The Northern Michigan University Athletic Council is advisory to the President of the University on matters pertaining to intercollegiate athletics. Final authority on changes of policy governing operation of the intercollegiate athletic program rests with the President.
Athletic Council Chair
The chair of the Northern Michigan University Athletic Council is Kevin Berry. He has been appointed by the President to be the Faculty Athletic Representative.
2026-27 Athletic Council
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Appointed Member/Position
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Name
|
Department/Office/Phone
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Phone/Email
|
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1
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Chair (FAR)
|
Kevin Berry
|
College of Business
|
keberry@nmu.edu
|
|
2
|
Faculty
|
Derek Anderson
|
School of Education, 213 Whitman, 227-1873
|
dereande@nmu.edu
|
|
3
|
Faculty
|
Angela Maki
|
Registrar's Office
|
anmaki@nmu.edu
|
|
4
|
Faculty
|
Christy Hartline
|
Counseling & Consultation Services
|
chartlin@nmu.edu
|
| 5 |
Faculty |
Jon Billman |
English |
jbillman@nmu.edu |
|
6
|
Faculty
|
Lukas Klawitter
|
Health & Human Performance
|
lklawitt@nmu.edu
|
| 7 |
Faculty |
Lanae Joubert |
Health & Human Performance |
ljoubert@nmu.edu |
|
8
|
At-Large
|
Colleen Lake
|
Student Success
|
comckay@nmu.edu
|
|
9
|
At-Large
|
Becca Redmond
|
Counseling and Consultation
|
rsage@nmu.edu
|
|
10
|
At-Large
|
Jon Teichman
|
Admissions
2212 Hedgcock, 227-1470
|
jteichma@nmu.edu
|
|
11
|
At-Large
|
Chris Gobert
|
Alumnus
(906) 226-4042
|
cgobert@rangebank.com
|
| 12 |
Student-Athlete |
TBA |
SAAC Representative |
|
|
13
|
Student-Athlete
|
TBA |
SAAC Representative
|
|
|
14
|
Ex-Officio
Athletic Director
|
Rick Comley
|
Director of Athletics
109 Superior Dome
227-1826
|
rcomley@nmu.edu
|
|
15
|
Ex-Officio
SWA
|
Robin Burke
|
Assoc. Director of Athletics
109 Superior Dome
227-2491
|
roburke@nmu.edu
|
|
16
|
Ex-Officio
Compliance
|
Holly Warchock
|
Assistant AD - Compliance
109 Superior Dome
227-2939
|
hwarchoc@nmu.edu
|
|
17
|
Ex-Officio
Financial Aid
|
Heather Gustafson
|
Director of Financial Aid
2107 Hedgcock, 227-1575
|
hgustafs@nmu.edu
|
|
18
|
Ex-Officio
Head Coach
|
Erin Egolf
|
Head Coach (Women's Soccer)
Superior Dome
|
eegolf@nmu.edu
|
|
19
|
Ex-Officio
Head Coach
|
Alex Fatovic
|
Head Coach (Men's Soccer)
Superior Dome
|
afatovic@nmu.edu
|
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Documents
By-laws and Policies/Procedures
The Athletic Council names a Scholar Student-Athlete of the Month during each month of the academic year.
Student-athletes are nominated by a Northern Michigan University faculty member and chosen by the Athletic Council.