Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Lauren Arnoff, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Recreation and Wellness at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is now Associate Director, Wellness and Marketing at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Brad Avenia, formerly Director of Facilities and Aquatics at Colorado School of Mines, is now Associate Director of Facilities and Operations at Boise State University.

Liz Bagatini, formerly at Florida State University, is now Graduate Assistant, Member Services at Clemson University.

Ambere Barnett, formerly Graduate Assistant, Sports Programs at Western Kentucky University, is now Sports Programs Coordinator at Western Kentucky University.

Gena Caskey, formerly Coordinator of Open Recreation and Patron Experience at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is now Coordinator of Facility Operations at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Ivana Danes, formerly Evening Activity Center Facility Manager at The University of Texas at Dallas, is now Coordinator of Facilities and Student Personnel at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Jeremy DeGaish, formerly at Texas A & M University-College Station, is now Graduate Assistant- Facilities and Aquatics at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi.

Angela Elgin, formerly Assistant Director, Recreation at Northern Arizona University, is now Assistant Director of Student Employment at Northern Arizona University.

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

Glen Halbert, formerly Associate Director, Facilities Operations & Intramurals at Mississippi University for Women, is now Director at Mississippi University for Women.

Daniel Hepfer, formerly Aquatics Assistant Director at University of Arizona, is now Assistant Director of Aquatic Operations at University of Arizona.

Timber Hines, formerly Assistant Vice President, Wellness (interim) at Georgia State University, is now Assistant Vice President, Wellness at Georgia State University.

Kaitlin Horton, formerly Assistant Director of Programs: Aquatics & Fitness at Marshall University, is now Assistant Director of Fitness at CENTERS LLC @ Marshall University.

Deb Johnson, formerly Director at University of California-Davis, is now Executive Director Recreation and Well-being at University of California-Davis.

Amber Long, formerly Associate Vice President Student Wellness at Montana State University, is now Strategist – Campus Recreation & Wellness at SmithGroup.

Davon Long, formerly Fitness Coordinator at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is now Assistant Director of Fitness at Towson University.

Cheyanne Manchac, formerly Fitness Graduate Assistant at Florida Gulf Coast University, is now Wellness Engagement Coordinator at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Emma Merz, formerly Front Desk Staff at Town of Leesburg, VA, is now Graduate Assistant at Towson University.

Amanda Meyer, formerly Director of Recreation at Viterbo University, is now Event Coordinator at Rochester Community and Technical College.

Adam Minnick, formerly Intramural Sports Coordinator at University of North Georgia, is now Competitive Sports Coordinator at The Ohio State University.

Maria Mraz, formerly Graduate Assistant, Gear Central & Core at University of Utah, is now Facilities Graduate Assistant at University of Utah.

Heath Powell, formerly Associate Director at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is now Deputy Director at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Ivan Raya, formerly Member Services Coordinator at University of Illinois Chicago, is now Assistant Director of Human Resources and Business Administration at University of Illinois Chicago.

Sean Reilley, formerly Associate Director, Recreational Sports at Ithaca College, is now Associate Director of Fitness Operations at Cornell University.

Jesse Rice, formerly Computer Manager at Louisiana State University, is now Assistant Director of Technology and Communications at Louisiana State University.

Caroline Richman, formerly Assistant Director, Operations at University of Florida, is now Talent Strategist/Recruiter at Another Source, Recruiting Firm for Higher Education.

Natalie Rosales-Hawkins, formerly Assistant Director of Recreational Programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is now Associate Director, Recreational Programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Ryan Samuels, formerly Assistant General Manager Memberships and Fitness at Stanford University, is now Assistant General Manager at Stanford University.

Lauren Schiller, formerly Fitness & Operations Coordinator at Red Rocks Community College, is now Medical Case Manager at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Sara Segoviano, formerly Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness at Tarleton State University, is now Associate Director of Fitness and Wellness at Tarleton State University.

Daniella Shahrdar, formerly Assistant Project Coordinator at UCLA, is now Project Director at [FITTED] at UCLA.

Susan Smith, formerly Member Services & Operations Coordinator at University of North Carolina Wilmington, is now Assistant Director of Member Services at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Marcus St. Phard, formerly Assistant Director of Programs at Florida Atlantic University, is now Associate Director, Student Development & Assessment Campus Recreation at Florida International University.

Dillon Thompson, formerly Associate Director of Sport Programs at University of California-Santa Cruz, is now Associate Director of Recreational Programming & Sport Operations at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Dana Trivigno, formerly Director of Recreation and Competitive Sports at Bentley University, is now Assistant Athletic Director at Bentley University.

Justin Un, formerly Health & Fitness Graduate Assistant at Virginia Commonwealth University, is now Fitness, Health, and Well-Being Graduate Assistant at University of Rhode Island.

Sam Vinal, formerly Intramural Sports Supervisor at Texas A & M University-College Station, is now Intramural Sport Coordinator at Texas A & M University-College Station.

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

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Ambere Barnett, Western Kentucky University.

Sophie Proctor, College of William and Mary.

Retiring Members

Nicolette Hall.

Patty McConnell.

Patty Oehmke, Michigan State University.

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Megan Granholm
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.