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Kelsey Baker

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Golfer Kelsey Baker Represents Ithaca College At NCAA Leadership Event

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Ithaca College women's golfer Kelsey Baker is representing her team and college at the annual NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum this week in Providence, R.I. Baker is a junior and three-time all-conference player for the nationally-ranked women's golf team.

The Leadership Forum is one of the largest non-competitive gatherings of NCAA student-athletes representing their colleges and universities.  The forum was designed for student-athletes to discuss key issues collectively and provide them with an opportunity to enhance personal awareness and leadership skills needed to positively impact their development at the campus and conference levels, as well as beyond the collegiate realm.

Throughout the Leadership Forum, representatives from NCAA member schools will lead small group discussions about a variety of topics such as: behavioral styles, branding, social media, decision-making, emotional intelligence and values. This will help the student-athletes become more effective leaders and motivators when they return to their campuses.

The student-athletes will also hear from several speakers including Chris Herren, former NBA player and founder of Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren and The Herren Project, about decision-making. They will also hear from Rayna DuBose, a former basketball student-athlete about facing adversity. Additionally, participants will hear from keynote speaker Sam Davidson, president and co-founder of Cool People Care, about leadership lessons that he learned at a young age.

To gain a better understanding of the NCAA association-wide and division-specific structures and committees, participants will also learn from peer representatives on the NCAA National Student-Athlete Advisory Committees as well as NCAA governance staff. During these sessions, participants will learn about the NCAA legislative process and discuss current hot topics.  To compliment these sessions, a panel discussion will address global leadership and how student-athletes transition from a leader on campus and into the world. Participants will also complete team-building activities in order to collect supplies for a service project to benefit Providence's St. Mary's Home for Children.