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Yale Director of Athletics Victoria M. “Vicky” Chun has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, effective immediately through August 31, 2029.
Chun, who has held her position at Yale since July 1, 2018, will fill the committee seat vacated by Pac-12 Conference senior associate commissioner Lisa Peterson, who also served as committee chair for the past two years.
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“It is an honor to serve on the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee and have the opportunity to represent Yale University and the Ivy League,” Chun said. “I have great admiration for (NCAA Vice President of Women’s Basketball) Lynn Holzman and look forward to working alongside my esteemed committee members. This is an exciting and historic time for women’s basketball, and I look forward to the work we will do together to support and continue its impact and growth.”
Chun is the first woman and first Asian American to serve as director of athletics at Yale, where she oversees 35 varsity teams and more than 50 club and intramural sports, as well as a portfolio of athletic facilities. She previously served as vice president and director of athletics at Colgate, where she had the distinction of being the first Asian American director of athletics in NCAA Division I history.
She also served as one of 40 members of the NCAA Division I Council, where she was vice chair of the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee, as well as a member of the Division I Football Competition Committee.
Chun joins a 12-member NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee in 2024-25 that includes committee chairwoman Derita Dawkins, the associate vice chancellor and assistant director of athletics at Arkansas; Liz Darger, senior associate athletic director at Brigham Young; Deneé Barracato, Northwestern assistant athletics director; Jill Bodensteiner, vice president and director of athletics at Saint Joseph’s; Jenny Bramer, executive associate director of athletics at San Diego State; Amanda Braun, Milwaukee athletic director; Amy Folan, associate vice president and director of athletics at Central Michigan; Alex Gary, Western Carolina athletic director; Lizzie Gómez, deputy commissioner of the Southland Conference; Josh Heird, Louisville athletic director; and Lynn Tighe, senior associate director of athletics at Villanova.
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