NEW HAVEN, Conn. (December 6, 2019) -- Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Commissioner Dan Mara has been elected to serve as the chair of the NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Reinstatement (SAR) Committee. He will serve in that capacity through September of 2020.

The Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee is the third NCAA committee that Mara has chaired. Currently in his 14th year as Commissioner of the CACC, Mara has previously chaired the NCAA Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee (2006-09) and the NCAA Division II Membership Committee (2012-14). In addition, Mara served as the chair of the NCAA Division II Convention Planning Team from 2007-09.

"The Division II Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee is comprised of talented and dedicated administrators," Mara said. "I am honored to serve as the Chair of the group and look forward to working with the group to continue to enhance the experience of our student-athletes."

The 2019 calendar year has been filled with milestone honors accomplishments, including Mara being inducted into the Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in April, which celebrated his decorated coaching career of the women's hoops program at Mitchell College. He also worked with the CACC Directors Council to oversee the successful completion of the CACC Spring Championship Festival in May, which conducted five conference championships in one weekend (men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, softball, men's track & field, women's track & field) at one site.

Overall, Mara is a member of four halls of fame during his distinguished coaching and administrator career. Mara's experience in Division II is extensive. In addition to being the CACC Commissioner for 14 years, he also served as the Director of Athletics at Post University, and helped the league elevate from NAIA to active status as an NCAA Division II conference in 2004-05.

ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.