Dan Mara, an award-winning administrator and a hall-of-fame coach, is in his sixth year as Commissioner of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. Mara arrived at the CACC Office after 11 years as the Associate Vice-President for Athletics and Fitness at CACC-member Post University.

During his tenure at the CACC, the conference has grown  from 12 members in 2006 to the current 14 members. The addition of Chestnut Hill College (2007) and Concordia College (2009) ranks the CACC as fifth largest conference in Division II. The CACC trails only the Northeast-10, Great Lakes Valley Conference, the Pennsylvania State Atheltic Conference (16) and the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (15) in number of members. In 2010, the CACC was awarded a grant from the NCAA Division II Membership Fund to explore possible additional expansion.

In December, 2006, the CACC was established as a Non-Profit (501 C 3) Organization and in 2007, the conference secured an NCAA Strategic Alliance Matching Grant to fund the  position of Associate Commissioner. The spring of 2009 marked the first new CACC-sponsored championship sports (Women's Lacrosse and Men's Tennis) since the conference joined the NCAA.         

While at Post, Mara served as Vice-President of the CACC from 1998 to 2004 and chaired the conference's Ethics and Membership Committees until his appointment as Commissioner. He was a CACC representative to the NCAA Northeast Regional Division II Men's Basketball Committee from 2002-05. During that time, he was heavily involved with the CACC's move to the NCAA. Mara and Caldwell College Director of Athletics, Mark Corino, served as the conference's representatives to the NCAA and the Division II Collegiate Commissioner's Association during the leagues progression through the Provisional Conference process. The CACC was elevated to Active NCAA Membership in July of 2004.

Mara was the CACC's first representative to serve on the  NCAA Division II Management Council. He represented the conference from 2004-2009. He was the Chairman of the NCAA Division II Convention Planning Team from 2007-2009 and chaired the NCAA Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee from 2007-2009. He was a Sportsmanship Committee member from 2005-2009 . He was also a member of the Division II Identity Sub-Committee. He served as a member of  the Division II Infractions Penalties Sub-Committee as well as the NCAA Life and Work Balance Association-Wide Group. Mara began a four-year term on the NCAA Division II Membership Committee in September, 2010 and was elected Vice-Chair of the Committee in July, 2011.

From 2008-2010, Mara  was President of the  Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) after serving as Vice-President since 2006. He has been an ECAC Board of Directors member since 2005  and currently hold the office of Past President.  In 2007, he chaired the ECAC Commisioner Search Committee.  He currently chairs the ECAC Stategic Planning, League and Afilliates and Nominating Committees and is a member of the Marketing Committee. Mara is an active member of the Division II Collegiate Commissioners Association and is chairman of the DII CCA Web Site Committee as well as serving on the CCA Corporate Partners and Legislation Committees.

Mara led the Post Athletic Department for eleven years (1995-2006) during which he moved the Eagles from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) to full membership status in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II. Mara began as Director of Athletics in 1995 and was promoted to Associate Vice-President in 2002. During his tenure, the Post athletic program grew from five varsity sports to twelve varsity, two sub-varsity and two club sports. Mara received many honors for his achievements as an athletic administrator at Post. He was named CACC Athletic Administrator of the Year in 1997-98, 2000-2001 and 2005-06 and was named NAIA Region X Athletic Administrator of the Year in 2001. The American Red Cross recognized him with the Good Neighbor Award in 2005.

He started his career in intercollegiate athletics at Mitchell College as Sports Information Director. Mara was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director and his duties included sports information as well as coordinating recruitment for all sports. He began coaching as Assistant Softball Coach and Assistant Women's Basketball Coach. His first Head Coaching Position was as Mitchell's Baseball Coach . He became Head Women's Basketball Coach in 1984 and also served as Head Softball Coach in 1990 and 1991. During his time as Recruiting Coordinator, Mitchell teams won five national titles and 40 New England Championships.

