Dr. Monaghan became Vice President of Championship, Membership, and Sports Governance in November 2024. Dr. Monaghan joined the NJCAA National Office in July 2024 after serving as the Athletic Director of NJCAA member Indian Hills Community College (IA) since August of 2015. He has also served as the school's Vice President of Student Development and Operations for the past three years. Under his leadership, the athletics department has grown its sport offerings through the debut of men's and women's wrestling, sports shooting, competitive cheer, dance, men's and women's track and field, and women's golf. The Warriors captured 11 national championships and amassed hundreds of academic All-Region and NJCAA All-Academic individual and team honors under his guidance.

Dr. Monaghan first stepped onto the campus of Indian Hills in 2012 when he was hired as an assistant baseball coach after previously serving as the head baseball coach at Iowa Wesleyan College. Before taking the role of Athletic Director, Dr. Monaghan served in several capacities including Director of Athletics/Student Services, Coordinator of Career and Pathway Education, and Executive Dean of Student Development and Athletics.

Dr. Monaghan has continuously committed his time and effort to the association and its student athletes and on a national level has chaired the NJCAA DI Softball Committee, NJCAA Wrestling Committee, and the NJCAA Sports Governance Committee. He has also served as the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Regional Director, Assistant Regional Director, and Indian Hills Higher Learning Commission Committee Chair. Dr. Monaghan completed his sixth year as chair of softball, second consecutive year of women's wrestling, and first year as sports governance chair. He also served as the Women's Director for NJCAA Region 11.

Dr. Monaghan earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and completed his doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Iowa State University. In April of 2024, Dr. Monaghan was named the NJCAA Athletic Director of the Year.

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