David Schnase was named vice president of academic and membership affairs in September 2015. Schnase joined the NCAA staff in 1995 and most recently served as a managing director of academic and membership affairs, overseeing all compliance functions. In his current role, he oversees the work of an academic and membership affairs staff that serves all three NCAA divisions in a number of regulatory areas, including rules compliance, interpretation and academics. During the 2010-2011 academic year, he participated as an American Council on Education Fellow – the first NCAA staff member chosen for the prestigious professional experience.

Prior to arriving at the NCAA, Dave spent nearly two years at Marshall University in athletics compliance and judicial affairs.

Dave earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and his master’s and law degrees from the University of Kansas.