Tonia Walker

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About Tonia Walker

Tonia Walker, is a seasoned athletics administrator with over 25 years experience in intercollegiate athletics. For the past four years, she held the position of Director of Athletics and was a member of the Winston-Salem State University Athletics staff for 18 years, leading the department of approximately 275 student-athletes. Prior to joining the Rams, she served as the Director of Public Relations for the Cenral Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Walker takes pride in the 27 CIAA Championships claimed by Rams sports teams over the past seven years, 15 under her leadership as Director of Athletics, of which was a part. During her tenure as Director of Athletics the Rams posted its highest departmental cumulative GPA over the past two decades and continues to reveal a graduation rate over and above the general student-body. She was named the 2015-16 CIAA Athletic Director of the Year and 2016 Administrator of the Year for the National Association for Collegiate Athletics Administrators. In addition to her responsibilities on campus, Walker is involved with several external committees regionally and nationally. She served one term on the NCAA Division II Membership Committee and currently served as President of the CIAA Management Council, President of the CIAA Athletic Director’s Association and currently serves on the national board of director’s for Women Leaders in College Sports, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Fulton Family YMCA. Tonia earned a B.A degree from Hampton University in Communicative Sciences and Disorders and an M.S from Old Dominion University in Recreation and Sports Administration.