Arnika Edwards

Arnika Edwards has spent over 25 years involved in sports as a two-sport student-athlete at Alabama A&M University. She is currently the Director of Operations at Stony Brook University. As a coach, Edwards has compiled a 266-89 record and has been named Coach of the Year six times by various organizations.

During her 14-year span as head basketball coach, her teams reached the regional tournament nine times and the Final Four on four occasions.

Throughout her coaching career, Edwards coached 53 athletic scholarship players, specifically DeWanna Bonner, three-time WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year, and four-time All-Star currently with the Connecticut Sun.

As the Fairfield School District Athletic Director, she coordinated “The Complete Female Athlete” symposium, spoke at various conferences and was the facilitator for the NCAA Guidelines and Compliance Seminar for college bound athletes.