Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Nicholas Ames, formerly Campus Recreation Intern, is now Intramural and Club Sports at University of South Carolina-Upstate.

Bradford Avenia, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Recreation Outdoor Facilities at East Carolina University, is now Director of Facilities and Aquatics at Colorado School of Mines.

George Ballart, formerly Intramural and Club Sports Coordinator at SUNY College at Brockport, is now Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at SUNY College at Brockport.

Nicholas Barber, formerly Guest Services Coordinator at Kent State University, is now Operations Coordinator at Kent State University.

Eli Barrett, formerly at University of Vermont, is now at Colgate University.

Shauna Bookal, formerly Campus Recreation & Facility Coordinator – Morningside Campus at Centennial College, is now Professor at Durham College.

Brooke Byland, formerly Campus Recreation Intern at Northwest Missouri State University, is now Coordinator for Facilities and Operations at Northwest Missouri State University.

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

Michael Daley, formerly Central Competition Director at University of Pennsylvania, is now Assistant Director of Structured Sport at University of Pennsylvania.

Liz Feldman, formerly Student Development Intern at The Ohio State University, is now Student Development and Leadership GAA at The Ohio State University.

Eric Garvelink, formerly Associate Director – Campus Recreation at Grand Valley State University, is now Associate Director – Campus Recreation at UCLA.

Hannah Giunta, formerly RPAC Operations Graduate Assistant at University of Georgia, is now RPAC Operations Graduate Assistant at The Ohio State University.

Trey Grubert, formerly Operations Supervisor at Texas A & M University- Commerce, is now Operations Intern at University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

Meredith Hawkins, formerly Associate Director – Facility Operations/Student Development at Virginia Commonwealth University, is now Associate Director – Facilities at Virginia Commonwealth University.

TJ Hill, formerly Programs Coordinator at Arizona State University, is now Facility Coordinator at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Clint Jones, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at St. Edward’s University, is now Associate Director of Campus Recreation at St. Edward’s University.

Whitney Jones, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Fitness at University of Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh Campus, is now Director of the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being at Elizabethtown College.

Kristina Kors, formerly Group Fitness Undergraduate Program Assistant at University of Nebraska, is now Graduate Assistant for Group Fitness and Instruction at Purdue University.

Jenny Larson, formerly Assistant Director-Competitive Sports at Elon University, is now Assistant Director- Sport Programs at Elon University.

Rodo Leone, formerly Assistant Director, Outdoor Program at Boise State University, is now Assistant Director Outdoor & Fitness Programs at Boise State University.

Melissa Longino, formerly Director, Campus Recreation at University of Dayton, is now Interim AVP Student Health & Wellness; and Director, Campus Recreation at University of Dayton.

Tiffany Lundy, formerly Assistant Director for Membership & Student Development at University of Oregon, is now Associate Director for Facilities and Operations at University of Oregon.

Whitney Marsh, formerly Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic and Recreation Facilities at Grand Valley State University, is now Director of the Ford Fieldhouse at Grand Rapids Community College.

Zachary Martins, formerly Intramural Program Assistant at University of Northern Iowa, is now Intramural Graduate Assistant at University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Chris McAlpine, formerly Assistant Director of Student Development and Marketing at The University of Texas at Dallas, is now Associate Director of Facility Operations at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Tim Mertz, formerly Director of Recreational Sports at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is now Sr. Director, Collegiate & Community Recreation at HealthFitness.

Amanda Meyer, formerly Assistant Director of Rec Sports at Viterbo University, is now Assistant Director of Recreation and Leadership at Viterbo University.

Kathrynne Nail, formerly Student Facility Manager at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is now Student Facility Manager at University of Denver.

Emily Patterson, formerly Facilities and Operations at Arizona State University, is now Facilities and Operations at Texas A & M University-College Station.

Chad Pitkin, formerly Physical Activity Center Coordinator at Wayne State College, is now Manger – Sport and Recreation at Wayne State College.

Joseph Pitti, formerly Club Sports and Business Operations at SUNY College at Cortland, is now Club Sports and Business Operations at University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Lucas Potes, formerly Graduate Assistant of Facility Operations at Central Washington University, is now Intramural Sports Coordinator at Western Washington University.

