Reed, Christopher & Streeter Elected to Collegiate Water Polo Association Board of Directors

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- George Washington University men's and women's head coach Scott Reed, California State University-Maritime Academy Director of Athletics Marv Christopher and Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend College Director of Athletics Brian Streeter were elected to the Collegiate Water Polo Association Board of Directors  by the league membership at the organization's 2009 Annual Meeting on June 1.

Reed and Christopher, who were re-elected to their positions on the board, join first-time member Streeter, University of Michigan head coach Matt Anderson,C.S. McKee Senior Vice President Mark Gensheimer, CWPA Commissioner Dan Sharadin, and CWPA President/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assistant Director of Athletics John Benedick on the Board of Directors.

Charged with enforcing the bylaws and policies established by the league membership through a legislative process, the Board of Directors serve as an oversight group over the varsity and club components of the Collegiate Water Polo Association.

In his 10th year as head coach of the water polo programs at George Washington University, Scott Reed has led the Colonials to a spot among the Collegiate Water Polo Association's best programs.

In 2007, Reed was named CWPA Southern Division Men's Coach of the Year for guiding GW to third place at the Eastern Championship and an end-of-season No. 17 national ranking. In 10 seasons, Reed has led the GW men's team to 95 victories and three Eastern Championship appearances. He is the first and only head coach of the women's water polo team, which in 2003 won a program-record 18 games to earn Reed CWPA Southern Division Coach of the Year honors.

Reed came to GW from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA, where he served as the head water polo coach and as an assistant coach with the university's men's and women's swimming teams.

Reed graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1994 with a bachelor of science degree in sport management. At Massachusetts, he served as a captain on the nationally-ranked Minutemen's water polo squad and also competed on the swim team. He still owns the Massachusetts school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:30.65.

In addition, Reed served as a graduate assistant in aquatics at Eastern Kentucky University, where he received a master of science degree in sport administration in 1997.

Brian Streeter recently completed his 11th year as Behrend's director of athletics.  A member of the multi-divisional Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Board of Directors and chair of the organization's Championships Committee, he recently completed his tenure on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Water Polo Committee and served as chairman of the committee in 2009.

In 2001, Streeter was named one of two ECAC Jostens Administrators of the Year and served as the ECAC President during the 2004-05 academic year overseeing an organization which serves Divisions I, II, and III colleges and universities in locations from Maine to North Carolina.

The 2004-05 recipient of the General Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award from the All-Amercian Football Foundation, Streeter was recognized "for his ongoing support of college athletics and his continued support of college football".

A past commissioner of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC), he participated in numerous AMCC subcommittees. He previously served on the NCAA Women's Soccer and Men's Water Polo Committees in addition to past service on the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Selection Committee for Women's Softball.

In addition, he has led PSU-Erie, The Behrend College to consistent success in the AMCC as the Behrend Lions have captured eight of the past nine league Presidents Cups, presented to the most accomplished athletic program in conference competition.

Prior to joining Penn State Behrend, Streeter spent sixteen years as an assistant athletics director and head coach of men's basketball at Hobart College. He is a five-time winner of the Schoenfeld Regional Sportsmanship Award given by the College Basketball Officials Association. In 1995, he earned top honors for the same award nationwide. He also was named the Geneva, New York, American Red Cross Volunteer of the Year in 1993.

A graduate of Texas A&M University, he received his master's degree from Ithaca College. A past member of the NCAA Men's Water Polo Committee, he also serves as a board member of the East Erie Kiwanis Club, and a member of the Pennsylvania State Basketball Advisory Committee for Special Olympics.

The Director of Athletics at California State University-Maritime Academy, Marv Christopher has a long-tenured history in leading athletic programs.

Following the conclusion of his fourth year as AD at CSU-Maritime, he has served as a Director of Athletics for nearly a quarter-century following 19-years as Director of Athletics at Cazenovia College (N.Y.).

His activities and accomplishments at Cazenovia include developing and implementing a NCAA Division III athletics program for men and women from provisional status to fully sanctioned accreditation, initiating a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) sanctioned men’s athletic program at the formerly all women’s college and providing the vision and direction for building a multi-million dollar athletic complex.

A recipient of a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from SUNY Brockport and a master’s degree in Education from SUNY Cortland, he is a receipient of a Meritorious Service Award from the NJCAA and previously served as Commissioner of North Eastern Athletic Conference (NCAA) and the Mid State Athletic Conference (NJCAA).