Address
University of Maryland Athletics Compliance
2601 Comcast Center
Terrapin Trail
College Park, Maryland 20742
Tel. (301) 314-7081
Fax (301) 314-0185
Compliance Staff Directory
Dan Trump, Associate Athletics Director for Compliance
Phone: (301) 314-7081
Email: dtrump@umd.edu
Keli Cunningham, Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance
Phone: (301) 314-8325
Email: kcunning@umd.edu
Greg Featherston, Associate Director of Compliance
Phone: (301) 314-7258
Email: gfeather@umd.edu
Lizzie Gomez, Assistant Director of Compliance
Phone: (301) 314-7619
Email: lgomez@umd.edu
Kevin Glover, Director of Character Education
Phone: (301) 314-9289
Email: kglove@umd.edu
Faculty Athletics Representative
Dr. Charles Wellford, Criminology and Criminal Justice Department Chair
Phone: 301.405.4701
Email: cwellfor@umd.edu
Compliance Staff Bios
Dan Trump - Associate Athletics Director for CompliancePhone: (301) 314-7081
Email: dtrump@umd.edu
Dan Trump is the Terrapins' new associate athletics director for compliance, having joined the staff on March 1, 2006. In that role, Trump is the senior-level manager in NCAA compliance and certification matters related to recruiting, eligibility, financial aid and rules education.
He came to Maryland from the Patriot League, where he served as the Associate Executive Director for Sport Management and Governance. In that role, Trump supervised the governance and management of the League's 23 sports, oversaw the League's compliance program and contributed to championship administration. Prior to his stint at the Patriot League, Trump was the Associate Athletics Director for Compliance at Oregon State University.
Originally from Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Trump is a 1992 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. During his baseball playing career, Trump was a catcher and four-year letter-winner for the Golden Bears. He was a member of two College World Series teams while at Cal and served as team captain during his senior season.
In 1992, Trump joined the staff at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles as the Athletic Ticket Manager and Facilities Director. In his second year at LMU, he added responsibilities as assistant baseball coach for the Lions.
He left Loyola Marymount in 1994 to pursue his master's degree at Central Michigan University, where he also volunteered as the coordinator for the Michigan Special Olympics, with responsibility of recruiting, scheduling and housing more than 400 volunteers. After an internship at California, Trump returned to Loyola Marymount as the Athletic Promotions Coordinator/Ticket Manager. He was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director/Compliance Coordinator in 1997 and served in that role for more than two years before accepting his position at Oregon State University in January 2000.
Keli Cunningham - Assistant Athletics Director for CompliancePhone: (301) 314-8325
Email: kcunning@umd.edu
Keli Cunningham joined the compliance staff at the University of Maryland in June 2004 and was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance in November 2005.
Cunningham assists the Associate Athletics Director with day to day operations to ensure compliance for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and 700 + student-athletes in 27 varsity sports programs. Serving as the primary contact for financial aid, she administers the National Letter of Intent (NLI) process, monitors NCAA squad lists, and awards athletics financial aid to all prospective and current student-athletes. Cunningham provides rules education and interpretations to coaches and student-athletes, compiles NCAA and ACC waivers and appeals in addition to assisting senior level management with the investigation and reporting of violations.
Prior to her arrival at Maryland, Cunningham served as a Compliance Assistant at the BIG EAST Conference Office. There, she assisted in the review of institutional compliance audits and processing of all Conference and NCAA waivers and violations in addition to conducting coaches' meetings and the bi-annual BIG EAST Student-Athlete Advisory Committee meeting.
A graduate of West Virginia University, Cunningham began her athletics career in the Compliance Office as a Grad. Assistant where she monitored student-athlete employment, completed transfer requests, and organized playing and practice seasons for all varsity sports programs.
Greg Featherston - Associate Director of CompliancePhone: (301) 314-7258
Email: gfeather@umd.edu
Greg joined the Maryland staff in August 2006 as the Compliance Coordinator. Greg's key responsibilities include tracking continuing and transfer eligibility, monitoring recruiting activities, issuing rule interpretations, and administering the NCAA Special Assistance Fund and Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund.
Prior to his arrival at Maryland, Featherston served as the Compliance Coordinator at Manhattan College. Greg was in charge of all compliance activities for the 16 Division I varsity programs at Manhattan. His experience in athletic administration also includes stints at the University of Louisville and as Assistant Commissioner of the Mid-South Athletic Conference. Originally from Mabank, Texas, Featherston received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from The University of Texas at Austin in 2000 and a Master of Science in Sport Administration from Louisville in 2005.
Lizzie Gomez - Assistant Director of CompliancePhone: (301) 314-7619
Email: lgomez@umd.edu
Lizzie Gomez was hired in July 2006 as Maryland's Assistant Compliance Coordinator after spending the spring 2006 semester interning in the department. In her current position, she is responsible for coordinating admissions for all incoming student-athletes, tracking initial eligibility, monitoring official and unofficial visits, producing the compliance newsletter "The InTERPreter", maintaining the compliance manual and website, and overseeing camps and clinics. Lizzie graduated from Flagler College in April 2006 with her bachelor's degree in Sport Management and a minor in Business Administration. While at Flagler, she played for the Women's Volleyball team, served as team captain during her senior season and was named NAIA Scholar-Athlete All-American by Daktronics.
Kevin Glover - Director of Character EducationPhone: (301) 314-9289
Email: kglove@umd.edu
A name that will be familiar to Terp and local NFL fans alike, Kevin Glover is in his second season with the Terrapins as the school's first-ever Director of Character Education.
As it relates to the Maryland football program, Glover will be a liaison between the team and the National Football League, taking care of all dealings regarding scouts and agents. He will also, however, serve the university's other varsity sports programs, helping provide developmental programs and appropriate speakers on topics of interest to each team and their growth, collectively and individually.
A first team All-American (The Sporting News) at Maryland in 1984 and a member of the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame, Glover was a second-round selection of the Detroit Lions in 1985. He anchored a line that helped Barry Sanders to 2,053 yards in 1997 and ultimately saw Glover earn three trips to the Pro Bowl. He was his team's NFL Player Association Representative for six seasons and was ultimately elected to serve on that organization's Executive Committee for two years.
An active speaker in local youth and church organizations, Glover and his wife, Cestaine, reside in Columbia, Md., and have three children: Maya, Matthew and Zaria.
Dr. Charles Wellford - Faculty Athletics RepresentativePhone: (301) 405-4701
Email: cwellfor@umd.edu
Dr. Charles F. Wellford, professor and chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, is in his eighth year as the University of Maryland's faculty athletics representative. In this role, he represents the University of Maryland and its faculty in the institution's relationships with the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference. Dr. Wellford also serves as director of the Maryland Justice Analysis Center.
He served as president of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 1999-2000 academic year, and has chaired the University of Maryland's Athletic Council since 1995-96. He previously served on the Athletic Council from 1986-89 and 1992-95.
At the University of Maryland, Dr. Wellford has been involved in a variety of leadership roles. He was interim associate provost for research and for continuing education. He is chair of the law and justice committee at the National Academy of Sciences.
He serves on numerous state and federal advisory boards and commissions, and is a past (1995-96) president of the American Society of Criminology (ASC).
Dr. Wellford received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Maryland and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
