Courtney Archer joined the Southland Conference in February 2018 and moved into her role as Associate Commissioner of Communications in July 2019.
Archer and her family have resided in Texas for the past 16 years. She spent 13 of those with Conference USA while also being involved with various local events and organizations, including the National Football Foundation, the Cotton Bowl Classic and the inaugural Fort Worth, Heart of Dallas and Frisco Bowls. During that time, she administered a number of championship events for basketball, soccer, softball, golf and rowing and served on the NCAA Media Relations Committee for the NCAA Men’s Final Four. She has also worked the prestigious Battle 4 Atlantis men’s basketball tournament in Paradise Island, Bahamas, since its inception in 2010.
Previously, Archer spent more than two years as Director of Media Relations for the Orange Bowl Committee in Miami. In her role at the Orange Bowl, she served as the media contact and primary spokesperson for the FedEx Orange Bowl, including the 2001 National Championship. Morrison Archer developed and executed public relations and community relations campaigns surrounding the bowl and several other Committee events. While in South Florida, she was also on staff for the NASDAQ 100 Tennis Championships in Key Biscayne.
Archer served two years as Director of Communications at the Atlantic 10 Conference, and worked in the sports information offices at Syracuse University, Xavier (Ohio) University, Miami (Ohio) University and Texas Woman's University.
A native of Gallipolis, Ohio, Archer earned a bachelor's degree from Miami (Ohio) University and a master's degree from West Virginia University. She and her husband Todd Archer live in Flower Mound, Texas, with their two daughters.