In 1997, Goheen took on the role as the commissioner of the Maine Athletic Conference before its disbandment.

[2] In 2004, the Sunrise Conference added the State University of New York at Canton after the university joined the NAIA as part of a transition from two-year to four-year institution.

The conference disbanded in 2011 when the College of St. Joseph, Vermont Technical College and the University of Maine at Machias left the conference and the NAIA for the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC).

[4] In addition, Maine–Presque Isle is transitioning to an independent member of NCAA Division III, while SUNY Canton was accepted into the transition process to move from the NAIA to NCAA D-III.

[4] The Sunrise had seven full members in the conference's final season, only two were private schools: The Sunrise had two other full members during the conference's tenure, one was a private school: Full member (non-football) Women Volleyball Men Cross Country Women Cross Country Men Soccer