Keri Alexander Luchowski will serve as acting executive director of the North Coast Athletic Conference as it conducts a search to fill the position.

Alexander Luchowski has been the NCAC’s associate director for the past two years and is completing her 10th year of service on the league’s staff.

The conference’s 10-member presidents council announced it will search nationally for a successor to Dennis Collins, who died in June. Collins had served in the position since the league’s establishment 25 years ago.

Alexander Luchowski has directed media relations and championship operations since joining the conference staff in 1999. She also has been involved in rules interpretations, policy management, awards, meetings, team sport scheduling and officiating.

The former Wheeling Jesuit soccer student-athlete previously served as communications coordinator for the now-defunct National Professional Soccer League.