Collegiate Advisory Council
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Collegiate Advisory Council is a first-of-its-kind group established to strengthen Olympic and Paralympic sports in the American collegiate system. Chaired by Bernard Muir, director of athletics at Stanford University, the 12-member council is comprised of collegiate administrators and Team USA athletes who advocate for broad-based Olympic and Paralympic sport programming at the collegiate level and represent institutions that have historically contributed to Team USA’s success at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The CAC is rooted in its mission: Strengthen and lead collaboration efforts to align our country's unique collegiate athletic landscape and the Olympic and Paralympic Movements to support Team USA's collegiate athletes. It operates through three core programming areas:
- Alignment modeling: Align collegiate and NGB decision-makers to enhance development opportunities.
- Pathway advancement: Advance sport pathways for student-athletes and coaches to strive for holistic excellence.
- Messaging integration: Celebrate Team USA's student-athletes to sustain and grow support for collegiate sport programs.
 | Bernard Muir | CAC Chair Stanford University Director of Athletics |
 | Sandy Barbour | Former Penn State University Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics |
 | Greg Byrne | University of Alabama Director of Athletics |
 | Lauren Crandall | Athlete Wake Forest University |
 | Bubba Cunningham | USOPC Board Member University of North Carolina Athletic Director |
 | Jessica Heims | Athlete University of Northern Iowa |
 | Chauntè Lowe | Athlete Georgia Tech University |
 | Rob Mullens | University of Oregon Athletic Director |
 | Jamie Pollard | Iowa State University Director of Athletics |
 | Gene Smith | The Ohio State University Sr. VP, Athletics Director |
 | Kendall Spencer | Athlete University of New Mexico |
 | Scott Stricklin | University of Florida Athletic Director |
We would like to thank the following past CAC members for their service to the USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council:
- Bob Bowlsby - Former Big 12 Conference Commissioner
- Chris Plonsky - University of Texas - Chief of Staff, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director
- Kevin White - Former USOPC Board member & Former Duke University - Vice President, Director of Athletics