WINTHROP, Mass. — The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is pleased to welcome Janard Jones as its social media specialist.

In the position, Jones’ duties will include social media management, coordination of the GNAC’s efforts to celebrate DIII week on social platforms, assisting with weekly player of the week communications and reports and All-Conference selections, attending and assisting with event planning for championship events, and direct supervision of an undergraduate social media intern.

Prior to the GNAC, he interned at Lesley University handling sport information duties during his undergraduate year. He was most recently a graduate assistant for sports information at GNAC member Lasell University. He earned his Master’s in Sport Leadership, while performing his GA duties at Lasell.

“We were very fortunate to have Janard at Lasell for the past two years,” said Lasell Director of Athletics Kristy Walter. “He contributed in so many ways to the department and he took great pride in recognizing and promoting the student-athletes.  He will be a great addition to the GNAC staff and I look forward to continuing to work with him. “

Jones also holds an associate’s degree from Bunker Hill Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Salem State in Sport Management. He was a member of the men’s basketball teams at both institutions.

During his tenure, he helped lead Bunker Hill to a Regional Championship and the most wins in program history in 2019, while earning all-conference honors. At Salem State, he earned MASCAC All-Academic honors in 2020.

ABOUT THE GREAT NORTHEAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.

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