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Westhampton Beach Athletic Director Kathy Masterson
The word “master” doesn’t only show up in Kathy Masterson’s last name, it’s now in her job title.
After endless hours taking courses and attending numerous conferences, both in state and nationally, Masterson, the Westhampton Beach School District’s director of health, physical education and athletics, was recognized by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association as a Certified Master Athletic Administrator.
Masterson said she voluntarily went for the certification to improve her skills as the district’s athletic director, a post she’s held for the past 15 years. The best part about it, she said, is that the program is ever-changing and stays current with today’s issues. She learned different skills, from how to use and implement different technologies, to sports law, turf management, and Title IX and sexual harassment issues.
“To become a certified masters administrator, you have to put in a lot of extra hours,” she explained. “A lot of the classes I took at night and would run for about four hours, say from 6 to 10 at night. I also took a couple at our state and national conferences, and I thought those were a great time because you get to collegiately work with other people who maybe you wouldn’t normally and you get to learn a lot of what other people who are in the same position are going through or have gone through. So you get such a wide variety of situations that you learn from.”
Westhampton Beach Superintendent Michael Radday said the district is very fortunate to have Masterson.
“Her recent designation as a certified master athletic administrator by the NIAAA is a well-deserved recognition of her hard work, dedication, and commitment to our student-athletes and coaches,” he said. “We are proud of Kathy and know that Hurricane athletics are in good hands with Kathy at the helm.”
