Mission Statement:
The Illinois Athletic Directors Association empowers and equips athletic administrators to lead
education-based athletics with equity and excellence. We foster professional growth, mentorship,
advocacy, and collaboration while providing resources, training, and a strong statewide network that
supports the well-being, leadership, and success of every athletic director and the student-athletes they
serve.

Vision Statement:
To be the premier professional organization for interscholastic athletic administrators in Illinois.

Core Principles:
Leadership is showing up with purpose, modeling the standard, and lifting others higher through
influence, service, belief, with mutual respect and equity.

Integrity is staying true to our values and always doing what is right, even when no one is watching.

Growth is staying curious, embracing challenges, and relentlessly pursuing better, learning, adapting,
and evolving each day to elevate ourselves, our teams, and those we serve.

Sustainability is leading with vision, building systems, people, and culture that thrive long after we are
gone by balancing today’s excellence with tomorrow’s endurance.