Laurie Priest has served for the past 21 years as the Chair of Physical Education and Director of Athletics at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA. Prior to coming to Mount Holyoke she was Director of Athletics, Swimming Coach and Assistant Professor of Physical Fitness Management at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. Priest has been active professionally on the state, regional and national level and is a frequent speaker on the importance of addressing social justice issues in sport.