Allison Cordes joined the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) as the Assistant Commissioner for Membership Services in August of 2019.
Cordes’ responsibilities focus on internal service to the membership and NSIC stakeholders, including oversight of strategic plan implementation, compliance, and select championships, among other duties. She serves as the liaison from the NSIC office to Senior Woman Administrators, Compliance Administrators, and the NSIC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Cordes currently serves on the NCAA Division II Central Regional Advisory Committee for volleyball. She also serves as the communications chair for the Minnesota Coalition for Women in Athletic Leadership, the volunteer coalition, which organizes the annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day – Minnesota event.
Cordes has close ties to the NSIC as a former women’s basketball player at Bemidji State University (BSU). A native of Roseville, Minnesota, Cordes earned a bachelor’s degree at BSU in mathematics & mathematics education in 2017 and a master’s degree in business administration at Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2023.