NFHS 107th Summer Meeting Women’s Leadership Recap

The 107^th NFHS Summer Meeting was held this year in Salt Lake City, UT. The NFHS Summer Meeting is a four-day conference comprised of general sessions, discussion forums, and networking opportunities. The Women in Leadership team held two events this year, the Women’s Leadership Summit and the Women’s Networking Social. 

The Women’s Leadership Summit featured a fireside chat with Lisa Jones. Lisa has been an NCAA Division I women’s basketball referee for over 20 years, earning 11 Final Four assignments.  She is a former WNBA referee and retired Deputy Chief of the Phoenix Fire Department, and the retired Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Phoenix. She is the former chair of the National Association of Sports Officials Board of Directors and has spent her entire life absolutely crushing it in male-dominated fields.   

You can watch the fireside chat with Lisa Jones at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9GLc4H7kG4.  

The Women’s Networking Social was held after the Summit and served as an opportunity for the women who are a part of the NFHS membership to socialize and meet new people.  

During the Women’s Leadership Summit and Networking Social, branded journals from the NFHS Women in Leadership team were given to attendees. These journals serve as a safe space for administrators to write down their thoughts, feelings, and creative ideas. Additionally, the NFHS Women in Leadership team will send a journal prompt every month to the attendees to provoke a few moments to be taken for themselves during their busy schedules. 

The Annual Induction Ceremony for the NFHS Hall of Fame, held on the final day of the summer meeting, is an outstanding culminating highlight of the event each year. The 2026 NFHS Hall of Fame Class is comprised of one performing arts inductee, two officials, one administrator, three coaches, and five athletes. This year’s class includes the induction of six outstanding females – Alisha Glass Childress, Jordan Larson, Krissy Wendell Pohl, Jan Barker, Flo Valdez, and Mary Lou Thimas. To read more on their incredible stories, please use the following link: https://nfhs.org/stories/five-former-multi-sport-athletes-headline-2026-class-of-the-national-high-school-hall-of-fame.