Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Amanda Alpert, formerly Assistant Director of Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs at University of Mississippi, is now Associate Director of Campus Recreation – Programs at University of Mississippi.

Abio Ayeliya, formerly Coordinator at Salt Lake Community College, is now Student Leadership & Engagement Coordinator at Mt Hood Community College.

Jordan Baxter, formerly Student Programs Intern at University of Kansas, is now Student Programs Intern at University of Denver.

Ian Bechtel, formerly Intern at Montana State University, is now Graduate Assistant at Upper Iowa University.

Hannah Bergmann, formerly at Florida State University, is now at The University of Tennessee.

Kristy Bohnet, formerly Assistant Director for Marketing and Outreach is now Senior Marketing Manager at AGIA Insurance Services.

Dianna Clauss, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Life for Recreation Programs at Rider University, is now Director of Recreation Programs at Rider University.

Lindsay Evens, formerly Assistant Director of Facility Operations at The University of West Florida, is now Conference and Event Manager at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Patricia Figueroa, formerly Coordinator for Fitness and Wellness at Clemson University, is now Assistant Director for Fitness and Wellness at Clemson University.

Emily Gartland, formerly Assistant Director of Fitness/Wellness – Group Exercise at Indiana University- Bloomington, is now Assistant Director of Fitness at University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Benard Goins, formerly Program Coordinator of Fraternity & Sorority Life at Albany State University, is now Greek Life Coordinator at Auburn University.

David Hatfield, formerly Assistant Director at University of Louisville, is now Associate Director at University of Louisville.

Julia Hinton, formerly at James Madison University, is now at Duke University.

Austin Johnson, formerly Graduate Assistant of Student Development and Facilities at Wichita State University, is now Assistant Director of Recreation Services at Wichita State University.

Mike Jones, formerly Member Services Supervisor, Operations Manager at The Ohio State University, is now Student Development GA at University of Illinois At Urbana- Champaign.

Connie Kottmann, APR, formerly Assistant Director for Marketing at Virginia Commonwealth University, is now Marketing Communications Manager at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Nicholas Lampert, formerly Risk Management Intern at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is now Operations Coordinator at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Jacob Lodge, formerly GA, Aquatics and Safety at James Madison University, is now Aquatics and Safety at Georgia State University.

Ken Maxey, formerly Facility & Equipment Coordinator at California State University- Fullerton, is now Operations Coordinator at California State University- Fullerton.

Laura Munroe, formerly Director of Campus Recreation at The University of Texas at San Antonio, is now Executive Director, Campus Recreation at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Joseph Nichols, formerly Building Supervisor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is now Recreation Coordinator at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Emily Norton, formerly Coordinator of Sports Programs at Middlesex Community College, is now Coordinator of Athletics and Student Engagement at Middlesex Community College.

Niles Owens, formerly Manager-Special Events and Operations at University of California-Riverside, is now Content Coordinator at FOX Sports.

Brent Parmer, formerly Director of Campus Recreation at Eastern Kentucky University, is now Executive Director of Campus Life at Eastern Kentucky University.

Kyle Pasake, formerly Operations Coordinator at University of Houston, is now Operations Manager at Harvard University.

Benjamin Pazian, formerly Aquatics Graduate Assistant at University of South Florida, is now Aquatics Coordinator at University of South Florida.

Malee Phillips, formerly Facility Manager at Texas State University, is now Graduate Assistant of Facilities and Operations at East Tennessee State University.

Margie Rodgers, formerly Assistant Director, Student Recreation Center at Colorado School of Mines, is now Assistant Director Event Operations at University of Colorado Boulder.

Robert Ruiz, formerly at San Francisco State University, is now at The University of Tennessee.

Christie Sanchez, formerly Recreational Services Manager at Stanford University, is now Recreational Services Coordinator, Staff Development at Stanford University.

Talyn Sands, formerly Graduate Assistant at Mercer University, is now Graduate Assistant/Interim Assistant Director at Mercer University.

Marcus St. Phard, formerly at Tallahassee Community College, is now Associate Director Titan Recreation at California State University- Fullerton.

Carl John Stancheski, formerly Graduate Assistant for Aquatics at Texas A & M University-College Station, is now Coordinator of Aquatics, Events & Programs at Texas A & M University-College Station.

Casem Talbot, formerly at Utah State University, is now Assistant Director of Aquatics and Safety at Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center.

Dave Trudelle, formerly Manager of Fitness, Recreation, and Client Services at University of Guelph, is now Director of Student Experience at Algoma University.

Jalen Upshaw, formerly Facility and Special Events at Virginia Commonwealth University, is now Facility and Events at Towson University.

Eric Vaughn, formerly Intramural & Special Events & Facilities Graduate Assistant at Western Illinois University, is now Director of Intramural Recreational Sports at Truman State University.

Kami White-Waden, formerly Assistant Director-Fitness and Wellness at Texas Tech University, is now Program Director-Fitness and Wellness at Texas Tech University.

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Courtney Bossong, Emory University.

Courtney Copp, University of Arizona.

Michael Corder, The University of Tennessee.

Jared Dalpe, South Texas College.

Cody Demas, University of Illinois At Urbana- Champaign.

Crystal Durham, Northern Arizona University.

Winston Goodwin, University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Kristen Hinton, University of North Texas.

Angie Isernio, Texas State University.

Kevin Makarewicz, SUNY New Paltz.

Shelly Mamo, University of Colorado Denver.

Brittany Morriss, Stephen F Austin State University.

Blaine O’Toole, University of Alberta.

Aneury Pichardo, Providence College.

Stephon Porter, University of South Alabama.

Jonathan Rivera, Weber State University.

Carl John Stancheski, Texas A & M University-College Station.

Bryce Starr, University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Daniel Stenz, The University of Tennessee-Martin.

Eric Vaughn, Truman State University.

Luke Verdi, University of Maryland-College Park.

Emeritus Members

Gene Grzywna, Northeastern University.

John Leahy, Stonehill College.

Eric Stein, Stanford University.

Retiring Members

PeeWee Roberson, Texas Tech University.

Eric Stein, Stanford University.

New & Renewing RCRSP Members

Bradley Gasawski, Coordinator, Outdoor Pursuits & Rentals at Central Washington University, has successfully met the professional requirements to renew their membership in the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Deanna Hewlett, Recreation Coordinator at Manhattan College, has met the professional requirements to be accepted into the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Philip Locante, Director of Recreation at Fairmont State University, has met the professional requirements to be accepted into the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

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