Dave Haglund
Commissioner
11th Year
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 503-305-8756
Follow @DaveHaglundGNAC

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Dave Haglund is in his 12th year as commissioner of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

During his tenure, the conference office has been responsible for hosting a number of regional and national events, including the NCAA Cross Country  Championships, NCAA Cross Country West Regionals and the NCAA Men's Golf Super Regionals. He also brought the NCAA Conference Commissioners Association annual summer meeting to British Columbia, Canada -- home to GNAC member Simon Fraser University.

On a governance level, Haglund played an active role in groundbreaking legislation enabling the extension of Division II's international footprint to Mexico. Initially defeated by a narrow margin when the proposal was initially brought forth by another conference, revised legislation a few years later passed with an overwhelming approval rating of 85 percent.

Haglund culminated his recent four-year term on the NCAA Nominating Committee by serving as the panel's chair. He is a past member of the men's basketball Regional Advisory Committee and has served as the NCAA site representative for the West Regionals in California and Oregon. He also has served as a site representative during the NCAA women's soccer and football championships.

He also served on the NCAA's association-wide Officiating Review Steering Committee which was tasked with examining the recruitment, education, evaluation, retention and training of officials across 15 sports.

Shortly after his appointment as commissioner, he initiated the development of an ongoing symposium focused on advancing the interests and opportunities of females looking to break into the sports industry. The first GNAC "Women in Sports" career seminar was held in Seattle. Since that time, the GNAC has conducted similar events in Anchorage and Portland. In total, the seminars have attracted hundreds of attendees and featured nearly 80 panelists covering a wide cross-section of career paths.

His administrative career includes a 10-year stint as associate athletics director at the University of Maryland. 

Operating in the heart of the D.C./Baltimore corridor, the nation's fourth-largest media market, he led Maryland's athletics media relations department when the Terrapins won the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship and played in the Orange and Peach bowls. His responsibilities at Maryland included the supervision of 12 sports and four support units in addition to coordinating nearly 50 ACC and NCAA championship events hosted by the university.

During his time in College Park, the Terps captured 10 NCAA titles in five sports -- including men's basketball, women's basketball, and men's soccer -- and appeared in four bowl games.

His career has included promoting multiple programs that led the NCAA Division I ranks in home attendance for the first time in school history.

Haglund is a graduate of Oregon State University. He and his wife, Cindy, have two children: Samantha and Matthew.

Bridget Johnson Tetteh
Associate Commissioner
Tenth Year
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: 503-305-8756
Twitter: @BridgetTetteh

Bridget Johnson Tetteh, a two-time NCAA All-American in track and field at Western Oregon University and former coach at the NCAA Division II and Division III levels, is in her 10th year with the conference office. She was promoted to associate commissioner in July 2015.

She is currently in the midst of a four-year term as a member of the NCAA Track & Field Rules Committee, a nine-member panel that includes representation from all three divisions. Her term runs until September of 2023. In addition, she serves on the NCAA Division II Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant committee.

Johnson Tetteh joined the GNAC staff as assistant commissioner in August 2012 after spending the previous four years as the associate head coach for the Pacific (Ore.) University track and field and cross country programs.  From 2006-2008, she was on the coaching staff at Western Oregon.

At the GNAC, Johnson Tetteh's primary areas of focus are NCAA compliance and championships administration. She also serves as the conference office Senior Woman Administrator. In 2013, she served as meet director for the NCAA Cross Country Championships and NCAA Cross Country West Regional, both of which were hosted by the GNAC.

From 2012-2014, she served as a member of the Regional Advisory Committee in volleyball. Johnson Tetteh has also served as an NCAA West Regional site representative on three occasions -- for women's basketball in 2013 and 2015, and for volleyball in 2014.

Tetteh also oversees the GNAC' "Women in Sports" seminar, an initiative designed to provide a networking and educational opportunity for college- and high school-aged women interested in pursuing sports-related careers. In its first four editions, more than 800 attendees have benefited from the nearly 80 panelists who have participated in the event.

