Board of Directors

Samantha K. Huge

Executive Director, National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA)
President, FourThorns, LLC

Samantha K. Huge is an influential and trusted executive with over 20 years of experience in NCAA Division I athletics and the sports industry. She is the Executive Director of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing collegiate equestrian, an emerging NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) sport for women.

Huge served as the Director of Athletics at William & Mary and has held senior-level positions at Wake Forest University, Texas A&M University, Georgetown University, and the University of Delaware. In addition to her campus work, Huge was a member of multiple league and NCAA committees, including the NCAA Division I Council, the Division I Football Oversight Committee, and the Division I Basketball Competition Committee. Huge also worked for the technology platform RealResponse as Executive Vice President, leading the company’s collegiate strategy and business development.

She holds a law degree from Campbell University and a bachelor’s degree from Gordon College, where she played four years of varsity basketball. Drawing on her passion for mentorship and expertise in leadership development, Huge actively mentors emerging leaders in the sports and nonprofit sectors. She currently resides in South Carolina.