LAKE CHARLES – McNeese Director of Athletics Bridget Martin has introduced the return of Dana Dunbar to the athletic employees, serving as the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Facility Operations and Senior Woman Administrator.
“We are very excited to welcome Dana back to our athletics department and community,” mentioned Martin. “She brings a tremendous work ethic to everything she does and that was very important in this hiring process. As a young professional, her drive to continually learn, grow, and excel in collegiate athletics makes her an outstanding addition to our team.”
Dunbar returns to McNeese after she spent the final two years as Finance Coordinator for the University of Nebraska. In that function, she served as the first monetary contact for the day by day enterprise operations of seven sports activities applications and 5 administrative items the place her obligations included analyzing and monitoring operational bills to assist correct budgeting and monetary reporting, managing accounts payable, and supervising buying actions to guarantee compliance with college and NCAA rules.
Before becoming a member of the Huskers, Dunbar served as Coordinator of Compliance and Student-Athlete Services at McNeese from June 2023 to November 2024. In that function, she managed compliance operations for 15 sports activities applications, making certain correct documentation and adherence to institutional, convention, and NCAA rules. She additionally supported student-athlete eligibility certification, together with monetary assist processing and guidelines training, and served as an assistant advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Dunbar beforehand spent two seasons as the Director of Softball Operations at McNeese, the place she served as the first liaison between the workforce and the athletic division. In this function, she managed all logistics for workforce, teaching employees, and recruiting journey, oversaw this system’s finances, and coordinated game-day operations.
During her tenure, the Cowgirls received each the Southland Conference regular-season and event titles in 2022 and 2023. They additionally superior to the championship video games of the NCAA Northwestern Regional in 2022 and the NCAA Washington Regional in 2023.
A local of Chadron, Nebraska, Dunbar graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s diploma in
enterprise administration from Northwest Missouri State University in December 2021 and earned her Master of Business Administration from McNeese in December 2023.
Dunbar performed softball at Des Moines Area Community College from 2018 to 2019, the place she served as captain of the third-place NJCAA College World Series workforce. Her accolades embody being named to the ICCAC Second Team All-Region, ICCAC First Team All-Academic, and NJCAA Second Team All-Academic.