About Us
Valerie McMurtrie Bonnette founded Good Sports, Inc., Title IX and Gender Equity Specialists, in June 1994. Good Sports, Inc., assists postsecondary and secondary institutions in complying with the athletics provisions of Title IX. Ms. Bonnette is the author of “Title IX and Intercollegiate Athletics: How It All Works – In Plain English,” a self-evaluation manual and desk reference for colleges and universities, and “Title IX and Interscholastic Athletics: How It All Works – In Plain English,” a self-evaluation manual and desk reference for high schools and middle schools. She is the author of “Title IX Athletics Q & A,” providing answers to Title IX athletics questions from education administrators and staff, parents and students. She also authored “Title IX Basics,” a section of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s guide “Achieving Gender Equity.” Prior to founding Good Sports, Inc., Ms. Bonnette worked for 15 years at the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Education in OCR’s headquarters office in Washington, D.C., where she was a senior program analyst. She was co-author of OCR’s 1990 Title IX Athletics Investigator’s Manual. She conducted federal investigations of complaints alleging sex discrimination in athletics programs, provided technical assistance to national and regional athletics organizations, and provided on-site technical assistance to individual institutions. She trained OCR chief regional attorneys, managers, staff attorneys, equal opportunity specialists and program analysts, and provided guidance on Title IX athletics policy and procedure to OCR’s regional offices, education officials, parents, and students. Ms. Bonnette received her MA from the University of Florida and her BA in history and physical education from Wilmington College, Ohio. In 2001, Ms. Bonnette was inducted into Wilmington College’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Debbie Corum joins Good Sports, Inc., for the in-person and online Title IX athletics classes. Debbie retired from intercollegiate athletics in 2022, after nearly a 50-year career, with her last stop being at Southern Utah University as the first female Division I Director of Athletics in the State of Utah. Debbie was also an Associate Commissioner with the Southeastern Conference, logging 18 total years at the SEC. In addition to her time at Southern Utah University, she also served as both assistant and associate athletic directors at three other Division I institutions: Stanford University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Connecticut. During her tenure at LSU, she served as liaison with the federal district court to resolve the Title IX lawsuit against the University, in addition to her duties overseeing sports administration. At Stanford, she was a member of the senior leadership team with the legendary AD, Ted Leland. Debbie has been a part of 50 NCAA national championships as a participating administrator at either the institution or conference level. Before turning to administration, Debbie coached four sports at the high school level. In 2022, Debbie was named among the top 50 trailblazers by Women Leaders in Sports. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University.
