Interim Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), Steve Bamford, has announced  that Holly Gera, Director of Athletics at Montclair State University has been named the 2006 ECAC Jostens Female Administrator of the Year.

The ECAC Jostens Male and Female Administrators of the Year awards are presented annually to administrators from ECAC member schools in recognition of outstanding or meritorious service to the ECAC. The awards will be presented at the ECAC Convention Honors Dinner presented by Jostens on October 1 at the Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Resort. 

Gera has served as the Director of Athletics at Montclair State for 10 years and has been a staff member with her alma mater since she began in 1989 as the Director of Campus Recreation. In 1990, she was promoted to Assistant Director of Athletics and in 1995, Gera was appointed Associate Athletic Director overseeing and administering the day to day internal operations of the department. 

Since 1996, Gera has directed the operations for the NCAA Division III athletic department which boasts 17 sports for men and women.    

Gera, of Morris Plains, serves on several committees including being the Vice President of the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators, Facilitator for the NCAA Division III Student Athlete Leadership Conferences, Sports Chairperson for Women’s Basketball for the New Jersey Athletic Conference and Treasurer of the New Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. She was a member of the ECAC Board of Directors from 2002-2005 and has served on several ECAC Championship Committees.

A 1979 graduate of Montclair State, Gera received a Masters of Science in 1981 from The Pennsylvania State University. She has received numerous awards and most recently was honored as the recipient of the Pathfinder Award for the state of New Jersey given by the National Association of Girls and Women in Sports.