Anthony “AJ” Vazquez joined the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin as Assistant Executive Director in July 2026. He oversees the conference’s communications operation, including website management, social media, awards administration, championship coverage and the continued growth of the CCIW Network. Vazquez also supports championship operations, member services and other day-to-day conference initiatives.
Before joining the CCIW, Vazquez served as a Communications and Media Contractor with the Sunshine State Conference. He was the primary media contact for 15 conference-sponsored sports and managed weekly awards, press releases, website content, championship seeding, tiebreaker procedures and tournament scenarios.
Vazquez also worked as a Strategic Communications and Marketing Intern with the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. In that role, he managed communications with more than 80 administrators, facilitated conference voting processes, helped publish preseason polls and postseason awards, maintained standings and statistical records, published competition schedules and served as an on-site media relations coordinator and administrator at RMAC championships.
A native of Whittier, California, Vazquez graduated magna cum laude from Knox College in 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Business Management and a concentration in finance. He competed in football and track and field for the Prairie Fire and served as a football team captain. Vazquez was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma and earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District recognition in 2024.