible for securing media sponsorships and overseeing marketing campaigns and publicity efforts for fundraising and awareness events throughout Kansas and the Kansas City market. Lewis also served as Assistant Director of Media Relations at the University of Kansas, spending four seasons working with the nationally-ranked men’s basketball, women’s volleyball and softball programs.

Lewis graduated cum laude from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s degree in public relations. Upon graduation, she served for a year as Sports Information Assistant at the University of Houston. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Lewis is an active volunteer with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Delta Zeta Sorority. She resides in Eudora, Kan., with her husband, Danny Lewis, and son, Carter.

Contact Laura: llewis@nacwaa.org or 816-389-8209

Ashley Broockerd, Director of National Events
Ashley Broockerd joined the NACWAA team as the Director of National Events in August 2010. Broockerd previously served as Assistant Director at the Women’s Intersport Network for Kansas City (WIN for KC) since August 2007. While at WIN for KC, she was responsible for the planning and execution of all WIN events, including The Women’s Sports Awards Celebration, an annual sell-out and one of the largest luncheons in Kansas City; the WIN for KC Women’s Triathlon, the largest all-women’s race in the Midwest; Camp WIN, a week-long girls sport day camp and also an annual sell-out; and various programs surrounding the Big 12 Conference Women’s Basketball Championship.

In addition, Broockerd was responsible for coordinating the marketing efforts and communication to members, supporters, volunteers, and event participants, as well as the origination, implementation and day-to-day management of WIN’s social media campaign.

Originally from Lee’s Summit, MO, Broockerd has a bachelor of science in accounting and sports management from the University of Kansas, where she was a four-year member of the women’s rowing team. 

Contact Ashley: abroockerd@nacwaa.org or 816-389-8211
 

Shannon Myers, Director of Membership & Educational Programming
Shannon Myers joined the NACWAA team on August 22, 2011. A seasoned communications professional with high-level athletic experience, Myers is responsible for membership recruitment and retention, as well as all regional and national educational programming.

Prior to joining NACWAA, Myers served as assistant general manager and team member of magicJack, a Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) club based in Boca Raton, Fla. Myers also held the position of public relations chair within the player’s union (WPSPU). Previously, Myers served as team manager and player for the New Jersey-based national champion WPS team Sky Blue FC during the league’s inaugural season in 2009 and again in 2010.

Myers began her career at global public relations agency Ruder Finn, Inc. in New York, where she worked within the firm’s global issues practice. 

Myers received her master’s degree in public relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and rhetorical studies from Syracuse, where she was named Player of the Year in 2004 as a four-year starting member of the women’s soccer team. 

A native of Lancaster, Pa., Myers is a passionate and talented writer who enjoys playing the guitar and spending time with friends. 

Contact Shannon: smyers@nacwaa.org or 816-389-8212

Megan Riggs, Administrative Intern
Megan Riggs joined the NACWAA National Office Staff in June 2010 as an Administrative Intern. Prior to working with NACWAA, Riggs attended California State University, Sacramento, where she received a bachelor’s of science in physical education. At Sacramento, Riggs, was a four-year varsity rower and named First Team all WIRA in 2009. During her fifth year, she served as the Compliance Intern and also assisted the Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Sponsorship.

In the future, Riggs would like to purse a master’s degree and continue work in collegiate athletics.

Contact Megan: mriggs@nacwaa.org or 816-389-8213

Stephanie Baugh, Administrative Intern
Stephanie Baugh joined the NACWAA team in June 2011 as an Administrative Intern. Prior to joining NACWAA, Baugh served as the Assistant General Manager and Football Operations Coordinator for the West Texas Roughnecks Professional Indoor Football Team. She also completed an internship with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, managing the 2009 WBCA National Convention in St. Louis.

A former member of the University of Kansas women’s soccer team, Baugh graduated from KU with a degree in Sport Management. In the future, she hopes to pursue her Master’s degree and work in collegiate athletics.

Contact Stephanie: sbaugh@nacwaa.org or 816-389-8214