On October 1, 2002, the New Jersey Athletic Conference named Terry Small to the position of Commissioner. In his position, he oversees the administration and daily operations of the NCAA Division III conference which has captured 63 national championships since its inception in 1957.
Prior to his tenure with the NJAC, Small served as Assistant Athletic Director at Stevens Institute of Technology. Responsible for several administrative duties at Stevens, Small played a key role in the school's athletic resurgence as the Ducks captured 20 conference championships and placed nine teams in postseason play during his two-year tenure.
A 1992 graduate of Elon University with a B.A. in Communications, Small spent eight years as an athletic administrator in the City University of New York. After originally being hired as the Sports Information Director at the College of Staten Island, Small was promoted to the positions of Assistant to the Athletic Director, Associate Athletic Director and Acting Director of Athletics. Following seven years of service at CSI, Small accepted the position of Associate Athletic Director at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan.
Prior to his arrival in CUNY, Small spent two years with the public relations department of the Philadelphia Eagles. He continues to serve as a media relations assistant and radio statistician for the Philadelphia Eagles and has assisted the New York Yankees, the New York Jets, the United States Military Academy and the NCAA with various championship events, including the 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2009 World Series; the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Final Four; and Super Bowls LII, LVII, and LIX.
From a period of 2012 to 2016, Small served as a member of the NCAA Division III Management Council, the NCAA Division III Championships Committee, the NCAA Division III Nominating Committee, and the NCAA Division III Playing & Practice Season Subcommittee.
He currently serves as a member of the NCAA Division III Softball Committee. He also serves as Secretary of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and as Treasurer of the Collegiate Athletic Administrators of New Jersey,
Small recently concluded a term as chair of the NCAA Division III Women's and Men's Swimming & Diving Committee. He previously served stints on both the NCAA Division III Baseball and Men's Basketball Committees. He also was appointed by former NCAA President Mark Emmert as a member of NCAA Board of Governors Association-Wide Ad Hoc Committee on Sports Wagering.
Small currently resides in Pitman, NJ with his wife Lisa, son Benjamin (19), and daughter Peyton (17).