Dr. Fachaitte Kinslow, Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance/Senior Woman Leader, at Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Dr. Fachaitte (fuh-shay) Kinslow is a senior athletics administrator, compliance leader, andformer counselor with more than two decades of experience advancing equity, academic success,and holistic development for student-athletes. Raised on a multigenerational farm in Dover,Oklahoma, she brings a values-driven, service-oriented leadership approach shaped by familylegacy, education, and faith.Dr. Kinslow currently serves as Associate Director of Athletics, Senior Woman Leader, andCompliance Administrator at Texas A&M University–Texarkana. In this role, she overseesathletics compliance and governance, conducts rules education for coaches and staff, coordinatesrequired departmental reporting, and supports Title IX, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.Her responsibilities also include sport supervision, student-athlete welfare, academiccoordination, drug testing administration, departmental budgeting support, professionaldevelopment programming, and assisting the Athletic Director with strategic operations.Before her current appointment, Dr. Kinslow served in senior athletics leadership roles at anLangston University, where she led compliance operations, academic advising, and department-wide initiatives supporting women in sports and student-athlete success. Earlier in her career, sheworked extensively as a school and collegiate counselor and therapist, providing academicadvising, mental health services, and substance abuse counseling across K–12, junior college,and higher education settings. These experiences deeply informed her leadership philosophy andcommitment to student-athlete well-being.Dr. Kinslow’s early career included sports marketing and media internships, including work withthe University of Oklahoma. While serving as an academic counselor at the junior college level,she identified systemic barriers preventing student-athletes from progressing academically. Inresponse, she helped design and implement structured advising and monitoring programs thatimproved graduation rates and clarified academic pathways for athletes.Building on this work, she founded Winning Edge, a sports consulting initiative focused onacademic preparedness, leadership development, mental toughness, and career assessment forstudent-athletes and their families. The program emphasized early intervention, parent education,and long-term planning—principles that continue to shape her administrative leadership today.At the national level, Dr. Kinslow is widely engaged in intercollegiate athletics governance andleadership development. She serves as the inaugural Chair of the NAIA Senior WomanLeaders Association, a member of the NAIA National Administrative Council, and has heldleadership or advisory roles with the NAIA RISE (Respect, Inclusivity, Support, Education)initiative, the Learning Disabilities Advisory Committee, and multiple compliance-focusedcommittees. She is also the founder of the conference-wide initiative “We Belong Here:Celebrating Women in Sports,” which promotes visibility, equity, and leadership opportunitiesfor women in athletics.In 2025, Dr. Kinslow earned her Doctor of Education in Sports Management (LeadershipConcentration) from the United States Sports University. Her scholarship examines leadershipaccountability, institutional responsibility, and the lived experiences of student-athletes withinintercollegiate athletics. She is a graduate of the MOAA Rising Star Program and a recipient ofnumerous national honors, scholarships, and leadership recognitions.A breast cancer survivor who has navigated significant personal loss, Dr. Kinslow bringsempathy, resilience, and authenticity to her leadership. Outside of work, she enjoys writing,reading, watching football, basketball, and baseball, and spending time with her family on thefarm. She grounds her leadership in faith and purpose, guided by Jeremiah 29:11, and believeseffective leadership is defined not by position alone, but by stewardship, preparation, and theability to create space for others to thrive.Join us on A Chat in the Garden with Monique A. J. Smith. Listen to our guest’s career path, her advice for others & current initiatives...A Chat in the Garden with Monique A.J. Smith, where Significance Blooms. Listen via Spreaker, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music/Audible, or www.chatinthegarden.com. This is Season 12. Seasons 1 - 11 can be found on 200plus.expert.