Prior to coming to FGCU, Poindexter served two years as the Associate A.D. for Compliance and Student-Athlete Welfare at Georgian Court University, while also having the role as Senior Woman Administrator (SWA). At Georgian Court in Lakewood, N.J., her primary responsibilities included tracking the eligibility and progress of student-athletes to ensure compliance with the NCAA and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), implemented rules education programs for coaches and other staff members, documented and self-reported rule violations to the NCAA and CACC, and managed community engagement programs.

From 2006-08, Poindexter was the Assistant A.D. for Compliance and the SWA at her alma mater Abilene Christian University (TX). There she maintained all records of eligibility, academics and financial aid for roughly 430 student-athletes. Among her other primary responsibilities at Abilene Christian, Poindexter served as the liaison between athletics and the financial aid office, admissions and registrar; completed all annual and semi-annual compliance reports and initiated the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program.

Poindexter began her work in intercollegiate athletics with the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) from 2005-06. While working for NACWAA, Poindexter updated and maintained data within membership databases, while coordinating events at the 2005 NACWAA National Convention, along with multiple other responsibilities. She is currently a member of NACWAA as well as the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association, Inc. (MOAA). In June 2011, Poindexter was appointed to MOAA’s Board of Directors.

Poindexter graduated from Abilene Christian University where she was a four-year track and field letterwinner, and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2004. She followed that with a master’s degree in organizational and human resource development from ACU in December of 2007