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 has been a member of the NCAA Division II Central Regional Advisory Committee for volleyball, serving on the committee from 2022-24. From 2018-24, Cordes was a member of the Minnesota Coalition for Women in Athletic Leadership, the volunteer coalition that organizes the annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day – Minnesota event, serving as the communications chair from 2021-24.
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.