Her mother, who is retired, was the staff liaison for the community planning council of the United Way of Greenwich in Greenwich, Conn.

"The whole purpose of this new format was really to speed up the last few minutes of games," Gary Brown, a staff liaison to the N.C.A.A.'s rules committee, said.

That committee is headed by Scott LeTellier, a lawyer from Los Angeles who was the staff liaison of the Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee for soccer.

Lorissa also acts as primary staff liaison for the Oversight Subcommittee and the Telecommunications Subcommittee.

Batchelder was appointed as staff liaison to the visual methods committee and asked the State Department for any leftover WWII A/V equipment for library use.

Ty Halpen, the N.C.A.A.'s staff liaison to the rules committee, blamed what he called a "gladiator mentality" for a rise in head injuries the past 10 years.

She also served as the staff liaison with the athletic department compliance coordinator.

The 13-member committees that set rules for both men's and women's basketball will discuss the idea in a conference call on Aug. 1, Gary Brown, staff liaison for the men's and women's rules committee, said.

The Historic Preservationist serves as staff liaison to the Historic Preservation Commission for the city.

"They moved an amazing amount of dirt, and recovered between 20,000 and 30,000 artifacts," said Laurie A. Bradt, staff liaison to the dig.