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 onJanuary 28, and NIRSAis pleased to welcome the followingprofessional 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, Ed.D
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!
- For more information, contact the NIRSA Member Engagement Manager,
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