Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Jessica Adkisson, formerly Assistant Director of Facilities at University of Illinois Chicago, is now Associate Director Programs and Services at University of Illinois Chicago.

Garrett Barker, formerly Assistant Director of Recreation Facilities at California Baptist University, is now Interim Director of Campus Recreation at California Baptist University.

Steve Barry, formerly Manager of Facilities at The University of Western Ontario, is now Director of Recreation at The University of Western Ontario.

Ian Bechtel, formerly Director of Student Activities & Events at University of Providence, is now Director of Student Activities & Campus Recreation at University of Providence.

Elliza Beltran, formerly at University of Central Florida, is now Health Fitness Specialist at Aquila.

Cole Bendel, formerly at James Madison University, is now Facility Supervisor at University of Richmond.

Raymond Bigelow, formerly Graduate Assistant of Facilities & Operations at Boston College, is now Assistant Director of Facilities & Operations at Boston College.

David Bryngil, formerly Associate Director of Campus Recreation and Health Promotion at Montclair State University, is now Associate Director of Athletics and Campus Recreation at Montclair State University.

Koen Burger, formerly Facilities Supervisor at The University of Tennessee, is now Facilities Operations Intern at The University of Tennessee.

Joe Cassidy, formerly Executive Director of Campus Fitness & Recreation at Wake Forest University, is now Executive Director of Campus Recreation at Wake Forest University.

David Chambers, formerly Associate Director of Operations at Southern Methodist University, is now Associate Director of Campus Recreation Operations at Southern Methodist University.

Justin Chidester, formerly Graduate Assistant, Competitive Sports at Ohio University, is now Competitive Sports Coordinator at UCLA.

Caroline Ciell, formerly Coordinator, Facility Operations at University of Florida, is now Assistant Director, Operations at University of Florida.

Marty Dempsey, formerly Senior Associate Director For Facility Operations at University of Florida, is now Director, Facilities & Operations at University of Florida.

Patricia Donohue-Ebach, formerly Recreation Manager at Schoolcraft College, is now Director of Recreation Services at Schoolcraft College.

Wallace Eddy, formerly Associate Director, Risk Managment and Assessment at University of Maryland-College Park, is now Associate Director, Administration & Planning at University of Maryland-College Park.

Tanna Engle, formerly Sr. Coordinator Fitness, Wellness, Marketing at University of Missouri-Kansas City, is now Assistant Director, Fitness/Wellness/Marketing at University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Janae Gamara, formerly at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is now Intramural Sport Coordinator at North Carolina A & T State University.

Luke Geister-Jones, formerly at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, is now Facilities Coordinator at University of Minensota Recreation and Wellness Center.

Zach Gilbert, formerly Associate Director-Campus Recreation at University of North Carolina Wilmington, is now Director of Facilities & Business Services at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Lee Ann Houston, formerly Assistant Director, Facility Operations at George Mason University, is now Interim Associate Director, Facilities and Maintenance at George Mason University.

Jamie Ives, formerly Director of Fitness, Wellness & Intramurals at Savannah College of Art and Design, is now Director of University Recreation at Savannah College of Art and Design.

Jerrod Jackson, formerly Associate Director at University of Nebraska, is now Director at University of Missouri-Columbia.

Daniel Jackson, formerly Competitive Sports Graduate Assistant at University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, is now Competitive Sports Coordinator at Northern Arizona University.

Jennifer Johnson, formerly Assistant Director, Fitness/Wellness at The University of West Florida, is now Senior Assistant Director, Fitness/Wellness at The University of West Florida.

Zachary Jones, formerly Fitness Coordinator at The University of Texas at Dallas, is now Assistant Director – Fitness at Southern Methodist University.

Gabby Kinnamon, formerly Satellite Facility Coordinator at The Ohio State University, is now Training Coordinator at The Ohio State University.

Matthew Kutz, formerly Assistant Director of Club Sports at Lehigh University, is now Director of Campus Recreation at York College of Pennsylvania.

Katie Landrum, formerly Assistant Director, Fitness Wellness at Indiana University- Bloomington, is now Assistant Director, Group Fitness Programming and Wellness Initiatives at Indiana University- Bloomington.

Deana Lowry, formerly Assistant Director of Wellness and Recreation at Stetson University, is now Director of Wellness and Recreation at Stetson University.

Nick Lumpkin, formerly Assistant Director of Facility Operations at University of Cincinnati, is now Recreation Facilities Coordinator at City of Fairview Park.

Jay Mahoney, formerly Coordinator, Team Sports at University of Colorado, is now Coordinator, Team Sports at University of Colorado.

John McQuillan, formerly Director of Sports, Recreation & Wellness at Mount Saint Mary’s University, is now Assistant Director of Fitness & Wellbeing at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Sue Noyes, formerly Associate Director – Fitness Operations at University of California-Berkeley, is now Associate Director at University of California-Berkeley.

Rick Pierre-Louis, formerly at University of Central Florida, is now Graduate Assistant of Facilities and Operations at Jacksonville State University.

Ross Rodriguez, formerly Associate Director- Facility Operations at The University of Texas at Austin, is now Associate Director- Facility Operations & Athletic Events at The University of Texas at Austin.

Mari Ross-Alexander, formerly Associate Vice Chancellor For Student Affairs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is now Associate Vice President for Student Health and Well-Being at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Talyn Sands, formerly Interim Associate Director, Programs at Georgia State University, is now Associate Director, Programs at Georgia State University.

Allyson Spafford, formerly Fitness Coordinator at University of Missouri-Columbia, is now Assistant Director of Fitness & Wellness at University of Missouri-Columbia.

Jason Tucker-Ramer, formerly Assistant Director at Indiana University- Bloomington, is now Assistant Director of Student Personnel, Special Events, and Special Projects at Indiana University- Bloomington.

James Walczyk, formerly Director of University Recreation at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is now Director of Campus Recreation at University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Hannah Williams, formerly Graduate Assistant, Competitive Sports at Towson University, is now Coordinator, Intramural and Club Sports at Emory University.

Lisa Williamson, formerly Assistant Director for Fitness & Wellness at University of Georgia, is now Associate Director for Fitness, Well-being, & Student Engagement at University of Georgia.

Chelsey Wright, formerly Assistant Director of Competitive Sports at Fairfield University, is now Associate Director of Competitive Sports at Fairfield University.

Hannah Zeiber, formerly Coordinator of Aquatics at Louisiana State University, is now Assistant Director of Aquatics and Safety Education at Louisiana State University.

Beanie Zollweg, formerly Associate Director, Adventure Programs and Leadership at Stanford University, is now Senior Director of Programs at Stanford University.

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Kiley Foss, Purdue University.

Danny Kandell, University of Florida.

Hailey Ogan, Butler 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.