Gloria Nevarez | |
|---|---|
| Mountain West Conference Commissioner | |
| Preceded by | Craig Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst (B.S.) University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Mountain West Conference Commissioner |
Gloria Nevarez is the second Commissioner of the Mountain West Conference (MW), having assumed that position from retiring MW commissioner Craig Thompson on January 1, 2023. Before joining the MW, she had been the fourth full-time commissioner of the West Coast Conference (WCC).[1] Nevarez is the first Hispanic American to become a Commissioner of an NCAA Division I Conference.[2][3][4] Prior to her duties as WCC commissioner, Nevarez served as a senior level administrator at the Pac-12 Conference, University of Oklahoma, WCC, University of California, Berkeley, and San Jose State University.[5][6]
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- ^ "Q&A with WCC's Gloria Nevarez, first Latin American woman to lead Division I conference". Sporting News. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ Wharton, David (8 February 2019). "Gloria Nevarez delivers clear message as first Latina commissioner in Division I". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Spears, Marc J. (2019-03-20). "Gloria Nevarez is more than just the first Latino commissioner in Division I". Andscape. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ "Gloria Nevarez Named West Coast Conference Commissioner". Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ^ "Gloria Nevarez: A Groundbreaking Commissioner's 'Obligation' To Advocate". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2019-01-17.