Name	Melanie Brunsdon
Your Institution	Winona State University
Committee Service (Current and previous)	Currently serving as liaison to the NSIC tennis coaches group.
Years of Service in Athletics	16
Hometown	Brandon, Wisconsin
High School	Laconia High School
Person with Biggest Influence on your Career (Name and relationship with them)	Not one person, but three little people: Millie Brunsdon, Cade Brunsdon, and Graham Brunsdon (our children).
College Alma Mater(s)	Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)
Degree(s)	Sport management, Psychology
Sports Played & Levels	I played basketball and was a football statistician in high school; I was a football manager in college, which led to my interest in making a career out of athletics.
Most memorable sports moment:	Taking our daughter to the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Regional Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, to watch Loyola University Chicago advance to the Final Four.
Favorite Movie	"The Sound of Music"
Favorite Book	"Untamed" by Glennon Doyle
Favorite Quote	"The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. Be patient and stay the course." -Fabienne Fredrickson
Favorite Part of NSIC	People
Favorite vacation you have taken	Month-long trip to Ireland when I was in college.
Favorite Food	My mom's chocolate chip cookies!
One thing in your office that most would not expect to see.	Since I'm still working from home some days, some might not expect to see workout equipment in my office space.

 
As part of the league’s Strategic Plan the NSIC has developed the #NSICCelebratingService initiative to recognizes those individuals that are serving on regional or national committees, or with national organizations. On Thursdays during the 2020-21 academic year, the NSIC will be spotlighting one committee member on social media and the league’s website.

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 23 team national championships and crowned 77 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.
  About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes have the opportunity to earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.