Jennifer Stearsman joined the Young Harris College Athletics staff in July 2010 as the college’s first-ever director of compliance. She was promoted to senior women's administrator and assistant athletics director in April 2011.

In her role, Stearsman is charged with establishing procedures and policies that ensure that YHC is in compliance with NCAA rules as they relate to recruiting, scholarships and eligibility; and then to monitor the athletics programs to make sure those policies are being followed.

Stearsman came to Young Harris after serving as assistant athletics director for compliance at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Ga. Stearsman, GSW’s compliance officer from 2007-2009, also served as the Hurricanes’ women’s basketball coach for four years. 

She attended Bethany College in Bethany, W.Va., where she was a member of the women’s basketball team, and graduated as the school’s all-time leader in three-point field goals.  Stearsman is eighth on the all-time scoring list with 1,217 points. Her seven three-point field goals against Waynesburg University still stands as Bethany’s single-game record. 

Stearsman is married to Gannon University assistant men’s basketball coach Matt Stearsman.