CHSAA’s Blanford-Green Named Nebraska Executive Director

***CHSAA Press Release***


Rhonda Blanford-Green, Associate Commissioner with the Colorado High School Activities Association for the past two years has been named Executive Director of the Nebraska School Activities Association, that organization has announced. Blanford-Green was Assistant Commissioner with the CHSAA for 15 years prior to moving into the Associate Commissioner role.



CHSAA Commissioner Paul Angelico said, “In keeping with the tradition of Colorado-Nebraska rivalries, we feel Nebraska got this one right. We will miss Rhonda and the impact that she has had on this state in many areas of our operation. She will be a great leader for the NSAA and we wish her well on this new stage.”


Blanford-Green was the Association’s primary administrator for cross country, boys’ soccer, student leadership, cheer/dance/poms, skiing, ice hockey, track and field. She also oversees the CHSAA corporate sponsorship and awards programs in addition to working with Title IX and athletes with disabilities.



Blanford-Green was a three-sport athlete (volleyball, cheer, and track and field) at Aurora Central and still holds school records in the 100m, 200m 100h, and long jump. She was an undefeated “Big 8” champion in the indoor and outdoor hurdles and a 11-time All-American for the University of Nebraska. Following her Nebraska career, she was a member and team captain for several U.S. teams that competed internationally.



She has coached cross country and track and field at the University of Wyoming, Aurora Central and Eaglecrest High School. She is currently the chair of the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) Citizenship and Equity Committee and NFHS Spirit Committee. She has also served on the Track and Field Committee. She is recognized nationally for her commitment to education in the areas of spirit, equity, and student participation. Blanford-Green was the first minority administrator hired to the CHSAA staff and she is the first female African-American Executive Director in the nation.



“My tenure at the Colorado High School Activities Association has prepared me to take on this new and exciting challenge. I will miss my colleagues, our member schools and the student participants, but am looking forward to this new role,” Blanford-Green said. Blanford-Green will start at the NSAA on July 1.



Commissioner Angelico and the CHSAA Board of Directors will establish a timeline for filling her position within the CHSAA in the coming weeks.