Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Angelica Adame, formerly at University of Colorado Denver, is now at University of California-Davis.

Austin Anderson, formerly Associate Professor at University of Southern Indiana, is now Assistant Professor at University of North Texas.

James Arcuri, formerly Director of Campus Center & Student Engagement at University of New England, is now Director of Student Affairs at Penn State University.

Mary Barnhart, formerly Assistant Director Competitive Sports at NC State University, is now Associate Director at North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

Trey Bechly, formerly Graduate Assistant at Minnesota State University Moorhead, is now Graduate Assistant of Campus Recreation and Intramural Sports at North Dakota State University.

Jamaica Cannon, formerly Assistant Director of Intramurals at Washington University in St Louis, is now Assistant Director of Sport Operations at Washington University in St Louis.

Aaron Chaput, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Rec/Club Sport Director at Carleton College, is now Sport Clubs Director/Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Carleton College.

Chris Dawe, formerly Director, Recreation & Wellness at Northern Illinois University, is now Principal at Strategic Healthy Impacts.

Rachael Decker, formerly Assistant Director Programs, Office of Recreation at University of Toledo, is now Associate Director Programs & Assessment, Office of Recreational Services at University of Toledo.

Jennifer Fasano, formerly Sport Clubs Supervisor at University of Central Florida, is now Sport Programs Graduate Assistant at University of South Florida.

Samantha Gorton, formerly at James Madison University, is now Aquatics Coordinator at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Jeff Huskey, formerly Director of Recreation at University of California-Santa Barbara, is now Assistant Dean of Wellness/ Director of Recreation at University of California-Santa Barbara.

Gabriela Jasek, formerly Lead Building Manager at Rowan University, is now at West Virginia University.

Tony Kreitzer, formerly Teacher at Northside High School, NC, is now Director at University of Mount Olive.

James Mszanski, formerly Assistant Director Fitness at The University of Maryland Baltimore, is now Senior Assistant Director at The University of Maryland Baltimore.

William Nordquist, formerly at Middle Tennessee State University, is now Coordinator of Sport Clubs at Illinois State University.

Andrew Pettit, formerly Recreation Manager at Ryerson University, is now Director, Recreation, Equity & Active Well-Being at Ryerson University.

Shane Ray, formerly Manager, Athletics and Recreation Services at Red River College, is now Manager, Recreation Services at Red River College.

Joe Schaffer, formerly Assistant Director of Sport Programs at Oregon State University, is now Assistant Director of Student Services – Ecampus at Oregon State University.

Zoe Schrader, formerly Group Fitness Graduate Assistant at University of Kentucky, is now Coordinator of Group Exercise at James Madison University.

Carissa Smith, formerly Graduate Assistant – Intramural Activities at University of Illinois At Urbana- Champaign, is now Coordinator of Competitive Sports, Camps and Special Events at George Mason University.

Christopher Spencer, formerly Competitive Sports Graduate Assistant at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is now Coordinator, Intramurals and Sport Camps at University of Iowa.

Yvonne Taylor, formerly Aquatics, Sports & Rec Director at College of San Mateo, is now Aquatics, Sports & Rec Director at University of California-Merced.

Savon Williams, formerly at The University of West Florida, is now at University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus.

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Savon Williams, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus.

Retiring Members

John Lentz, Indiana State University.

Susan Limestall, Truman State University.

Mick McComber, University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Karen Perry, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

New & Renewing RCRSP Members

Jacqueline Hamilton, Retired/Adjunct Faculty, has successfully met the professional requirements to renew their membership in the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals. 

Ryan Hansen, Intramural Sports Advisor at Brigham Young University-Idaho, has successfully met the professional requirements to renew their membership in the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals. 

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.