Christina T. Ross begins her first year at Alabama A&M University as the Associate Athletics Director for Compliance.
Ross comes to “The Hill” after spending one year in a return stint at Prairie View A&M University and four years as the Associate AD for Compliance at Jackson State University.
Before leaving PVAMU Ross initially joined the staff in July 2015 as the Athletic Compliance Coordinator. She oversaw women’s bowling, women’s softball, men's and women’s tennis, and men's & women’s track & field/cross country. Additionally, Ross assisted with compliance and academic matters relating to both NCAA and SWAC initial eligibility for new student-athletes and continuing eligibility for returning and transfer student-athletes, athletic book program, and assists with Rules Education efforts.
Ross is no stranger to programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) as she served as an Athletic Compliance Graduate Assistant at Jackson State prior to taking an Athletic Compliance Coordinator position at Prairie View A&M.
While at Jackson State as a graduate assistant, Ross interpreted NCAA and SWAC by-laws, rules, and regulations for all 18 intercollegiate athletic programs to coaches and staff, maintained the compliance website and produced the compliance electronic newsletter, processed waivers for initial eligibility for new student-athletes and continuing eligibility for returning and transfer student-athletes, issued National Letters of Intent and financial aid agreements for prospective student-athletes as well as oversaw game day complimentary ticket admissions.
Ross, a native of Florence, Miss., is a product of Rankin County Public Schools – Florence High School, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training (2010) from the University of Southern Mississippi and a master’s degree in sports science management (2015) from Jackson State University. She is a member National Association for Athletic Compliance (NAAC), the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), and Minority Opportunities for Athletics Administration (MOAA).
Ross is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and is the daughter of Roosevelt and Runchy Ross.
