2019 NACDA and Affiliates Annual Convention

Keisha Dunlap
Chief Operating Officer
Conference USA


Keisha Dunlap currently serves as Senior Associate Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer at Conference USA. Dunlap's primary responsibilities include overseeing the operations of the league office, while also assisting with each governance group within the conference. She serves as the primary sport administrator for women’s basketball and swimming and diving. Before Conference USA, Dunlap spent over two years as the Director of Compliance at the University of Arkansas where she performed numerous compliance duties including participation reports, compliance reviews, National Letters of Intent and SEC Special Assistance Fund. While at Arkansas, she was also responsible for many event management functions, including Lady Razorback Orientation, various SEC Championships, and the 2003 and 2004 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Prior to her arrival in Fayetteville, Dunlap served as a Compliance Assistant at Loyola College (MD) for one year and spent one season as Graduate Assistant Track and Field Coach at her alma mater, Eastern Illinois University. A native of Champaign, Illinois, Dunlap, a track and field student-athlete, earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Eastern Illinois University in 2000 and a master's degree in Physical Education/Sports Administration from EIU in 2002. She is a member of Women’s Leaders in College Sports and serves on the board of the Collegiate Event and Facility Management (CEFMA). Locally, Dunlap also supports a DFW area YMCA branch on the Board of Managers.

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