Etienne Thomas joined the North Carolina Central University staff as the Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations/Senior Woman's Administrator in July of 2008

Thomas came to NCCU from San Jose State University where she served as the director of compliance. She added the duties of associate athletics director in July 2006. As a sports supervisor in the Spartans' 16-sports program, she oversaw men's and women's soccer and softball.

Thomas' background is rooted in compliance. She has worked at Howard University (2002-03) in Washington, D.C., Saint Paul's College (2001-02) in Lawrenceville, Va., and at North Carolina Central University (2001-02). Her first position in athletics was as a compliance/general administration intern in the University of Iowa women's athletics department.

The 1996 graduate of North Carolina Central University majored in political science. She has completed coursework for a J.D. degree from The University of Iowa College of Law.

Active in NCAA professional activities, she has served her universities as a delegate at the annual national convention. Thomas was an administrator at the 2004 NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Conference.

In 2006, she completed the 18-month NCAA Fellow Program.

Thomas holds memberships in the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), the Black Coaches Association (BCA), the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), National Association of Athletics Compliance Coordinators (NAACC), and the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletes (N4A).

She and her husband, Byron, currently reside in Morrisville, N.C.