Dr. Mason has been the Director of Athletics at Berry College since 2019 and also serves on the President's cabinet. In addition she currently serves as Board President of the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA), Executive Committee Board member for the Minority Opportunity Athletic Association (MOAA), Member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Executive Committee, Chair of the Women of Color Circle for Women Leader in Sports and NCAA Technology Committee Chair, Financial & Risk Management Working Group member, and Division III Congressional Advocates member. While at Berry Dr. Mason has led the Vikings to great success including winning the SAA Commissioner's Cup for the first time in program history. Due to her commitment to service and the success of the athletic department, Dr. Mason was also recognized as the Nike Executive of the Year in 2022 and NACDA AD of the Year in 2024.
During the Mason era, the Vikings have achieved remarkable success, including:
- 33 SAA championships
- 39 All-Americans
- 11 SAA Coach of the Year Awards
- 46 SAA Athletes of the Year
- The highest department GPA in the NCAA era (3.36)
- 341 selections to the SAA Academic Honor Roll
- 4 NCAA DIII Emerging Leaders Grant recipients
- 1 NCAA DIII College Sports Communicators Convention grant recipient
- 1 CSC Designer Portfolio of the Year – College Division
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Founded in 2011, WeCOACH is a one-of-a-kind 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to recruiting, advancing, and retaining women coaches in all sports and levels through year-round professional growth & leadership development programs. Prior to Title IX, over 90% of women's collegiate sports teams were coached by women. Today, over 50 years later, the data indicates that number has decreased to 41% across all three NCAA Divisions, with only 7% women head coaches of color. Only 5% women coach men's teams. At the youth level, the data is hard to estimate, approximately less than 20% of teams are coached by women. WeCOACH launched MOVE the NUMBERS in 2022 to help change the landscape for women coaches and the student-athletes.