Kim Powers, 26, is in her first year as the Senior Woman Administrator and the Director for Student-Athlete Development in the athletic department. Powers served as an Academic Athletic Advisor for the 2004-05 school year after serving as an intern in that department during the 2003-2004 school year.

Her new job responsibilities include assisting student-athletes with class schedules and registration, advising student- athletes with undecided majors, instructing the Issues Affecting Student- Athlete class for all freshmen student-athletes, coordinating community outreach activities, arranging speakers for personal development workshops and assisting student-athletes in career placement opportunities. She also serves as the advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

Before coming to Xavier, Powers, a native of Cincinnati, was a member of the women's swimming and diving team at Stanford University for five years. While at Stanford she completed a B.A. in communications in 2001 and an M.A. in psychology in 2002. She completed her M.Ed. in sport administration at Xavier University (2004).