Brevard College

Myranda Nash enters her fourth year at the helm of the Brevard College Department of Athletics as the Director of Athletics as well as serving as the College’s Executive Director of Strategy & Operations.

Following navigation of the NCAA Division III membership process which included the granting of a one-year bypass in the reclassification timeline, the 2020-2021 season marked the first year the Tornados were eligible for postseason play. In their inaugural NCAA Division III season and despite the plethora of challenges brought up by COVID-19, BC earned its first USA South Championship with a West Division title for the Men's Soccer team to go along with a divisional co-championship in Football. 

Major success has arrived in the classroom as well under Nash’s leadership with a school-record 129 student-athletes earning USA South All-Academic team status in the 2020-21 academic year.  Moreover, BC student-athletes have achieved a cumulative student-athlete GPA over a 3.0 for eight consecutive semesters.

Nash serves as the chair of the USA South Athletic Directors Leadership Team and is a member of the USA South Presidents’ COVID-19 Working Group.  She is an active member in Womens Leaders in College Sports, The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA), while also serving as Vice Chair on a local school board

Since her return in 2018, Brevard College has seen major upgrades to its on-campus athletic facilities, including the expansion of Ives-Lemel Family Field to allow for the return of football back to campus and a state-of-the-art athletic fieldhouse that accommodates six sports.  A press box is soon to be added as well atop the grandstands at the newly expanded Ives-Lemel Family Field.

Having progressed in roles of increasing responsibility, Nash initially worked at Brevard College from August 2010 through January 2016. She served as the Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) supervising six sports, advising the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), managing athletic department budgets, and overseeing all game-day operations. Upon leaving Brevard College in 2016, Nash became the Associate Athletic Director/ SWA at Division II Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota.

In addition to her role as the Director of Athletics, Nash serves as the College's Executive Director of Strategy and Operations, where she assists in the oversight of Information Technology, Human Resources, Institutional Research, Facilities, and Strategic Planning departments.

The Statesville, North Carolina native graduated from Western Carolina University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in sport management with a minor in leadership. She returned to WCU and earned her MBA in 2012, which she attained while working at Brevard College and is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Leadership from Anderson University.