Shoshanna Engel, former Assistant Vice President for Athletics and Recreation/SWA at Brown University and Past President of the National Association of Athletics Compliance, has started her own consulting firm – VH Consulting!
Engel, who possesses great expertise in strategy, organizational efficacy, governance, and leadership development, plans to “work with individuals and stakeholders across all levels of an organization.”
She added: “We are shaped in incredible ways by our experiences that tie together the people we connect with and the places and spaces we occupy. I’ve experienced an embarrassment of riches in all of these categories, especially during my professional evolution. I pursued a career in college athletics because so much was right about my own experience, but I also saw opportunity and so much room to grow. Though scope, breadth, and depth of experience increase over time, I am proud that my why – to unlock opportunity at the magical intersection of higher education and sport – remains at the core of who I am and what I do. And now what I plan to do is help people and organizations solve complex problems, develop innovative strategies, and engage in meaningful leadership and thought partnership to navigate the future.
“I owe a debt of gratitude to so many and over time I hope to spotlight some of those people, places, and spaces that continue to shape me. I am immensely grateful to those who’ve stamped my professional passport and especially to those who continue to pour into me, those that took a risk on me, and those that model what I do – and don’t – want to be like when I grow up.”
Engel Lewis joined Brown in July 2021 as Deputy Director of Athletics, Governance and Student Services/Senior Woman Administrator and was promoted a year later to Assistant Vice President for Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator.
Previously, Brown worked at Georgia Tech, where she was associate vice president for athletics governance and inclusion, facilitating all athletics governance, ethics, and compliance, legal and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. She started at Georgia Tech in 2013 as its associate and senior associate athletics director for compliance. She became its first deputy Title IX coordinator for athletics from 2015 to 2020. She was also a member of the NCAA Interpretations Committee from 2015 to 2019.
Engel Lewis previously held positions at Yale University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina, and Tulane University.
A graduate of Yale University, Engel Lewis was a standout Academic All-American gymnast for the Bulldogs. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2003 and went on to earn a master’s degree in sport administration from the University of North Carolina in 2007.