Johnson Tetteh competed in track and field at Western Oregon between 2003 and 2006 and is still the all-time point scorer in GNAC outdoor championship meet history with 115 points. During her career, she won four GNAC titles (heptathlon in 2005 and 2006, 100 hurdles in 2006 and 4x400 relay in 2005) and twice earned NCAA Division II All-American honors in the heptathlon (2005-06).

Johnson Tetteh, who is a 2008 graduate of the NCAA Women’s Coaching Academy, has extensive experience in event management at Western Oregon and Pacific, including serving as the meet coordinator for the GNAC Track and Field Championships in 2011. At Pacific, she was the event supervisor for football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer. She also served on the USTFCCCA NCAA DIII National Awards Committee since 2010.

Johnson Tetteh is a 2006 graduate of Western Oregon University where she earned a degree in health promotion. She earned a master’s degree in education from WOU in 2008. She was a three-time Academic All-GNAC honoree as an undergraduate.

Blake Timm
Assistant Commissioner for Communications
Eighth Year
E-Mail: [email protected] 
Phone: 503-305-8756
Twitter: @timmbr

Blake Timm has served as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s assistant commissioner for communications since July 2015.

Timm joined the conference after spending 16 years as sports information director at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. In that role, Timm was responsible for the media operations, publicity and game operations for Pacific’s 24-sport, NCAA Division III program. He oversaw the growth of Pacific athletics presence online, including multiple redesigns of the program’s website and the implementation of social media and video programs.

During his time at Pacific, Timm successfully promoted the restart of the Pacific football program and its climb to the Northwest Conference championship in just five years, which was featured in regional and national media.

In 2020, Timm was selected for induction into the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Hall of Fame. In June 2017, Timm received the organization's Warren Berg Award and was honored with the Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award in 2022.

In 2018, Timm received the Excellence in Communications award from the U.S. Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) in recognition of his work to publicize track and field student-athletes from the GNAC.

In 2007 and 2011, Timm was selected by his peers as the winner of the Jack Sareault Award as the Northwest Conference’s Sports Information Director of the Year. Timm has also won 32 College Sports Communicators Publication & Digital Design Contest awards, including eight Best In Nation citations (including one for the 2019 GNAC Cross Country Championships program), and 18 Fred Stabley, Sr., Writing Contest awards with two national winners. Timm’s work has also been recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, USA Volleyball and Swimming World magazine.

While at Pacific, Timm also served six years as the lead media contact for Pacific University Legends, a high-level celebrity golf, auction and concert event that raised over $600,000 for the Pacific athletic program in its 10-year run.

Timm has served on the media relations staff for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, the 2014 IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships, the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships, the 2021 Prefontaine Classic and the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

He also served on the media relations team for the 2009 and 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball regional rounds in Portland and was the press conference moderator for the 2015 and 2022 Division I Men's Basketball first and second rounds, the 2019 Division I Women's Basketball regionals at the Moda Center and the 2023 Division I Women's Basketball regionals in Seattle.

Timm has also served as the site representative for the 2016 NCAA Division II Volleyball West Regional, which was held at Alaska Anchorage, and as the host media coordinator for the 2022 NCAA Division II Men's & Women's Soccer Championships, hosted by Seattle Pacific as part of the Division II Championships Festival.

Timm is an active member of College Sports Communicators. He served six years on the organization’s Board of Directors and six years as a member of the College Division Management Advisory Committee, including three years as chair. He is a past chair of the organization’s Membership Services Committee and has served on the Academic All-America Committee. Timm currently serves as vice-chair of the College Sports Communicators Special Awards Committee and is secretary of the Division II Sports Information Directors Association.

From 2014 to 2015, Timm served as the features editor for The Oregon Distance Runner magazine, the quarterly publication of the non-profit Oregon Road Runners Club. The Road Runners Club of America recognized the publication as it’s 2014 Outstanding Club Print Newsletter.

Timm is a 1998 graduate of Pacific University with a degree in journalism. A native of Klamath Falls, Ore., Timm and his family reside in Forest Grove. He is an active member of the Rotary Club of Forest Grove and served as the club's president in 2018-19.