Born: Fort Riley, Kan.; grew up in Madison, Ala.
Birthday: Nov. 11, 1978
Education: Vanderbilt University, B.S., human and organizational development (2000); M.Ed., human development counseling (2002); Ed.D, higher education leadership and policy (2012); basketball, five-time SEC Academic Honor Roll selection and SEC Tournament Championship (2002)
Family: Husband, Sean Lee; son, Andrew
Current: Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, board of directors; Nashville Sports Council, advisory board; NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee
Previous: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Competition Committee, member; NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee, member; NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Committee, chair; Black Athletic Directors Alliance, executive committee
Career Timeline
2002-04: Vanderbilt University, academic adviser and compliance director
2004-14: Vanderbilt, associate athletic director/senior woman administrator
2012: Bob Jones High School Hall of Fame
2014-20: Vanderbilt, senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator
2016-20: Vanderbilt, associate vice chancellor/deputy athletic director
2017: John McLendon Scholarship for Black administrators
2018: Adidas, “NEXT UP” class
2020: Vanderbilt, interim vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs/interim athletic director
2020-current: Vanderbilt, vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs/athletics director — the school’s first female athletic director and the first Black woman to head an SEC athletics program
2021: Helps start the Vandy United Fund
2022: Huntsville-Madison County (Ala.) Athletic Hall of Fame, inductee
• Black Student-Athlete Summit, Athletic Director of the Year
2024: Women Leaders in Sport, Sandy Barbour Nike Division I FBS Executive of the Year
2024-26: Football team plays in bowl games in back-to-back seasons
• National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, 2024-25 NACDA AD of the Year Award
2025: The Huber Center opens
2026: Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, Tennessean of the Year
