Les Myers

Senior Associate Director ASPSA at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Credentials

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate
    USF Corporate Training and Professional Education
    Nov, 2022
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Associate Director ASPSA
      • Aug 2022 - Present

    • Associate Director ASPSA
      • Mar 2018 - Nov 2022

      Associate Director- Director of Football Academics• Direct academic support services for the UNC football team• Supervise 3 full-time counselors and 4-5 full-time intern positions • Meet with targeted student-athletes, including at-risk student-athletes• Communicate regularly with football staff regarding student issues, professor feedback, and upcoming events• Produce various academic reports for coaches and administrators• Facilitate advising process for student-athletes and work in conjunction with campus advising units to ensure proper class selection• Educate student-athletes on NCAA rules and regulations• Oversee instructor feedback process for all student-athletes each semester• Oversee office scheduling, coverage, and leave requests for entire office• Oversee multiple tasks from unit strategic plan• Work with football operations and student development staff on orientation, recruiting, and on-boarding process for incoming student-athletes• Participate in executive group meetings• Coordinate unit internship program• Participate in unit specific orientation program for incoming student-athletes during both summer and spring terms

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Athletic Director
      • May 2016 - Mar 2018

      Associate Athletic Director- oversaw all student-athlete academic support services • Supervise 6 full-time counselors and 1 learning specialist • Responsible for managing academic support unit budget, SAAC budget, and Life Skills budget • Work closely with campus advising units, registrar’s office, and compliance office to ensure timely and accurate eligibility certification process each term • Train new non-athletic academic advisors on NCAA eligibility rules and credit hour certification process • Member of Provost Committee for Advising • Member of Provost Curriculum Group • Regular attendee to Provost Committee on Academic Success • Regular attendee to Athletic Council group meetings of the Faculty Senate • Work collaboratively with campus orientation staff, admissions staff, global education office, and others to support student-athletes through various campus processes related to admission and orientation • Manage athletic department 5th Year aid program • Participate in APR and GSR data collection and submission • Provide athletic department insight and feedback on Registrar’s office transfer evaluations • Work collaboratively with bookstore personnel to facilitate athletic book distribution and book return each term • Plan, manage, and execute various events such as annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet, Student-Athlete Graduation ceremonies, Welcome Back event, and Destress events • Work collaboratively with athletic department development office and university foundation staff to award endowed scholarships • Oversee department Life Skills programming • Work collaboratively with media rights holder to create and schedule contractually obligated educational sessions with various community entities • Schedule and manage annual Senior Exit Interview process between Athletic Council and senior student-athletes

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Director- ASPSA
      • Aug 2013 - Apr 2016

      Associate Director- Director of Football Academics • Direct academic support services for the UNC football team • Supervise 3 full-time counselors and 4-5 full-time intern positions • Meet with targeted student-athletes, including at-risk student-athletes • Communicate regularly with football staff regarding student issues, professor feedback, and upcoming events • Produce various academic reports for coaches and administrators • Facilitate advising process for student-athletes and work in conjunction with campus advising units to ensure proper class selection • Educate student-athletes on NCAA rules and regulations • Oversee instructor feedback process for all student-athletes each semester • Oversee office scheduling, coverage, and leave requests for entire office • Oversee multiple tasks from unit strategic plan • Work with football operations and student development staff on orientation, recruiting, and on-boarding process for incoming student-athletes • Participate in executive group meetings • Coordinate unit internship program • Participate in unit specific orientation program for incoming student-athletes during both summer and spring terms

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Athletic Enrollment Officer
      • May 2011 - Aug 2013

      Managed athletic certification, APR/GSR submissions, transfer evaluations, and admissions process for all student-athletes and prospective student-athletes.

    • Assistant Director-Lobo Center for Student Athlete Success
      • May 2007 - May 2011

      Directed all academic support services for UNM Football.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Academic Coordinator
      • Oct 2004 - May 2007

      Academic coordinator for men’s basketball, men’s and women’s track and field, women’s tennis, women’s golf, swimming and diving and softball. Academic coordinator for men’s basketball, men’s and women’s track and field, women’s tennis, women’s golf, swimming and diving and softball.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Academic Advisor- Academic Services for Student-Athletes
      • Aug 2003 - Oct 2004

      Academic Advisor – Tutor/Study Session Coordinator, Computer Lab Coordinator Academic advisor for women’s basketball, women’s soccer, women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s cross country. Academic Advisor – Tutor/Study Session Coordinator, Computer Lab Coordinator Academic advisor for women’s basketball, women’s soccer, women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s cross country.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern- Academic Counselor and Tutorial Coordinator
      • Aug 2002 - Aug 2003

      Intern - Counselor, Tutorial Coordinator, and Book Coordinator Counselor for women’s golf and softball. Intern - Counselor, Tutorial Coordinator, and Book Coordinator Counselor for women’s golf and softball.

Education

  • Wichita State University
    Master's degree, Sports Administration
    2001 - 2003
  • University of Colorado Boulder
    Bachelor's degree, History
    1999 - 2001
  • Garden City Community College
    Associate of Arts - AA, History
    1996 - 1998

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