Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Paige Barranco, formerly Recreation Facilities Coordinator at The University of Alabama, is now Event Logisitics Coordinator at The University of Alabama.

Raamen Bass, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Recreation – IM & Club Sports at Loyola Marymount University, is now Associate Director of Competitive Sports / Outdoor & Adventure Recreation at Loyola Marymount University.

Jordan Bowman, formerly Coordinator of Facilities and Operations at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is now Assistant Director of Facility Operations and Risk Management at University of Colorado Boulder.

Amanda Bray, formerly Associate Director of Programs and Assessment at Utah State University, is now Associate Director of Programs at West Virginia University.

Joshua Brunson, formerly Coordinator of Intramurals and Club Sports at University of Southern Mississippi, is now Coordinator, Student Activities at Gulf Coast State College.

Aiden Butler, formerly at Rowan University, is now Graduate Assistant of Intramurals & Student Development at Drake University.

Nicholas Capozzoli, formerly Operations & Facilities at University of Connecticut, is now Manager of Operations & Facilities at University of Connecticut.

Makayla Ferguson, formerly Graduate Assistant for Fitness/Group Exercise at SUNY Cortland, is now Group Exercise & Membership Specialist at University At Albany.

Christopher Foust, formerly Rock and Outdoor Adventure Coordinator at California State University-Long Beach, is now Rock and Outdoor Adventure Manager at California State University-Long Beach.

Michael Heath, formerly Sport Clubs Graduate Assistant at Texas A & M University-College Station, is now Coordinator, Sport Programs – Club Sport Operations at University of Notre Dame.

Corbin Hedges, formerly Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is now Associate Director for Campus Recreation at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Sara Janosik, formerly Assistant Director, Operations & Engagement at Seattle University, is now Assistant Director of Facilities & Operations at University of Northern Colorado.

Emma Janusz, formerly Aquatics Program Manager at University of Utah, is now Manager, Student Development & Assessment at University of Utah.

Corey Jones, formerly Evening & Weekend Well-Being Program Coordinator at Emory University, is now Assistant Director, Fitness and Wellness at Emory University.

Noah Kamens, formerly at Ithaca College, is now Graduate Assistant, Sport Clubs at University of Central Florida.

Aidan Kleinman, formerly Senior Student Manager at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, is now Graduate Assistant – Aquatics at MTSU Campus Recreation.

Joshua Knull, formerly Graduate Assistant of Intramurals and Club Sports at University of Southern Mississippi, is now Coordinator, Sport Programs at Georgia Southern University.

Krista Lamaina, formerly Coordinator of Facilities and Events at Rutgers University-Camden, is now Director of Athletic Facilities & Events at Arcadia University.

Joanne LaMorticelli, formerly Coordinator of Recreation & Wellness at College of the Holy Cross, is now Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at College of the Holy Cross.

Lucas Maher, formerly Facility Supervisor at Oklahoma State University, is now Graduate Assistant, Operations & Events at Texas A & M University-College Station.

Skitter McConkie, formerly Coordinator of Fitness at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University- Daytona Beach, is now Assistant Director of Fitness at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University- Daytona Beach.

Richard McNeil, formerly Director, Recreational Sports and Fitness Services at Michigan State University, is now Project Manager, Rec Sports Facility at Michigan State University.

John Merryman, formerly Assistant Director, Club Sports and ESports at Sam Houston State University, is now Associate Director of Programs at Sam Houston State University.

Joseph Miller, formerly Coordinator of Sport Clubs and Camps at Louisiana State University, is now Assistant Director, Outdoor Recreation at Louisiana State University.

Jason Monzon, formerly Facilities, Fitness and Wellness Manager at Metropolitan State University of Denver, is now Assistant Director of Facilities, Fitness and Wellness at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Susan Murphy, formerly Interim Director of Sports, Recreation and Wellness at Mount Saint Mary’s University, is now Associate Director of Sports and Recreation at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

Damajahá Netherly, formerly Competitive Sports Manager at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, is now Intramural and Camp Coordinator at California State University- Fullerton.

Amanda Olson, formerly Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness at Wingate University, is now Group Exercise Director at YMCA of Greater Charlotte.

Jackson Perrott, formerly at East Carolina University, is now Competitive Sports Graduate Assistant at Middle Tennessee State University.

Justin Peterson, formerly Director of Campus Recreation at University of Louisville, is now Executive Director of Campus Recreation at University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign.

Christian Ramirez, formerly Graduate Assistant, Intramural Sports at University of Central Florida, is now Competitive Sports Specialist at Loyola Marymount University.

Tom Rand, formerly Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation at Brandeis University, is now DAPER Director of Facilities, Operations and Events at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mackenzie Raymond, formerly Graduate Coordinator of Fitness & Wellness at Rowan University, is now Coordinator, Fitness and Wellness at Boston College.

Jeana Reed, formerly Associate Director, Facility Operations at University of Arkansas, is now Director of Facilities at University of Arkansas.

Mario Rios, formerly Associate Director-Operations at Tarleton State University, is now Director of Campus Recreation at Tarleton State University.

Adam Rodriguez, formerly at University of Arkansas, is now Coordinator – Operations & Student Development at Oklahoma State University.

Lauren-Michael Smiley, formerly Assistant Director of Services at Austin Peay State University, is now Director, University Recreation at Austin Peay State University.

Eric Smith, formerly Executive Director of Campus Recreation and Wellness at Auburn University, is now Executive Director of Recreation and Wellness at Auburn University.

Carl John Stancheski, formerly Assistant Director of Aquatics at Texas A & M University-College Station, is now Director of Safety & Risk Management at Texas A & M University-College Station.

Bernardo Tapia, formerly Director for Business Operations and Member Engagement at Stanford University, is now Senior Director for Business Operations and Member Engagement at Stanford University.

Rachael Tucker, formerly Assistant Director of Club Sports at Northeastern University, is now Senior Assistant Director of Club Sports at Northeastern University.

Kyle Wasilkowski, formerly Director of Recreation at University of Hartford, is now Director of Recreation & Club Sports at University of Hartford.

Abby Widd, formerly Recreation Program Graduate Assistant at North Central College, is now Competitive Sports and Youth Program Coordinator at University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Owen Woodman, formerly Interim Facility Operations & Risk Management Coordinator at University of Colorado Boulder, is now Aquatics & Ice Rink Student Coordinator at University of Colorado Boulder.

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Koen Burger, Louisiana State University.

Joshua Knull, Georgia Southern University.

Wes Privett, University of Northern Iowa.

Morgan Robin, University of Florida.

Retiring Members

Amy Seth, Western Michigan 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.