The results of the 2026 AVCA Board of Directors election are in. There were two seats on the ballot, and those elected include:
- Nancy Mueller of the University of the South, Sewanee, NCAA Division III Women’s Representative
- Shelby Forchtner of New Mexico Military Institute, Two-Year College Representative
Both Mueller and Forchtner will return to the Board for second terms, and their new three-year terms are effective Jan. 1, 2027. They are part of the 17-member AVCA Board, which includes a blend of elected representatives and appointed members.
Mueller, who has been coaching for the past three decades, is in her ninth season as the head coach of Sewanee volleyball. The multi-time Coach of the Year honoree has earned more than 280 career victories between her head coaching stops at the Division I and Division levels, and her teams have made multiple appearances in the NCAA Volleyball Championship.
Forchtner is no stranger to success, as she has led New Mexico Military Institute to the regional round of postseason play every season she’s been at the school. Her teams have qualified for the NJCAA national tournament 10 times in the past dozen years, finishing as the national runner-up in 2021. Her teams won 145 matches from 2021 to 2025.
