Gloria Nevarez

Born in the San Francisco Bay Area (approximately 1971), Nevarez graduated from Santa Clara High School.{{Cite news|url=https://collegead.com/torchbearers-gloria-nevarez-pac-12/|title=Torchbearers: Gloria Nevarez, PAC 12 - CollegeAD|date=2016-10-10|work=CollegeAD|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en-US}} Nevarez went on to attend the University of Massachusetts (UMass), where she was a scholarship student-athlete in basketball.{{Cite web|url=https://umassathletics.com/sports/2016/7/1/sports-w-baskbl-archive-081210aaa-html.aspx|title=1990-91 Roster|website=University of Massachusetts Athletics|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-14}} Nevarez graduated from UMass (cum laude) with a B.S. in Sports Management.{{Cite web|url=https://www.isenberg.umass.edu/engage/alumni/sport-management/vanderzwaag-award|title=McCormack Alumni Award Winners {{!}} Isenberg School of Management {{!}} UMass Amherst|website=www.isenberg.umass.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-11-14}} After completion of her career at UMass, Nevarez attended the UC Berkeley School of Law where she graduated with a Juris Doctor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.prep2prep.com/feature.aspx?ArticleID=18616|title=NCAA regional another milestone for Pac-12's Nevarez|website=www.prep2prep.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-14}}

Finishing the completion of her J.D. degree, Nevarez began a career at a law firm. After a brief time practicing law, Nevarez was hired as the first full-time Director of Compliance for athletics at San Jose State University. From there, Nevarez returned to UC Berkeley, joining the athletic program staff as the Assistant Athletics Director of Compliance and Legal Affairs, while also serving as the interim Senior Woman Administrator.{{Cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2010/03/04/pac-10-conference-appoints-new-senior-associate-commissioner-0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129013117/https://pac-12.com/article/2010/03/04/pac-10-conference-appoints-new-senior-associate-commissioner-0|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2018|title=Pac-10 Conference Appoints New Senior Associate Commissioner|website=Pac-12|language=en|access-date=2018-11-14}} Following that, Nevarez began a term as the Associate Commissioner and Senior Woman Administrator for the West Coast Conference for the next five years. In August 2007, Nevarez was named Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator at the University of Oklahoma.{{Cite news|url=http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=2469&DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=208803537|title=school-bio_nevarez|work=OU Athletics|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en}}

In March 2010, Nevarez was named Senior Associate Commissioner and Senior Woman Administrator of the Pac-10 Conference, known since 2011 as the Pac-12 Conference. During her time at the Pac-12, Nevarez oversaw all sports and championships except football and was the leagues' point person for men's basketball. Additionally, Nevarez was instrumental in the Pac-12's expansion from 10 institutions to 12, the relocation of the men's basketball tournament in Las Vegas, and the women's basketball tournament in Seattle.{{Cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2010/04/28/cu-looks-like-good-match-for-pac-10-on-off-field/|title=CU looks like good match for Pac-10 on, off field|date=2010-04-28|work=The Denver Post|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en-US}} She was the lead on various international trips to China and Australia taken by Pac-12 teams, notably, Nevarez was instrumental in assisting UCLA when three players were arrested in China for stealing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ucla-basketball-china-20171115-story.html|title=Three UCLA basketball players held in China are suspended indefinitely and offer apologies|last=Bolch|first=Ben|website=Los Angeles Times|date=15 November 2017 |access-date=2018-11-28}}

In March 2018, the West Coast Conference Presidents' Council selected Nevarez as its fourth full-time commissioner.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanaglass/2019/01/07/women-in-sports-ones-to-watch-in-2019/|title=Women In Sports To Watch In 2019|last=Glass|first=Alana|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-01-17}}

In November 2022, the Mountain West Conference Board of Directors selected Nevarez as the new commissioner; she officially assumed her duties on January 1, 2023.[https://themw.com/news/2022/11/11/general-gloria-nevarez-named-mountain-west-commissioner.aspx Gloria Nevarez Named Mountain West Commissioner] Mountain West Conference

Nevarez is married to fellow UC Berkeley School of Law graduate Richard Young. Additionally, Nevarez has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco teaching on topics in sports law. Her father is of Mexican descent and her mother is of mixed Filipina and Irish ancestry.{{Cite web|last=Spears|first=Marc J.|date=2019-03-20|title=Gloria Nevarez is more than just the first Latino commissioner in Division I|url=https://andscape.com/features/gloria-nevarez-west-coast-conference-is-more-than-just-the-first-latino-commissioner-in-division-i/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Andscape|language=en-US}}

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