Kristina M. Navarro

Navarro earned a B.S. in sport management and business administration with a concentration in strength and conditioning from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2006. She went on to earn a master of arts in sport administration from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2009. Navarro then added a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy analysis with a focus on higher, postsecondary and continuing education from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012. A third-generation educator, Navarro grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. She has worked for 13 years in higher education and athletic administration as a tenured faculty member, athletics director and now assistant chancellor.