Brandy Hataway, Associate Director, Academic & Membership Affairs

Brandy grew-up just outside of Rapid City, South Dakota and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1999 with a Bachelors of Arts in Communication Studies.  From 1999-2002, she worked in Washington, DC as a legislative assistant lobbying for an international gold mining company.  After leaving Washington, DC, Brandy served as a Senate Aide for U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado from 2002-2005 handing all constituent services in the Denver metro area for the Departments of Interior, Energy, Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs and administered the Senator’s academy nominations process.  After the Senator’s retirement, she returned to the University of Nebraska to attend law school graduating in May 2008.  Brandy joined the NCAA in June 2008 and prior to her current role as an Associate Director of Academic and Membership Affairs as a Division III Governance Liaison, she served as an Assistant Director in Academic and Membership Affairs providing interpretations, serving on the PSA academic team and as a lead on the legislative relief waiver team. Brandy is married to Larry and they have two sons, Nolan (4) and Jensen (18 months).