Trish Witkin, athletic director at Glastonbury High School, was elected NIAAA President-elect at the national athletic directors conference in California last month. She is only the second athletic administrator from Connecticut to ascend to the position of NIAAA President-elect, following in the footsteps of CAAD Executive Director Fred Balsamo, who was NIAAA’s president in 1990. Trish will serve in her current position until the end of 2014 and then will assume the reigns from current NIAAA President Andy Chiles (Orlando, Florida).

Trish has been the director of athletics at Glastonbury High since 2007 and currently oversees thirty-two varsity athletic programs. Her extensive experience in athletic administration includes eight years as coordinator of athletics and intramurals for the Enfield Public Schools.

Trish holds both a bachelor’s degree in communication and a master’s degree in administration and supervision from the University of Hartford. In 2007, she earned her certification as an athletic administrator (CAA) and, three years later, achieved the designation Certified Master Athletic Administrator (CMAA).

Active at both the state and national levels, Trish is a past-president of the Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors (CAAD) and former member of the CIAC Board of Control. She continues to serve CAAD as its past-president and season limitations consultant and is presently a member of several CIAC committees. She has represented Connecticut at the NIAAA Delegate Assembly for four years, and currently serves Section 1 on the NIAAA board.

Trish’s many professional achievements include the NIAAA State Award of Merit for Connecticut and induction into the Wappinger Central School District (Wappinger Falls, NY) Hall of Fame. Under her leadership, Glastonbury High School was selected as the state’s most exemplary athletic program for two consecutive years.