Welcome and congratulations to NIRSA’s newly elected leaders

NIRSA owes its success to the leadership of dedicated volunteers—to members who generously donate their time and use their experience in the collegiate recreation profession to support NIRSA members and strategically direct NIRSA’s operations and services. Thanks to these dedicated members, NIRSA continues to offer the best professional development, networking, and resources to the collegiate recreation profession.

NIRSA members vote annually via electronic elections to fill leadership positions on the NIRSA Member Network and the NIRSA Board of Directors. The 2025 elections for professional positions concluded on January 28, and NIRSA is pleased to welcome the following professional leaders to positions on the 2025-2026 NIRSA Member Network and the NIRSA Board of Directors.

The Association is pleased to welcome our incoming professional leaders to positions on the 2024-2025 NIRSA Board of Directors and Member Network beginning on May 1.

NIRSA Board of Directors

President Elect

April Flint, PhD, NBC-HWC,
Emory University

At-Large Director

Sheldon Tate
George Mason University

Member Network Professional Positions

Region I Regional Representative

Brian Kabel
Fairfield University

Region III Regional Representative

Aaron Mowen
Grand Valley State University

Region V Regional Representative

Lauren Brown
Red Rocks Community College

Canadian Region Representative

Matt Edmonds
Toronto Metropolitan University

Please join us in congratulating our elected leaders!

Member Network Student Positions

Elections for NIRSA Student Leader and Regional Student Leaders will take place March 4–7, 2025. All student members whose membership is current as of 8:00am Pacific on March 3 will be eligible to vote in the student elections. Make sure your membership is up to date so we can get your ballot delivered to your inbox on March 4!