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Tricia Brandenburg

United States Military Academy

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United States Military Academy

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Tricia Turley Brandenburg currently serves as the Deputy Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator at Towson University. In this role, she oversees the sport supervision program, compliance, academic services, sports performance, and the Total Tiger Program. Tricia is also an advisor for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and created the LEaD (Leadership Enhancement and Development) Tiger Program. Tricia also served as the Interim Director of Athletics in 2013. In her time at Towson, Tricia has authored and implemented a gender equity plan that has resulted in more than seven full-time positions added to support women’s sports, more than 100 percent increase in women’s sports receiving full scholarship funding and additional facility and practice improvements.

Prior to her arrival at Towson in December 2012, Tricia oversaw compliance and student services at Ohio University, first as Associate Athletic Director and later Senior Associate Athletic Director. At Ohio, Tricia also served on the Dean of University College’s executive team and had sport supervision responsibilities. Tricia also served in compliance related positions at both the University of Massachusetts and Northeastern University.

Tricia is an adjunct faculty member for the Ohio University Sports Management professional cohort program. She also currently serves on the NCAA Legislative Committee and the Committee on Institutional Performance. Tricia is a member of the Board of Directors for the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) and the National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC), and currently serves as First Vice President of NAAC. She is also a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA) and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Tricia is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Labor Relations (1999) and Northeastern University with a Master of Science in Leadership (2008). She is a native of Ilion, NY and resides in Towson, MD with her husband, James.