Mark Becker has been named the next Commissioner of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). Becker will start with the UMAC on July 13, 2026.
Becker joins the UMAC from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) in Los Angeles, where he spent four years as Associate Commissioner after progressing from Director of Sports Information to Senior Compliance Officer and Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations and External Affairs at SCIAC member institution Caltech.
Becker served as Chair of the NCAA DIII Financial Aid Committee for the past two years and recently concluded a term as Chair of the DIII Assistant Commissioners group. He has also spent time on the NADIIIA Communications Committee, the DIIIACG Strategic Communications committee and the NCAA leadership program selection committee. He has previously served on the DIII/USA Water Polo inaugural championship committee, the West Region Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) representative for men's tennis and men's soccer, and College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Core and Publications committees.
Becker graduated from Fordham University with a degree in communications and business administration and holds master’s degrees in sports administration from St. John’s University and organizational leadership from Gonzaga University. He is conducting a doctoral study into small-college athletics staff professional development and has taught undergraduate courses in business, physical education and sports management.