Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Joey Billeter, formerly Coordinator of Competitive Sports at Troy University, is now Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Troy University.

Todd Bowyer, formerly Director of Campus Recreation at Roanoke College, is now Coordinator of Residence Life, Intramurals and Club Sports at Ferrum College.

Caitlin Carney, formerly at University of New Haven, is now at Valdosta State University.

Alysun Daniel, formerly Membership and Guest Services Coordinator at Jacksonville State University, is now Coordinator of Operations and Member Services at Jacksonville State University.

Becky Eacho, formerly Graduate Assistant for Fitness Programs at Virginia Tech, is now Fitness Coordinator at Florida State University.

Katharine Harmon, formerly Director, Campus Recreation at Grand Valley State University, is now Director, Recreation & Wellness at Grand Valley State University.

Aaron Harris, formerly Recreation Supervisor at City of Fort Collins, is now Recreation Manager at City of Fort Collins.

Chris Hoppe, formerly Associate Director of Campus Recreation at Eastern Washington University, is now Interim Director at Eastern Washington University.

Zane Hugo, formerly Assistant Director – Aquatics at University of Iowa, is now Assistant Director of Aquatics at University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Andy Laughlin, formerly Assistant Director – Facilities & Aquatics at Iowa State University, is now Director, Trail Point Aquatics & Wellness at DMACC.

Kaila Lavin, formerly Interim Director, Student Recreation Center at California State University- Northridge, is now Director, Student Recreation Center at California State University- Northridge.

Tim Mertz, formerly Sr. Director, Collegiate & Community Recreation at HealthFitness, is now Executive Director, Solutions & Partnerships at HealthFitness.

Gordon Nesbitt, formerly Director of Intramurals & Recreation at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, is now Associate Professor in Wellness and Sport Sciences at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

Kathy Obuszewski, formerly Assistant Manager of Aquatics at Case Western Reserve University, is now at Cleveland State University.

Sydney Ochoa, formerly Titan Bowl and Billiards Operations Supervisor at California State University- Fullerton, is now Member Services Coordinator at California State University- Fullerton.

Cindy Osborne, formerly Assistant Manager at Iowa State University, is now Manager at Iowa State University.

Alfredo Padilla, formerly Coordinator, Fitness Training at California State University- Northridge, is now Manager, Fitness Training at California State University- Northridge.

Christine Panella, formerly Assistant Director, Member Services & Development at Purdue University, is now Interim Sr. Asst. Director, Member Engagement & Operations at Purdue University.

Fernando Perez, formerly Sports Programs Supervisor at The University of Texas at San Antonio, is now Sport Programs Student Coordinator at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

James Powers, formerly Special Events Coordinator at Lorain County Community College, is now Associate Professor, Recreation and Intramurals Coordinator at Lorain County Community College.

David Schofield, formerly Coordinator, Facility Operations & Special Events at University of Colorado Boulder, is now Assistant Director Guest Services and Strategic Planning at University of Colorado Boulder.

MacNery Siner, formerly Facility Manager at The University of Texas at Dallas, is now Assistant Director of Facilities at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Jacob Tatta, formerly FitWell Graduate Assistant at University of Toledo, is now Personal Trainer at Iowa Western Community College.

Schafaris Turner, formerly Guest Services Coordinator at San Jose State University, is now University Admissions Counselor at Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

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

Sarah Young, formerly Associate Professor at Indiana University- Bloomington, is now Professor at Indiana University- Bloomington.

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Bailey Adams, Utah State University.

Becky Eacho, Florida State University.

Michael Pappan, South Dakota State University.

Demetria Young, Louisiana State University.

Retiring Members

Mike Campitelli, Eastern Washington University.

New & Renewing RCRSP Members

Craig Decker, Director at CENTERS, LLC at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has successfully met the professional requirements to renew their membership in the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.  

Cynthia Lally, Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Bellarmine University, has met the professional requirements to be accepted into the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.   

Nicholas Prante, Assistant Director, Facility Services at Washington State University, 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.