COREY WESTRA EMCEE

Corey Westra was named the second commissioner of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) in April of 2003. Westra holds a B.A. in Communication from Dordt University (Iowa) and an M.A. in Management from Briar Cliff University (Iowa) with an emphasis in Leadership.

Westra has helped lead the GPAC onto the NAIA scene with active roles in various NAIA committees. He is the past chair of both the NAIA National Administrative Council (NAC) and the NAIA Council of Conferences and Independents (CACI). He has also been an officer on the board of the NAIA Sports Information Directors Association (NAIA-SIDA). Currently he is a member of the NAIA National Administrative Council (NAC) and Chair of the NAIA Conference Commissioners Association (CCA). He also is a member of the NAIA Constitution and By-Laws Committee and served as parliamentarian for the 2018 NAIA National Convention.

Westra and his wife Anne live in Sioux City, Iowa, and are the proud parents of three children (Aiden, Meredith, and Mallory). They are active members in their church and community with coaching youth sports and serving on Children’s Museum Board of Directors among other activities.