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SIAC Highlights Four Senior Woman Administrators (SWA) in TIAA "She is not Done Yet" Series

3/30/2022 3:17:00 PM

By: Courtesy of SIAC
ATLANTA, Ga. (March 30, 2022) - In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX and Women's History Month, the SIAC is launching the "She Is Not Done Yet" campaign, sponsored by TIAA. This content series highlights four Senior Women's Administrators from the SIAC as they share their journey through collegiate sports, while also addressing the gender retirement pay gap. The name of this initiative stems from the phrase "Not Done Yet", the official slogan of TIAA's Retire Inequality campaign. 

Tune in for viewing on the official YouTube channel of the SIAC (@SIACSports). Featured SWAs include Dr. Linda J. Bell - Director of Compliance/SWA at Fort Valley State University, Trelanne Powell - Head women's basketball coach/SWA at Tuskegee University, Jackie Duvall - Associate Athletic Director/SWA at Kentucky State University, and Tyler Williams - Associate Commissioner of Communications/SWA at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. 

Dr. Linda J. Bell
Director of Compliance/SWA
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Fort Valley State University
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My name is Dr. Linda Bell. I am the Director of Compliance and Senior Woman Administrator at Fort Valley State University. My journey in sports began when I was 12 years old. I moved from Bridgeport, CT, to Roanoke, Virginia. I am the only girl of 4 brothers. The person that initially influenced me to play sports was my middle school gym teacher Mrs. Turk. She also was the person that encouraged me to pursue other sports such as basketball, volleyball, and track.  

My entire athletic career, I have always been a three-sport athlete. Not realizing my journey has just begun. My high school Basketball Coach Roland Lovelace was like a father figure. He always said that "EFFORT COST YOU NOTHING." He also influenced each player that college was attainable through sports by having good grades, excellent work ethic, and self-discipline.

This same mentality led to my career in coaching. As a graduating senior, Emory and Henry College allowed me to be their Head Volleyball Coach. As a first-time head, we attained one of the goals, and that was to win more games than the previous year. A year later, I took on the role of being a 2-sport coach and administrator at Livingstone College, where we created an environment of winning attitude.

Upon leaving Livingstone college, I completed my master's degree. I took on the role of a Lecture and Volleyball Coach at Elizabeth City State University. I also took on the role of the Director of Compliance within 4 months of my arrival at Elizabeth City. When arriving at the university, my goal was to create diversity in the volleyball program and win championships. Not knowing that there would be some life-changing moments during my tenure as an employee. 

I had created both a diverse program and a championship environment.   I wanted to give all student-athletes the same experience my players had experienced. The NCAA has a Matching grant program, and Elizabeth City was granted the funds to create a full-time compliance position. 

As Athletic Administrator, I have the opportunity to work with all student-athletes and create a student-athlete-friendly environment that allows students to gain additional athletic and educational experience. I have been blessed to work at other Division II institutions,  work with national champion student-athletes, gain a wealth of knowledge, work with some great people, be a part of 3 NCAA Division 2 National Championship Committees, and the NCAA Division 2 Football Super 2 Region RAC Committee.

I still believe that EFFORT COSTS YOU NOTHING, and I am continuing my goal of being a great administrator that supports student-athletes in their life journey.

Trelanne M. Powell
Head Women's Basketball Coach/ Senior Woman Administrator 
Tuskegee University 
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Trelanne Powell serves as the senior women's administrator and head women's basketball coach at Tuskegee University. Her journey to coaching began at Columbus State University where she was a graduate assistant coach. Following her time at CSU she then spent five years at Chattahoochee Valley Community College; two of those years as an assistant and the final three as the head coach. Powell made her way back to division 2 joining the coaching staff at Francis Marion University and it wasn't long until she joined the division 1 coaching staff of Mercer University where she was an assistant for three years. Her time at Mercer Would give her the platform to become the head coach of Tuskegee Women's Basketball. Since coaching at Tuskegee, Powell has led her team to two divisional titles and a championship game appearance.

 
Tyler A. Williams
Associate Commissioner of Communications & Senior Woman Administrator
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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Tyler Williams has distinguished herself as a motivated professional, lifelong learner, and community leader. With her unique blend of athletic administrative experience at the conference office and institutional level coupled with her involvement as a volleyball student-athlete, she brings a unique perspective to the sports landscape.

Currently, Williams is active at the conference level as she serves as the Associate Commissioner of Communications at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). She also has experience coaching both collegiate volleyball and at the club level.

Tyler is a graduate of Georgia State University where she received her Master of Science in Sport Administration. Prior to, she was a volleyball student-athlete at Clark Atlanta University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with her bachelor's degree in Mass Media Arts.

She has a passion for consumer behavior and diversity and inclusion, and loves to fuse her passion for sports and creativity. Williams completed her consumer behavior thesis research on over-the-top (OTT) sports streaming consumers. A native of Stone Mountain, Ga., she is currently a doctoral student pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Sport Administration.

Jacqueline Duvall
Associate Director of Athletics & Senior Woman Administrator
Kentucky State University
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Jackie Gordon Duvall joined the Kentucky State Athletic Department staff as the Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator in January 2020.  She provides oversight in the areas of women's and coed programs, compliance, athletic scholarships, academic liaison, community service, and SAAC.  Jackie is currently on the NCAA DII Track and Field committee, NCAA DII Make It Yours Design Team, and will graduate from the DII Athletic Director Association mentor program in June of this year. 

Duvall previously served as Director of Athletics, Equity, and Extended Learning for Frankfort Independent School District, where she returned to her Alma Mater to provide leadership over Middle and High School Sports and extracurricular activities.  Over the course of her professional career, she coached high school Track & Field, and middle and high school girls' basketball. 

Duvall has achieved two master's degrees in Child and Family Studies and Organizational Leadership from Western Kentucky University. She earned her bachelor's at the University of Kentucky in Communications and Informational Studies, & Family Studies. During her time at the University of Kentucky, she was a 4-year member of the Track and Field team. She was a 2020 Kentucky Track and Field, Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame Inductee.
Duvall has a passion for making positive changes in her community; she is a Board Member and Youth and Community Program Coordinator for Family Circle Inc., a non-profit organization established in 2011. She is also the founder and head coach of the Frankfort All-Star Track and Field Club, established in 2012.

To learn more about TIAA's initiative to end the retirement pay gap visit https://retireinequality.com
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