Mara coached the Mitchell College Women's Basketball Team for ten seasons and compiled a career mark of 289-16 (.947 winning percentage). His teams won ten National Junior College Athletic Association New England titles and reached two National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Final Fours. In five different seasons the Pequots reached number one in the NJCAA National Poll. During his tenure Mitchell established a national record for consecutive regular season victories. The streak, which ultimately reached 234, was at 223 straight when Mara departd Mitchell to become Director of Athletics at Post University. The Pequots fashioned undefeated regular season records every season from 1987-88 until his departure after the 1994-1995 season. The 1994-95 team, which reached the NJCAA Final Four, was inducted in to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

At Mitchell, Mara coached ten Kodak All-Americans including future WNBA All-Star Rita Williams. Williams went on the lead the University of Connecticut to the 1998 Big East Championship and was named Big East Tournament Most Valuable Player. She was the 12th pick in the 1998 WNBA Draft and was chosen as the first all-star game representative in Indiana Fever history. Williams was one of over a dozen student-athletes to go on to play Division I basketball from the Mitchell Program. The Mitchell women were not just successful on the court. Ninety Eight percent graduated from Mitchell and an equal percentage continued their education at four-year colleges.

Mara is a member of three halls of fame. He was inducted into the Mitchell College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998, the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 and the NJCAA  Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. He was featured in an article in the March 7, 1994 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine and in the book Basketball for Dummies by Digger Phelps. 

He spent 16 years as a director of the highly successful Fundamental Basketball Camp at Mitchell College and served on the staff of the Irish Basketball Association (IBA) Basketball Camp in Dungarvan, Ireland for eight years (1994-2002) working under legendary Irish Coach Fergus Woods.  

He was named NJCAA New England Women's Basketball Coach of the Year nine times, Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Coach of the Year six times, NJCAA District Coach of the Year three times and Converse District One Coach of the Year in 1994. He was named CSAC Softball Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1991 for leading the Pequots to the conference championship. He coached the Post Men's Basketball Team to a fourth place finish in the CACC in his only season, 1996-97. His team featured NAIA All-American and future European professional player, Rasuel McKune.

Mara holds degrees from Mitchell College and Roger Williams University as well as a Graduate Certificate from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). He is a native of Connecticut and lives with his son, nine-year old Danny (Pictured at right).

Stacy Kelly was appointed Associate Commissioner of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) on December 1, 2008. She joined the CACC after spending two and a half years at Mitchell College in New London, CT. She served as the Associate Director of Athletics and Sports Information Director from 2006-2008 before assuming an adjunct faculty role for the fall 2008 semester.

As Associate Commissioner of the CACC, Kelly also serves as the conference's Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) and has primary responsibility for eligibility and budget. She is the the conference office liason to the the CACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), the CACC SWA Committee and the CACC Compliance Coordinators..

At Mitchell, Kelly taught classes in Sports Management, Physical Education and General Studies. Prior to that, she helped manage the day-to-day operations of the athletics department as Associate AD and SID. She managed game operations, scheduling and marketing for the department and served as the director of summer camps. Kelly is currently finishing her second year as a facilitator with the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Leadership Conference program. 

Before Mitchell, Kelly served two years at Clark University in Worcester, MA.  At Clark, Kelly assisted in sports information, student-athlete leadership initiatives, scheduling and campus engagement. She served as an advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was an assistant softball coach for the Cougars.

Kelly earned her Master of Science degree in Sports Administration from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2004.  While at La Crosse, she was the assistant to the Associate Athletic Director and a teaching assistant in the Physical Education department. Her primary responsibilities were in-game and event management for the 19 sport nationally-ranked NCAA Division III program.

A 2002 graduate from Wartburg College in Waverly Iowa, Kelly earned her degree in K-12 Physical Education and Health with a minor in Athletic Training. While at Wartburg she was a member of the basketball, softball and track and field teams. She spent two years as a member of the Waverly-Shell Rock High School girls' basketball coaching staff.

Randy Press was named as the Assistant Commissioner/Director of Strategic Communications for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) on February 13, 2012.