Leanna Bordner Position: Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA Alma Mater: Michigan State `77

Leanna Bordner is in her 19th year on the Illinois State staff. She became the event manager in 1993, and then became marketing director two years later. She was promoted to assistant athletics director in 1997 and Senior Women's Administrator in 2002. Under Bordner's direction, ISU's marketing division experienced significant growth, as did the department's sales revenues.

In her current position, Bordner directly supervises 12 sports and handles day-to-day operations for two others. In addition, she serves as the department liaison to the Missouri Valley Conference office, is a member of the MVC Officiating and Championship Committees, chairs the MVC Women's Basketball Marketing Committee and this past year served on the MVC Executive Committee as the Vice-President. Bordner serves on the Preview Committee; Athletic Council Gender, Diversity and Student-Athlete Well Being Committee; Homecoming Steering Committee; Alcohol Task Force and NCAA Choices Grant Committee; Redbird Pride Committee and the Diversity Task Force. She also directs Cinco de Redbirds, a fundraiser for women's athletics, and started the `Birds in the Burbs program, a pen pal initiative with ISU student-athletes and children from a Chicago suburban elementary school. Bordner recently served as the NCAA Athletics Certification Liaison for the successful completion of the Cycle 3 certification.

In the community, Bordner serves on the Red Cross Board; the McLean County Chamber Board and the Chamber Government Affairs Committee; the BNACVB Sports Commission Board; is the chair of the Red Cross Evening of Stars Program Committee; and belongs to the Bloomington Kiwanis. She also was the recipient of the 2010 Athena Award, presented by the McLean County Chamber Women's Division.

Previously, Bordner spent eight seasons as an assistant basketball coach at Michigan State, part of a 16-year coaching career.

Bordner received a bachelor's degree from Michigan State in 1977 and a master's degree from Indiana in 1979. While at MSU, she lettered in field hockey, basketball and softball.