D.J. Preston, formerly Associate Director of Recreational Sports at Virginia Tech, is now Director of Student Recreation and Wellness at Radford University.

Emmy Richards, formerly Assistant Director of Fitness & Wellness at Utah State University, is now Assistant Director of Fitness, Wellness, & Aquatics at Utah State University.

Dale Russell, formerly Youth Programs and Sport Clubs Coordinator at The University of Maine, is now Assistant Director Youth Programs and Sport Clubs at The University of Maine.

Ashley Sanders, formerly Coordinator, Facility Operations at The University of Alabama, is now Coordinator, Facility Operations at Towson University.

Donald Schmit, formerly Graduate Assistant, Adventure Program at Washington State University, is now Coordinator, Rental Shop and coug Bikes at Washington State University.

Christine Scollay, formerly Director of Aquatics at Texas A & M University-College Station, is now Associate Director Facility Operations at Syracuse University.

Amy Shanks, formerly Assistant Director of the Center For Student Involvement at Western Connecticut State University, is now Associate Director of Recreation at Western Connecticut State University.

Taylor Sidore, formerly Group Fitness Graduate Assistant at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, is now Fitness Coordinator at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Emily Skoczlas, formerly Facilities and Reservations Coordinator at Duke University, is now Assistant Director of Facilities and Reservation at Duke University.

Sarah Snyder, formerly Associate Director of Fitness and Recreation at Curry College, is now Director of Fitness and Recreation at Curry College.

Tony Sofia, formerly Intramural Supervisor at University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, is now Intramural Supervisor at Eastern Michigan University.

Julian Springer, formerly Assistant Director of Facilities & Guest Services at University of Alabama at Birmingham, is now Associate Director of Facilities & Operations at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Mackenzie Stutzman, formerly Fitness Coordinator at University of Wisconsin-Stout, is now Associate Director at University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Kristen Sullivan, formerly Graduate Assistant for Competitive Sports at Ohio University, is now Coordinator, Competitive Sports at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Jamie Thayer, formerly Fitness and Wellness at Texas A & M University- Commerce, is now Fitness and Wellness at Washburn University.

Erin Thomas, formerly Assistant Director of Business and Marketing at University of Toledo, is now Branch Manager at Toledo Lucas Public Library.

Matthew Urbanczyk, formerly Graduate Assistant for Intramural and Club Sports at Wingate University, is now Coordinator, Intramural & Club Sports at Emory University.

Tommy Willis, formerly Senior Assistant Director at Eastern Kentucky University, is now Associate Director at Eastern Kentucky University.

Ryan Wong, formerly Coordinator of Facilities at University of Colorado Colorado Springs, is now Manager of Facilities at University of Colorado Colorado Springs.

Samantha Zaghloul, formerly Student Activities Center Student Staff at UCLA, is now Graduate Administrative Associate at the ARC at The Ohio State University.

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Nicholas Ames, University of South Carolina-Upstate.

Crystall Dooley, Southeast Missouri State University.

Alex Horn, Loyola University Chicago.

Taylor Hyde, George Mason University.

Lucas Potes, Western Washington University.

Kristen Sullivan, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Matthew Urbanczyk, Emory University.

Retiring Members

Milly MacDonell, Western Illinois University.

Karyn Williams, St. Mary’s University.

New & Renewing RCRSP Members

Matthew Beck, Associate Director at Oklahoma State University, has successfully met the professional requirements to renew their membership in the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Sam Craig, Manager of Campus Recreation & TARC at Carthage College, has met the professional requirements to be accepted into the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Noah Kramer, at University of Minnesota-Duluth, has met the professional requirements to be accepted into the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Kaitlyn Scales, Coordinator of Club Sports at High Point University, has met the professional requirements to be accepted into the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Bryce Starr, Coordinator of Fitness and Wellness at University of Houston-Clear Lake, has met the professional requirements to be accepted into the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Cindy Wright, CRSS, Director of EES Student Success, Campus Recreation and Jaeger Center at Gettysburg College, has successfully met the professional requirements to renew their membership in the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

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