Chris Brown has been appointed associate athletic director for compliance, student-athlete success, and operations at Colorado College. Most recently, he served as associate commissioner for governance and compliance at the Mountain West Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference. Previously, he was commissioner of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Dr. Brown received his bachelor’s degree in history from Colorado State University, a master’s degree in health and human performance from Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, and doctorate in sport management from the University of Kansas.
ClarLynda Williams-DeVane has been named director of the Center for Health Disparities in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. While taking on her new role, she will continue to serve as chief deputy and deputy secretary for operational excellence at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Earlier in her career, she was the founding chair of data science and bioinformatics at Fisk University in Nashville.
Dr. Williams-DeVane received her bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University and her Ph.D. in bioinformatics from North Carolina State University.
Sydney Burt has been promoted to vice president of enrollment, career services, and student success at Martin University in Indianapolis. For the past year, she has served as the university’s executive director of student experience. Earlier in her tenure, she served as director of career development.
Burt holds an associate’s degree in liberal arts from Holy Cross College in Indiana, a bachelor’s degree in general studies from Indiana University, and a master’s degree in organizational leadership and talent development from Salem University in West Virginia.
Eugene Diggs has been named director of bands at Delaware State University. He has significant experience overseeing collegiate bands at HBCUs, including service as assistant director of bands at Morgan State University in Baltimore and director of bands at Lincoln University of Missouri. Prior to his career in higher education, he was director of bands at Hopewell High School in Hunterville, North Carolina.
A graduate of Morgan State University, Diggs holds a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in music education at Boston University.
