2018 Programming Committee
Erinn McMahan | Director, UCLA Recreation 
Erinn McMahan is the Director of UCLA Recreation, which provides extensive access to a broad range of recreational activities, facilities, and services, including 14 of the University's recreational and athletic venues. Erinn's current role brings together his experience in university administration, facility and program management, and coaching. Previously, Erinn served as the interim Associate Director of Programs and Outreach for UCLA Recreation where he oversaw several functional areas, including Aquatics, Marketing, Outdoor Adventures, Youth and Family Programs, and the Marina Aquatic Center. For 11 years, Erinn also served as the Program Director for the Marina Aquatic Center (MAC), UCLA Recreation's boating facility. Prior to leading the MAC, Erinn was the head coach of the UCLA Men's Rowing team from 1996 to 2006. A California native, Erinn lives in Playa del Rey with his wife and son.
Dave Newport | Director, Environmental Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder
Dave launched the first US college sports sustainability activation with corporate partnership for the Florida Gators when he was UF's Director of Sustainability in 2002. Later he became Director of the University of Colorado Boulder Environmental Center and founded the nation's first comprehensive NCAA Division 1 sports sustainability program, Ralphie's Green Stampede. He has helped develop fan engagement partnerships with BASF, Pepsi, Wells Fargo, WhiteWave Foods, The Pantry, Eco-Products, and UPS etc aimed at influencing fans' behavior toward sustainability at home, work and play. Dave is also Secretary of the Green Sports Alliance Board of Directors, former Board Secretary of the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, an award winning publisher and editor, and a former elected county commission board chairman.
Jamie Zaninovich | Deputy Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer, Pac-12
Jamie Zaninovich joined the Pac-12 Conference as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer in July of 2014. He is responsible for all aspects of the Pac-12's administrative operations, including television administration, sport management, championships, football bowl relationships, Pac-12 Global, governance, enforcement, compliance, and officiating. During his first two years at the Pac-12, Zaninovich helped guide the conference through unprecedented governance changes, major increases in its international efforts, and continued high-level success of its 23 sponsored sports. To name just a few of his myriad accomplishments at the Pac-12, Zaninovich has overseen the addition of two Pac-12 sports, transitioned the Pac-12 football postseason from the BCS to the College Football Playoff, navigated major changes in intercollegiate athletics governance and rule-making, and overseen reforms to student-athlete benefits and the addition of the Pac-12 Student-Athlete Leadership Team to the Pac-12's official governance structure. ▼
During Zaninovich's time at the Pac-12, the Pac-12 Global initiative has also expanded exponentially. In 2015, the conference hosted the first-ever U.S. regular season basketball game, collegiate or professional, to be played in China as the University of Washington defeated the University of Texas in Shanghai. He also orchestrated the advent of a first of its kind coaching education program in which coaches from China visit Pac-12 universities to be trained on coaching techniques. Additionally, Zaninovich has helped increase global distribution of Pac-12 sports around the world and across multiple platforms, including LeSports in China and YouTube. Prior to the Pac-12, Zaninovich spent six years as the commissioner of the West Coast Conference. He led the WCC through a period of extraordinary membership growth, transformed the conference basketball championships into successful events, and brought forward television and digital media advances that showcased the WCC's brand regionally, nationally and internationally. Zaninovich also served on several national college sports committees. Notably, he was as a member of the prestigious NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee from 2011-2014 and a Chair of the Division I Collegiate Commissioners Association Division I Subdivision from 2010 to 2011. He is also a founding member of the Board of Managers and Competition Committee of the Men's Basketball Officiating LLC, and a past member of the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics. In 2010, Zaninovich was named to Sports Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list in recognition of his visionary leadership at the WCC. Prior to becoming commissioner of the WCC, he was a sports administrator in two prominent Division I athletics departments, serving as a Senior Associate Athletic Director at Princeton and a Senior Assistant Athletic Director at Stanford. A native of Eugene, Oregon, Zaninovich is a graduate of Stanford University and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Jamie and his wife, Karen, live in Millbrae, Calif. and have two children, Max and Luke.
Katie Zeller | Director of Facilities, Recreation Centers & Sustainability, Stanford Athletics
Katie Zeller is the Director of Facilities, Recreation Centers & Sustainability with Stanford Athletics, where she manages two campus recreation centers and sustainability initiatives for the department. She came to Stanford from UCLA where she was Sustainability Coordinator at UCLA Recreation for three years, after earning her Bachelor's degree in Geography/Environmental Studies with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society. She helped UCLA earn the 'Most Improved' Award in the 2017 Pac-12 Zero Waste Basketball Challenge, going from 13.6% diversion in 2016 to 63.9% in 2017, and collaborated with UCLA Athletics to launch their first "Green Game." She now serves as Stanford's liaison to the Green Sports Alliance and Pac-12 Sustainability Working Group, and works closely with Stanford Athletics Facility & Event Operations, Recreation & Wellness, and the Sustainability & Energy Management teams on campus.