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Today’s spotlight: Jamie Boggs

Vice president of athletics

Grand Canyon University

Boggs drives the overall operations for GCU athletics and was instrumental in GCU’s successful transition from NCAA Division II to Division I classification. Boggs was appointed to serve on the NCAA’s Division I Council and was selected as vice chair of the Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee. She previously served in leadership roles at Duke University and Georgia State University.

Lesson learned in 2020: “Serving with humility, empathy and authenticity is necessary to strengthen the connection with your team, especially in times of significant challenge. A leader’s responsibility is to create calm and a clear direction. It is important to lean on your culture, which for us, is one of collaboration, continuous improvement, community and Christian leadership.”

Source of pride: “I set a very high bar for our team, partly because we have a culture of continuous improvement, but also because a leader’s responsibility is to invest in the team and challenge them to be the best possible version of themselves. I take most pride in seeing our individual team members flourish in their profession and as leaders in the industry.”

Surprising fact: “I am an open book and have always been authentic, transparent and honest in all of my relationships with people. Because of my openness, it would be really hard to find a little-known fact about me.”