Bio

Michelle Ivey came to Marion Military Institute in the summer of 1997 and has served the last twenty-three years as the Director of Athletics.  During her tenure as Director of Athletics, Michelle has been instrumental in seeing MMI's intercollegiate athletic programs grow from zero (0) to the current number, eleven (11).  While managing the day-to-day operations of the intercollegiate athletic programs, she also serves as Director of NJCAA/ACCC Compliance and Sports Information as well as Game Day Administrator. Under Michelle's guidance, Marion Military Institute athletics teams, student-athletes and coaches have achieved conference, regional and national recognition for both their academic and athletic achievements. 

Michelle currently serves as the Women’s Region Director (Region 22) of the National Junior Collegiate Athletics Association (NJCAA), representing the State of Alabama on both Division II Women’s Volleyball and Division I Softball Sport Committees.  She has been selected to serve on the NJCAA Board of Regents as well the Tiered Sanctions Committee (Vice-Chair) and Appeals Committee. 

Her commitment to the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) includes serving as Softball Chair as well as managing the conference website and assisting the Conference Commissioner with all region/district tournaments.  The NJCAA recognized her commitment to both the regional and national sanctioning bodies by selecting her as the 2018 recipient of the prestigious George E. Killian Award for Excellence.

Michelle was a stellar high school and collegiate athlete, and has been selected to two Athletic Halls of Fame - Eckerd College Athletic Hall of Fame (Women's Basketball - 2000) and the Bay County, Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (Basketball - 2011). She was named GTE Academic All-American (Women’s Basketball) during her collegiate career at Eckerd College and after pursuing a career in athletics, earned numerous Coach of the Year awards both at the high school and collegiate level. 

Michelle Ivey and her husband, David (MMI ’88 & ’90 Alum) have one son, Patrick (MMI ‘2021).