CLEVELAND, Ohio – Indiana State Director of Athletics Nathan Christensen was named to the 2025-26 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Athletic Directors Association (ADA) Executive Committee as announced by the organization on Thursday afternoon.
 
Christensen joins the committee for the first time as one of the 10 executive committee members that will work with incoming FCS ADA President Kurt McGuffin (UT Martin), as well as the three officers.
 
"I am very proud to have been invited to join the FCS ADA Executive Committee to represent Indiana State University and our conference," Christensen said. "I am confident that I can provide a strong perspective on FCS and mid-major issues.  Now is the time for the FCS ADA to be fully engaged as a membership to help form and shape the future for many years to come while focusing on the student-athlete experience."

Mark Benson, director of athletics at University at Albany, will serve as Immediate Past President. In addition to McGuffin, the following athletics directors will serve as FCS ADA Officers for the 2025-26 membership year:

• 1^st Vice President Sherryta Freeman, Lafayette College
• 2^nd Vice President Skip Perkins, North Carolina Central University and 
• 3^rd Vice President Bill Chaves, University of North Dakota

In addition to the 2025-26 Officers, the following directors of athletics will serve on the FCS ADA Executive Committee for a second term: 

• John Mack, Princeton University
• Jonathan Terrell, Nicholls State University
• Chris Robinson, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• Ken Beazer, Utah Tech University  

The remainder of the 2025-26 FCS ADA Executive Committee consists of:

• Mark Orr, Sacramento State
• Jude Killy, University of Maine
• Nathan Christensen, Indiana State University
• James Downer, Saint Francis University
• Tim Murray, Marist College
• Mark Wharton, University of Tennessee Chattanooga

In addition, Beth DeBauche, commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference, will continue to serve as the Association's Commissioner Representative on the Executive Committee. 
 
About the FCS ADA: Now in its 32^nd year, the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance Football Championship Subdivision football. For more information on the FCS ADA, please visit www.fcsada.com. The FCS ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 61^st year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.

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