Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!
Members on the Move
Sherece Alaniz, formerly Coordinator of Memberships, Business Operations and Member/Guest Services at Colorado State University-Pueblo, is now Director of Student Recreation at Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Emily Andrews, formerly Assistant Director at Brigham Young University, is now Operations Manager at Brigham Young University.
Chris Celius, formerly Graduate Assistant of Sports Programs at Indiana State University, is now Graduate Assistant of Intramurals & Club Sports at Indiana State University.
Daniel Chandler, formerly Interim Assistant Director for Intramural Sports and Youth Programs at James Madison University, is now Assistant Director for Intramural Sports at James Madison University.
Dianna Choque, formerly Intramural Sports Graduate Assistant at The University of Tennessee, is now Intramural Sports Coordinator at The University of Tennessee.
Eric Coggins, formerly at University of Mississippi, is now Coordinator for Intramural Sports at University of Kentucky.
Lauren Dalton, formerly Assistant Program Director – Fitness and Wellbeing at University of Connecticut, is now Associate Director – Fitness and Wellness at Northwestern University.
David DeAngelo, formerly Senior Associate Director of Facilities at The Ohio State University, is now Director of Recreational Sports at The Ohio State University.
Erik Estrada, formerly Assistant Director, Member Services and Outreach at University of Pennsylvania, is now Associate Director, Operations at University of Pennsylvania.
April Flint, formerly Senior Director, Recreation & Wellness at Emory University, is now Executive Director, Sports and Recreation at Kennesaw State University.
Randall Ford, formerly Director of Communications & Development at The University of Texas at Austin, is now Director of National Sport Programs at NIRSA.
Dakota Francoeur, formerly Intramural Sports Coordinator at Grand Valley State University, is now Coordinator at Grand Valley State University.
Katherine Geter, formerly Assistant Director of Competitive Sports at Georgia State University, is now Director Campus Recreation and Fitness at Texas A&M University – Victoria.
Eric Harrell, formerly Membership & Outreach Coordinator at The University of Tennessee, is now Assistant Director at The University of Tennessee.
Lauren Mackey, formerly Asst AD for Recreation Administration at Dartmouth College, is now Associate AD for PE & Recreation at Dartmouth College.
Billy Marcantel, formerly Interim Senior Director at Florida Gulf Coast University, is now Senior Director at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Cal McCarthy, formerly Facilities & Operations Coordinator at University of Pittsburgh, is now Facility Operations Coordinator at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Elliott Messmer, formerly Graduate Assistant for Intramural Sports at SUNY Cortland, is now Competitive Sports Coordinator at Weber State University.
Abdoul Madjid Mouhamadou Issa Lele, formerly Graduate Assistant at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, is now Intramural Coordinator at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
Mark Oppenheimer, formerly Associate Director, Campus Recreation at Hofstra University, is now Director, Campus Recreation at Hofstra University.
Matthew Petrie, formerly Graduate Assistant of the Shooting Sports Education Center at Georgia Southern University, is now Graduate Assistant of Aquatics at Georgia Southern University.
Liz Seal, formerly Associate Director and Workforce Analysis and Strategic Project Manager at University of California-Berkeley, is now Associate Director Administration at University of California-Berkeley.
Dustin Soderman, formerly Faculty Associate, MLFC Div. for Advancing Educator Preparation PT Instructors at Arizona State University, is now Chief Operating Officer at Tempe Community Action Agency.
James Starrett, formerly Coordinator of Club Sports at Utah State University, is now Coordinator of Competitive Sports (Intramurals and Club Sports) at Utah State University.
Tyler Weiss, formerly Associate Director for Fitness at Lafayette College, is now Associate Director of Recreation Services at Lafayette College.
Tony Wertz, formerly Coordinator of Intramurals at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, is now Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.
Hannah Williams, formerly Coordinator, Intramural and Club Sports at Emory University, is now Student Athlete Coordinator at Emory University.
Students Advancing to Professional Membership
Dianna Choque, The University of Tennessee.
Kenneth Strong, Temple Campus Recreation.
Retiring Members
Melanie Alverio, Rowan University.
Laurie Braden, Louisiana State University.
Cathy Czuleger, University of California-Santa Barbara.
Mitch Gartenberg, Georgia Institute of Technology
