Nicole McKinney arrived at Purdue in 2004 as an academic support services advisor and has twice been promoted to new roles for the Boilermakers, now serving as Director of the Brees Academic Performance Center since 2017. Her primary sport responsibilities include volleyball, wrestling and the men's & women's swimming and diving programs.
McKinney earned a Bachelor's of Science in Health Fitness from Central Michgian University in 2000, where she was a softball student-athlete from 1995-2000. As a senior, she was a GTE Third-Team Academic All-American. She interned for CMU following her undergradate career and earned a Master's in Sport Administration from the institution in 2002.
Before her arrival at Purdue, McKinney worked in academic services for Miami (Fl.) from 2002-04.
Hometown: Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Family: Husband, Chip; sons Ian, Owen and Tristan. Ian currently attends Purdue University.
Noteworthy: member of Women Leaders in Sports; selection committee member for NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Region IV; previously a member of the NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship Committee (2016-2020).