BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA)/Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC)/Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) Commissioner Dan Sharadin announced the roster for the organizations’ Varsity Governance Council for the 2020-21 academic year.
Comprised of the league commissioner, a Division I or II women’s institution administrator, a Division III women’s institution administrator, a men’s program administrator and a pair of an undesignated administrators, the six-member group is charged with overseeing membership development, compliance, scheduling, playing and practice seasons, championships, officiating issues and disciplinary issues.
The Governance Council roster remains unchanged from the 2019-20 academic year as Harvard University Associate Director of Athletics for Business Operations Andrea Lapointe and United States Naval Academy Senior Associate Director of Athletics Loretta Lamar return for terms as undesignated administrators. Both Lapointe and Lamar will serve through the end of the 2021-22 academic year.
They join University of Michigan Executive Senior Associate Director of Athletics Rob Rademacher (Women’s Division I/II Administrator), Wittenberg University Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Athletic Operations Bret Billhardt (Women’s Division III Administrator) and Johns Hopkins University Assistant Director of Athletics/returning chairman Rick Romyn (Men’s Program Administrator) on the Governance Council. The terms of Rademacher, Billhardt and Romyn expire at the conclusion of 2020-21.
2020-21 Varsity Governance Council
- Commissioner (ex officio) – Daniel Sharadin (Collegiate Water Polo Association)
- Division I or II Women’s Institution – Rob Rademacher (University of Michigan – Term Expires 2021)
- Division III Women’s Institution – Bret Billhardt (Wittenberg University – Term Expires 2021)
- Undesignated Administrator – Andrea Lapointe (Harvard University – Term Expires 2022)
- Men’s Program Administrator – Rick Romyn* (Johns Hopkins University – Term Expires 2021)
- Undesignated Administrator – Loretta Lamar (United States Naval Academy – Term Expires 2022)
*Chair elected by Council
