Jessie Carmack joined the Summit League in 2026 as the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer. Carmack joins The Summit League from the NCAA national office, where she has served as Assistant Director of Women's Basketball since 2023. In that role, she directed administration of the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT), overseeing tournament operations, the selection committee, championship execution and cross-functional stakeholder coordination.
Carmack brings more than 13 years of experience across the NCAA national office, Division I and Division II athletics, conference governance, championship administration and collegiate coaching. Prior to joining the NCAA, she served as Assistant Athletic Director for Internal Operations and Senior Woman Administrator at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee, while concurrently serving as the school's head women's basketball coach.
At Christian Brothers, Carmack directed internal athletics operations, including business operations, event management, vendor relationships, financial reconciliations and departmental logistics. She also served as sport administrator for softball, men's tennis, women's tennis and volleyball and represented the institution on the Gulf South Conference Media Rights Committee. As head women's basketball coach, she oversaw all aspects of the NCAA Division II program, including recruiting, budgeting, scheduling, fundraising, compliance and student-athlete development.
Carmack previously spent seven seasons as an assistant women's basketball coach at Ohio Dominican University, where she contributed to recruiting, player development, scouting, game preparation, scheduling and daily operations. She also supported the planning and execution of the 2017 and 2019 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Elite Eight.
Carmack earned a bachelor's degree in sport business from Northern Kentucky University and a Master of Business Administration from Ohio Dominican University. She also holds an executive certificate in sport management from the University of Nevada, Reno.
