The NWAACC

Lisa Quednow-Bickler is the Athletic Director at Clark College. She also serves as a commissioner on the board for the Northwest Athletic Associate of Community Colleges, also known as the NWAACC. As an athletic director, she oversees all coaches and athletics at Clark. As a member of the board for the NWAACC, she helps makes decisions about the association. For example, she along with the rest of the board met at the end of January to finalize the brackets for the men’s and women’s basketball tournament.

According to Lisa, the NWAACC is made up of thirty-five community colleges in Washington and Oregon. The NWAACC can be compared to NCAA, the responsibilities are the same. These responsibilities include conference tournament management, eligibility, publications, rule enforcement, and sports information. “Community Colleges have grown in the last ten years” says Lisa. With this growth comes the growth of the NWAACC. Like Coach Arnold, Lisa is aware of the role that the community college can play in the student athlete’s life. The NWAACC teamed with the community college has helped many student athletes succeed as they walk out the door and into the real world.

The NWAACC is based in Vancouver, WA at Clark College. Vancouver is a central ground for schools all over Oregon and Washington to meet. There are other associations located throughout the United States including the California Community Colleges Commission on Athletics, the Scenic West Athletic Conference, Arizona Community College Athletic Conference, and the British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic Association.