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SOUTHERN: Ronnie Chavis
For over 17 years, Chavis has served in the Robeson County Public Schools as Athletic Director, as well as director of driver education, health, and physical education. One of his most notable achievements was receiving a Carol M. White Physical Education Grant, with which he purchased a fitness center featuring conditioning and physical education equipment for each of the seven high schools in his district.

Chavis founded the Robeson County Coaches Golf Tournament, which has raised over $15,000 for coaches and athletes who have experienced hardships. He also secured funding for lights on two football fields and all the baseball and softball fields within his district.

Recently, Chavis received the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Distinguished Service Award, the North Carolina Athletic Director of the Year award, an NFHS Citation, and the NIAAA North Carolina State Award of Merit. He is a member of the North Carolina Coaches Association, the North Carolina Athletic Director’s Association (NCADA), where has served as president, the NIAAA, and NASPE/American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).

SOUTHWEST: Doug Snell
Doug Snell has been the Athletic Director at Spanish Fork High School in Utah for 14 years. Among his many successful projects was starting a successful Reading and Recess program, through which Spanish Fork student-athletes visit local elementary schools to read and play with young students. The athletes teach the younger students about making athletics and academics work together.

Snell has been honored with the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (UIAAA) Athletic Director of the Year Award, the Citizen Service Award from the Utah County Sheriff’s Department and is a Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) and Certified Master Athletic Administrator (CMAA). He is associated with the NIAAA, the UIAAA Athletic Directors Advisory Council, and serves as a committee member for Spanish Fork Parks & Recreation.

MIDWEST: Tim Slauter
Tim Slauter has been Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at McCutcheon High School in West Lafayette, Ind., for almost a decade, committing much of his time to developing leadership among the school's student-athletes. He created the McCutcheon Athletic Leadership Committee, which is composed of a senior student-athlete from each of the school’s 21 varsity sports. The students act as liaisons between their teams and the athletic department. The representatives also regularly volunteer at local non-profit organizations. Slauter also founded a mentoring program for new athletic administrators in Indiana, through which 15 athletic directors have passed.

During Slauter's tenure, McCutcheon has been recognized twice by the Indiana High School Athletic Association for exemplary sportsmanship. Slauter has earned the Indiana Athletic Director of the Year award, the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (IIAAA) District I Athletic Director of the Year Award, and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) State Award of Merit for Indiana.

He is professionally affiliated with the NIAAA, IIAAA, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the Indiana Association of School Principals. Slauter was the President of the IIAAA from 2005 to 2006 and is currently serving as a Past President and Publications Chair/Newsletter Editor.

As a contributor to Athletic Management, Slauter's recent articles include Meeting, On Two, which provides tips for holding effective coaches meetings. Another in which he shared ideas for easing parental pressures is called Parents Present.

EASTERN: David Hoch
David Hoch, Athletic Director at Loch Raven High School in Baltimore County, Md., is a longtime contributor to Athletic Management. Among his many accomplishments, Hoch co-founded the Maryland State Coaches Association (MSCA) and is responsible for developing the Maryland State Athletic Directors Association (MSADA) New Athletic Directors Workshop.

Before taking over at Loch Raven, Hoch spent nine years at at Eastern Tech High School in Baltimore, Md. During that time, he initiated several new sports, founded the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame and booster club, and refurbished the gym and weighttraining facility. Hoch has received the MSADA Athletic Director of the Year Award, the NIAAA Maryland State Award of Merit, the Maryland District 6 Athletic Director of the Year award, and the NIAAA Distinguished Service Award.

His professional affiliations and activities include the NIAAA, the MSADA, the MSCA, the NFHS Coaches Association, and the National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers. He is a Past President of the MSADA and the Executive Director of the MSCA. He is only the second athletic director in the state of Maryland to earn a Certified Master Athletic Administrator (CMAA) designation.

Having published 275 articles in professional magazines and journals, including many for Athletic Management, Hoch is one of the the most recognized voices in high school athletic administration, and we are proud to have him on our team. Click here to view a collection of Hoch's work for Athletic Management.

NORTHWEST: Terri McMahan
Terri McMahan recently retired after 11 years as Athletic Director for the Edmonds (Wash.) School District, where pioneering several new programs and upgrading facilities are among her many accomplishments. Before taking over in Edmonds, McMahan served as an athletic director, teacher, and coach for 19 years with the Ferndale (Wash.) School District.

In Edmonds, McMahan constructed a 32-person Athletics Advisory Committee, which evaluates programming at Edmonds’ four middle and high schools. She also oversaw more than 15 projects to upgrade fields and facilities in the school district. Among these improvements was bringing lighted synthetic turf multi-use fields to each high school. McMahan was also the architect of an athletic training and sports medicine program for the district. She hired the first Head District Athletic Trainer and expanded the program so all four high schools now have a full-time athletic trainer.

McMahan was recently named the Washington State Washington Secondary School Athletic Administrators Association (WSSAAA) Athletic Director of the Year, and the District One Athletic Director of the Year for the 2002-03 and 2007-08 school years. She also received the WSSAAA Outstanding Service Award in 2002, and the Edmonds School District Board of Directors Recognition Award in 2006. McMahan received the 2001 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) District One Meritorious Award and has been an executive board member of the WIAA, WIAA District One, WSSAAA, and the Washington State Coaches Association. She is a lifetime member of the NIAAA.

CENTRAL: Randy Bates
Randy Bates has been Activities Director and Assistant Principal at Norris High School in Lincoln, Neb., for more than nine years. He is best known for emphasizing sportsmanship on the local and state levels. Bates has made it a point to involve his administration in statewide presentations for the annual sportsmanship summit.

Bates created and defined criteria for high school Hall of Fames in three high schools in three states. He has also brought academics to the forefront with several student recognition programs based upon the classroom performance of student-athletes. He established and revised eligibility standards for student-athletes to ensure completion of graduation requirements.

During his career, Bates has earned the Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NSIAAA) District 1 Athletic Administrator of the Year award, the NIAAA Distinguished Service Award, and the NIAAA Nebraska State Award of Merit. He has also served with the NIAAA, where he is a member of the National Publication Committee, NASPE/AAHPERD, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and the NSIAAA.

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