Sgroi chosen as second choice, but hasn’t confirmed whether she will accept the role

Cutler turns down NIAA executive director position

Robert Perea
Today, 05:00 AM

A day after being chosen as the next executive director of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, Todd Cutler announced that that he and the NIAA were unable to agree on contract terms and he would not be taking the position.

After interviewing the three finalists for the position during its Sept. 23 meeting at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, the NIAA Board voted 7-5 to name Cutler as the next executive director.

But on Sept. 24, Cutler said he would not be accepting the position.

“The NIAA and I were unable to come to agreement and I will not be accepting the role,” Cutler said in an email statement to Range Media.

Before the vote, Chairman Alex Woodley requested the Board vote on a second choice in case its first choice didn’t take the position. Woodley said he was involved in the hiring process of a Reno Police Chief in 2022 and said the candidate chosen for that position did not accept the position, but the committee had voted on a second choice.

“I would recommend that we at least identify number one and number two in case we do have a situation with our first choice that we don't have to start all over again,” Woodley said.

The NIAA Board voted 12-0 to approve NIAA Assistant Director Cate Sgroi as the second choice. As of Tuesday, the NIAA had not responded to an inquiry on whether it and Sgroi had reached an agreement.

Before voting 7-5 in favor of Cutler, a motion to choose Sgroi as the executive director had failed in a 6-6 tie.

Cutler is the Superintendent of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District. He He has been a teacher and coach in Douglas and Clark Counties, a principal and assistant principal in Virginia City and Fernley, and has served as superintendent n four school districts. He was also mayor of Fernley from 2006-09.

Sgroi has been an NIAA assistant director since July 2024. She worked in the Clark County School District from 2013-2024 as a biology teacher, coach, athletic director, student success instructional facilitator, and assistant principal at Sierra Vista High School, then in 2022 became Secondary Student Athletics Office Director for CCSD.