VIP Biography for
Leon G. Kerry

	Leon G. Kerry
Industry	Association
Title	Commissioner
Expertise	Corporate and Financial Management, Fundraising
Current Organization	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Type of Organization	Collegiate Athletic Conference
Major Product	Collegiate Championships in 16 NCAA Division II sanctioned sports
University/Degree	B.S., Business Administration, Norfolk State University, 1972
Born	October 14, 1948, Hampton, Virginia
Honors & Awards	NAACP Leadership Award; Who's Who of Business Executives 1995, 2000-01; Who's Who Business Leaders 1996-97; Distinguished Alumnus by NAFEO 1996; Appointed to the Business Advisory Council of the National Republican Congressional Committee; Who's Who in Executives and Business 2002-03
Affiliations	NCAA Division II Commissioner's Association; NACDA John McLendon Minority Scholarship Committee; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; Hampton Roads Committee of 200+ Men
Hobbies & Sports	Collecting cars, autographs, books, art
Career Accomplishments	Secured more than $1.7 million dollars in scholarship funds via corporate sponsorship over a 3 year period; Cultivated positive earned media exposure (at no cost to the conference) that has generated more than $10 million dollars in overall media exposure through television, radio and print media initiatives; Marketing campaign has received the 3 highest awards in the country in 2001-The Silver Anvil Award, The Sabre Award and PR Week's Award for Multi-Cultural Marketing; Increased ticket sales for the Tournament by 138%, vending revenues by $100,000 more than the previous year, and attendance by more than 88% since 1999; Positioned conference as a leader in Division II for gender equity issues by being the only conference where men and women play their championships on the same night and both are televised live to more than 35 million households
Work History	United States Army, Captain, 1972-76; Sovran Bank (Bank of America), Norfolk, VA, Assistant Vice President of Banking, 1976-84; Atlantic National Bank, Norfolk, VA, Assistant Vice President, 1984-86; Systems Management of America, Norfolk, VA, Assistant Vice President, 1986-88; Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Hampton, VA, Business Manager, 1988-90; Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Hampton, VA, Commissioner, 1990-present
Children	Lisa, 28; LeAnne, 24; Granddaughter, Madison
Spouse	Angela J. Kerry
Married	February 26, 1973
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