Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Paden Alie, formerly Graduate Assistant of Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs at University of Mississippi, is now Assistant Director – Sport Programs at Purdue University.

Eric Baumann, formerly Director at Campbell University, is now Director of Campus Recreation at Campbell University.

Zachary Beldon, formerly Lead Faculty of Sport Management at Lincoln College, is now Assistant Professor of Sport & Rec Management at Missouri Southern State University.

Joey Billeter, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Troy University, is now Coordinator of Informal Recreation at Auburn University.

Melissa Bonomo, formerly Coordinator of Intramural Sports at Bridgewater State University, is now Coordinator of Club Sports at Bridgewater State University.

Leah Brackett, formerly Assistant Director Intramurals, Front Desk Operations, and Children’s Programs at University of Maine at Farmington, is now Assistant Athletic Director for Club Sports and Wellness at Queens University of Charlotte.

Adrianna Del Amo (she/her/hers), formerly Coordinator of Aquatics and Risk Management at East Carolina University Campus Recreation and Wellness, is now Coordinator of Aquatics and Risk Management at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Michael Dickinson, formerly Coordinator – Intramural Sports & Camps at University of Cincinnati, is now Assistant Director, Programs at Western Kentucky University.

Marc Falkenstein, formerly Executive Director, Campus Life at University of the Pacific, is now Territory Manager at CFE Services.

Jay Frain, formerly Interim Executive Director at University of Connecticut, is now Director at University of Connecticut.

Noah Freemon, formerly Graduate Assistant – Intramurals at Drake University, is now Intramural Sports Program Coordinator at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Marissa Frost, formerly CORE Graduate Assistant at Clemson University, is now Assistant Manager of Outdoor Programs at Boston University.

Leigh Garstecki, formerly Director of Fitness and Wellness at Duke University, is now Director of Campus Recreation & Wellness at University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Parker Goss, formerly Intramural Sports Coordinator at California State University- Sacramento, is now Intramural Sports Coordinator at University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Amber Graham, formerly Assistant Director at Texas A & M University-San Antonio, is now Assistant Director of Student Engagement at Collin College – Spring Creek Campus.

Nathan Ha, formerly Graduate Assistant of Sports Programs at UCLA, is now Coordinator for Sports Programs at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Donavon Hailey, formerly Program Coordinator, Sport Programs at Texas Tech University, is now Program Manager, Sport Programs at Texas Tech University.

Jessica Hans, formerly Associate Director of Well-Being at University of North Carolina Wilmington, is now UME/GME Wellness Coordinator at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Sarah Hardin, formerly Associate Director at CENTERS, LLC At DePaul University, is now Faculty, Sport & Recreation Management at University of Iowa.

Brent Harrison, formerly Assoc. Director for Recreation Programs at University of Oregon, is now Senior Associate Director at University of Oregon.

Brock Houser, formerly at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, is now Intramural Graduate Assistant, Recreation Services at Emporia State University.

Marci Iverson, formerly Director of Recreation and Leadership at Viterbo University, is now Assistant Dean of Student Wellbeing at Viterbo University.

Grace Jacobsen, formerly Fitness and Wellness Intern at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University- Daytona Beach, is now Assistant Director of Fitness and Aquatics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University- Daytona Beach.

Emma Kirker, formerly Sports Programs Coordinator at Oregon State University, is now Sales and Membership Coordinator at University of California-Irvine.

Scott Lehmann, formerly Assistant Athletic Director-Facilities & Recreation at Bates College, is now Associate Athletic Director at Bates College.

Matt Levy, formerly Director for Student Engagement at Shenandoah University, is now Director for Campus Recreation & Wellness at Shenandoah University.

Tim Lewis, formerly Associate Director of Operations at University of North Carolina Wilmington, is now Director at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Bre Marcyoniak, formerly Assistant Athletic Director/Campus Recreation Coordinator at Elms College, is now Assoc. Athletic Director of Facilities Programming and Management at Elms College.

Jasmine Mayes-Browning, formerly Graduate Assistant at University of Iowa, is now Graduate Assistant at University of Arizona.

Amanda Meyer, formerly Associate Director of Recreation and Leadership at Viterbo University, is now Director of Recreation at Viterbo University.

Samantha O’Brien, formerly Competitive Sports Coordinator at Mississippi State University, is now Coordinator, Intramural & Club Sports at Emory University.

Marcos Ordaz, formerly Aquatics and Safety Coordinator at Portland State University, is now Department Manager, School of Engineering at Portland State University.

Sarah Ortiz, formerly Intramural Sports Coordinator at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is now Sports Programs Coordinator at University of South Florida.

Shan Paracka, formerly Coordinator, Intramural Sports and Camps at Louisiana State University, is now Assistant Director, Sport Programs at Kennesaw State University.

Joseph Pitti, formerly Club Sports and Business Operations at University of Massachusetts Lowell, is now Deputy Director Health & Community Services at Town of Easton, MA.

Michael Potter, formerly Assistant Director of Sport Programs at University of South Carolina-Columbia, is now Associate Director at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Alex Provini, formerly at University of Central Florida, is now Program Manager-Memberships and Staff Engagement at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

Donald Quinn, formerly Temporary Specialist at University of Connecticut, is now Administrative Support and Solutions Specialist at University of Connecticut.

Joe Rademacher, formerly at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, is now at University of Wyoming.

Mackenzie Raymond, formerly Fitness Program Coordinator at University of Vermont, is now Graduate Coordinator of Fitness & Wellness at Rowan University.

Dusty Roberts, formerly Outdoor Programs Graduate Assistant at Appalachian State University, is now RMPE Lecturer at Appalachian State University.

Aaron Rodriguez, formerly at Texas A & M University- Kingsville, is now Intramural Sports & Sports Clubs Coordinator at New Mexico State University.

Trent Roose, formerly Recreation Center Director at Dordt University, is now Assistant Athletic Director – Facilities at Dordt University.

Lynne Thompson, formerly Deputy Director at University of Illinois Chicago, is now Director of Campus Recreation at University of Illinois Chicago.

Hayden Thorpe, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, is now Director of Campus Recreation at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Daniel Turner, formerly Coordinator of Competitive Sports – Sport Clubs at University of North Carolina Wilmington, is now Assistant Director – Competitive Sports at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Aliyah Valdez, formerly Fitness Graduate Administrative Associate at The Ohio State University, is now Fitness and Wellness Coordinator at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Emily Weeks, formerly Graduate Assistant at Texas State University, is now Senior Coordinator of Facility Operations at University of Kansas.

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Courtney Chancellor, Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Grace Jacobsen, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University- Daytona Beach.

Samantha Longo, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Cal McCarthy, University of Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh Campus.

Douglas Ream, Eastern Kentucky University.

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NIRSA Membership Services Coordinator at  | NIRSA Profile

Megan Granholm is currently the Membership Services Coordinator at NIRSA. You can reach her by emailing megan.granholm@nirsa.org.