The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) has appointed KatieJo Svenson as its next Assistant Commissioner, announced July 14, 2025.
Svenson most recently served as the Sports Information Director at Wartburg College, a position she held for 11 years between two different stints at her alma matter. KatieJo possesses a significant amount of experience at both the campus and conference levels and is no stranger to the UMAC, having served as the Coordinator of Sports Information at UMAC member institution Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) for three academic years.
Between her time at the University of Wisconsin (Madison), Maryville University (Mo.), Bethany Lutheran College and Wartburg, Svenson has accrued 18 years of experience at the campus level leading athletics communications, media relations, and sports information related efforts. She also previously held the Assistant Commissioner position and was appointed the Interim Commissioner for the Midwest Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Conference.
Considered by her peers as one of the best in athletics communications and sports information, KatieJo is previously a national winner of the CoSIDA Rising Star Award, served on the CoSIDA Board of Directors for a four-year period, and has received numerous CoSIDA awards for her writing pieces and other promotional efforts.
KatieJo’s primary duties with the UMAC will include oversight of the league’s sports information and communication efforts, brand and identity development utilizing the conference’s website and social media platforms, schedule management of all applicable conference sports, working with all 18 conference championships, and providing additional support to the governance structure including some duties involving compliance, educational programming and membership services.