Kennedy Taylor joined Conference USA in August 2025 as the Associate Director of Sports Services. In her role, she provides sport oversight for cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field, men's and women's tennis, and beach volleyball. She also serves as the liaison for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Prior to joining Conference USA, Taylor served as the Assistant Director of Championships at the Sun Belt Conference, where she managed championship operations for women’s soccer, volleyball, indoor track & field, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s tennis, beach volleyball, outdoor track & field, and baseball. She also supported SAAC initiatives during her tenure.
Taylor’s career began as the Central Texas Regional Director for the Texas Charter School Academic and Athletic League, where she oversaw athletic and academic championship events for over 100 schools in the San Antonio region.
A former NCAA Division I student-athlete, Taylor played five seasons of women’s basketball at Texas State University. She was a two-time All-Sun Belt Second Team selection and finished the 2022–23 season as the NCAA Division I active leader in career assists. Taylor remains the all-time assists leader for both Texas State and the Sun Belt Conference. She also helped lead Texas State to a Sun Belt regular-season championship in 2023.
Originally from Dallas, Texas, Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism with a concentration in sports (2021) and a Master of Business Administration (2023), both from Texas State University. She is a two-time Sun Belt Commissioner’s List honoree and has represented Texas State at the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum (2018), the Influencer NIL Summit (2022), and the NCAA NIL Stakeholder Meeting (2023).