Danielle Cohea joined Old Dominion as the Senior Associate Athletics Director of Compliance, Conduct, & Regulatory Affairs in 2022.
Cohea came to Old Dominion after spending the previous 12 years at Cleveland State.
She began her tenure at CSU in 2007 as a Compliance Specialist, a role she held for five years before being promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance in 2012. Four years later, she was named Associate Athletics Director for Compliance and Operations.
In her role at Cleveland State, she managed all aspects of departmental and institutional compliance for 18 sports, 350 student-athletes and 70 staff members.
Cohea served as the athletics department liaison with the NCAA, admissions office, registrar’s office, housing, institutional compliance and financial aid. She also administered all athletic financial aid, National Letters of Intent, athletic grant renewals and the NCAA Special Assistance Fund.
Cohea attended the NACADA Academic Institute in 2008 and is a member of the National Association for Athletics Compliance and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators. She served as the chair of the Horizon League Compliance Committee for two years and was the chair of the Horizon League NCAA Legislative Committee for two years.
Cohea began her career as the Assistant Director of Compliance at Towson from 2004-07 before coming to CSU.
She earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Sport Management from Old Dominion in 2000 and a Master’s of Science from Old Dominion in 2005.
Cohea came to Old Dominion after spending the previous 12 years at Cleveland State.
She began her tenure at CSU in 2007 as a Compliance Specialist, a role she held for five years before being promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance in 2012. Four years later, she was named Associate Athletics Director for Compliance and Operations.
In her role at Cleveland State, she managed all aspects of departmental and institutional compliance for 18 sports, 350 student-athletes and 70 staff members.
Cohea served as the athletics department liaison with the NCAA, admissions office, registrar’s office, housing, institutional compliance and financial aid. She also administered all athletic financial aid, National Letters of Intent, athletic grant renewals and the NCAA Special Assistance Fund.
Cohea attended the NACADA Academic Institute in 2008 and is a member of the National Association for Athletics Compliance and the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators. She served as the chair of the Horizon League Compliance Committee for two years and was the chair of the Horizon League NCAA Legislative Committee for two years.
Cohea began her career as the Assistant Director of Compliance at Towson from 2004-07 before coming to CSU.
She earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Sport Management from Old Dominion in 2000 and a Master’s of Science from Old Dominion in 2005.