Bridgette Cahill began America East's Senior Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs on January 12, 2022.
At America East, Cahill serves as the primary liaison to the league’s member institutions in the areas of compliance and governance. She heads up all aspects of the conference’s compliance program and coordinates all legislative and governance activities, managing both conference and national issues for league members.
Additionally, Cahill oversees all academic-related issues, is involved in the conference’s student-athlete engagement initiatives and supports championship administration. She also is the primary liaison for various conference committees, including the Faculty Athletic Representatives, Compliance Administrators and Academic Advisors among other groups.
Cahill comes to America East after serving as Brown University’s Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance since 2016 where she was a member of the athletic department’s senior leadership team and oversaw all aspects of compliance and governance for Brown’s athletic department. She also served as the sport supervisor for five programs and was the primary liaison to several key offices on campus, including the registrar’s office and general counsel.
Prior to joining Brown’s staff, Cahill was the Director of Compliance and Student-Athlete Affairs at Temple for one year and was the Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance at Seton Hall prior to that.
Cahill earned her undergraduate degree in 2006 from Brown, where she was a four-year member of the swimming and diving program. She also earned her master’s from Temple University in 2011 in sport and recreation management.