COLONIA, NJ – The East Coast Conference has announced a partnership with Officially Human (OH), which was founded in 2019 to restore respect to, and positive treatment of, sport officials through increased education and communication to all administrators, coaches, and fans while recruiting and retaining new officials at all levels. 

“We are proud to partner with Officially Human to champion respect, empathy, and humanity for all sports officials both in and outside of the ECC,” said ECC Commissioner Jessica Grasso. “As a conference, we want to build and sustain a culture that values the people who make the student-athlete experience possible.”

OH was founded by Brenda Hilton, who has spent over 20 years in college athletics working with sports officials from the mid-majors to the highest level of Division I.

The ECC will provide each member institution access to resources created by Officially Human throughout the partnership. Videos and other informational items designed to help better educate and inform student-athletes, coaches, and fans will be highlighted throughout the membership.