Yale AD Vicky Chun appointed to NCAA DI Women’s Basketball Committee

Yale Director of Athletics Victoria M. “Vicky” Chun has been appointed to serve on the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, with her term effective immediately through Aug. 31, 2029.

Chun, who has served in her post at Yale since July 1, 2018, will be filling the committee position vacated by Lisa Peterson, senior associate commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, who also served as committee chair 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 am eager to work alongside my esteemed committee members. It 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, with oversight of 35 varsity teams and over 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 woman athletics director in NCAA Division I history.

She also has 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 Chair Derita Dawkins, assistant vice chancellor and deputy director of athletics at Arkansas; Liz Darger, senior associate athletic director at Brigham Young; Deneé Barracato, deputy director of athletics at Northwestern; Jill Bodensteiner, vice president and director of athletics at Saint Joseph’s; Jenny Bramer, executive associate athletics director at San Diego State; Amanda Braun, athletics director at Milwaukee; Amy Folan, associate vice president and director of athletics at Central Michigan; Alex Gary, director of athletics at Western Carolina; Lizzie Gomez, deputy commissioner at the Southland Conference; Josh Heird, director of athletics at Louisville; and Lynn Tighe, senior associate athletics director at Villanova.