Kyle Mills Named Assistant Director of Executive Affairs on NFHS Administrative Staff

Davis Whitfield, who officially assumed the position of executive director of the NFHS on August 1, has announced several staff changes for the 2026-27 fiscal year. Whitfield was selected last month by the NFHS Board of Directors to be the seventh full-time executive director in the 107-year history of the NFHS. He has served as the organization’s chief operating officer for the past 11 years.

In addition to Mark Koski, who was named earlier this week as the new deputy executive director, Kyle Mills has been selected assistant director of executive affairs. In this position, Mills will direct and manage the daily operations of the Office of the Executive Director, and he will add new responsibilities in the areas of affiliate membership, NFHS Foundation administrative leadership support, as well as NFHS Network HoldCo administrative support. 

Mills has served as manager of executive affairs to the chief operating officer for the past two years. He joined the NFHS in 2019 and served as a coordinator and manager in the NFHS Performing Arts Department for five years.

During that time, he built relationships with staff members at state associations and National Governing Bodies across the country, and he coordinated awards programs, planned national conferences, and managed projects between the NFHS Performing Arts Department and national stakeholders.  

Mills earned his bachelor’s degree from Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and his master’s in sport administration from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Prior to joining the NFHS staff, Mills served an internship with the Indiana Pacers, as well as numerous part-time roles and internships involving public relations, communications, event management, project management and journalism in the sports space during his six years of undergraduate and post-graduate studies.

“Kyle has distinguished himself as one of the brightest and most capable professionals in our organization,” Whitfield said. “His exceptional work ethic, outstanding attitude and commitment to excellence have earned this well-deserved promotion to assistant director of executive affairs.”

In alliance with Whitfield’s title shift from chief executive officer (CEO) to executive director, he announced title changes for two other administrators: JoAnne Bennett is now associate executive director – finance, and Mautrice Meriweather is now associate executive director – human resources. Also, with the creation of the deputy executive director position, Whitfield said the chief operating officer (COO) position would be eliminated and that a new position would be created in the future to assume some of the previous responsibilities of the COO.