Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Danny Arguetty, formerly Mindfulness Program Manager at University of Washington- Seattle Campus, is now Mindfulness Manager at University of Washington- Seattle Campus.

Michael Bolgrin, formerly Director at Oklahoma Baptist University, is now Director, Bison RecWell at Oklahoma Baptist University.

Megan Byas-Hill, formerly Student Engagement Coordinator at Dillard University, is now Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness at Tulane University.

Anna Champion, formerly Assistant Director of AUM Wellness Center at Auburn University-Montgomery, is now Assistant Director for Fitness & Wellbeing, Penn State Campus Recreation at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Blake Covington, formerly Aquatics/Programs Coordinator at University of North Carolina at Asheville, is now Aquatics and Fitness Coordinator at University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Shauna Dantzler, formerly Director at Western Carolina University, is now Campus Recreation & Wellness Transition Consultant at Western Carolina University.

Chris Dawe, formerly Principal at Strategic Healthy Impacts, is now AVP, Health & Well-Being at Northwest Missouri State University.

David Deal, formerly Assistant AD/Director of Campus Recreation at Neumann University, is now Associate AD for Facilities & Operations at Neumann University.

Mallori Edginton, formerly Graduate Assistant Membership and Guest Services at University of Alabama at Birmingham, is now Coordinator of Membership at Centers LLC @ University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham, AL.

Marc Falkenstein, formerly Executive Director, Campus Life and University Center Services at University of the Pacific, is now Executive Director, Campus Life at University of the Pacific.

Ryan Hansen, formerly Intramural Sports Advisor at Brigham Young University-Idaho, is now Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Brigham Young University-Idaho.

Timber Hines, formerly Director at Georgia State University, is now Director, Recreational Services at Georgia State University.

Clarissa Jimenez, formerly Exercise Physiologist at California State University- Sacramento, is now GA Exercise Physiologist at California State University- Sacramento.

Adam Jines, formerly Assistant AD, Recreation Administration at University of Delaware, is now Interim Director, Recreation Services at University of Delaware.

Julie Johnson, formerly Graduate Assistant for Intramural Sports at University of Nebraska, is now Intramural, Club Sport, and Summer Program Coordinator at Saint Louis University.

Jeff Krueger, formerly Kress Events Center Director of Operations at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, is now Director of University Recreation at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Rachel Lucas, formerly at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, is now at University of Illinois At Urbana- Champaign.

Alexandria Luneke, formerly Associate Director of Programs, Aquatics and Fitness at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, is now Associate Director of Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Rebecca Mabile, formerly Aquatics and Safety Coordinator at Weber State University, is now Aquatics, Safety, and Special Events Coordinator at Weber State University.

Brooke McCall, formerly Program Supervisor at California State University-Chico, is now WREC Programs Coordinator at California State University-Chico.

Erin McMahon, formerly Graduate Assistant, Reservations and Event Operations at James Madison University, is now Graduate Assistant for Aquatics at James Madison University.

Thomas Oglesby, formerly Intramural and Sport Club Supervisor at University of North Georgia, is now Graduate Assistant of Competitive Sports at University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Joy Polkabla Byers, formerly Executive Director, Campus Recreation and Student Wellbeing at Youngstown State University, is now Associate Vice President of Student Experience at Youngstown State University.

Sushen Prashanth, formerly at Florida State University, is now Graduate Assistant, Fitness at The University of West Florida.

Daniel Renfro, formerly Intramural Sports Coordinator at University of South Florida, is now Sports Programs Coordinator at University of South Florida.

Nick Sallucci, formerly System Manager at University of Connecticut, is now Management Trainee at Enterprise.

Jeffrey Schmitt, formerly Associate Director, Recreation at The University of West Florida, is now Account Manager at Logo Motion Marketing Inc..

Dexter Shorter, formerly Associate Director for Competitive Sports & Tennis Programs at Pennsylvania State University – University Park, is now Associate Director for Competitive Sports & Tennis Programs at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

Connor Singhisen, formerly Assistant Director of Intramurals & Sport Clubs at University of South Dakota, is now Assistant Director of Intramurals & Sport Clubs, Director of Esports at University of South Dakota.

John Somers, formerly Coordinator of Campus Life for Recreation at Quinnipiac University, is now Assistant Director of Campus Life for Recreation at Quinnipiac University.

Brooke Sousa, formerly Coordinator of University Recreation – Intramural and Marketing at Northeastern University, is now Assistant Director, Competitive Sports at Stanford University.

Leanne Surmin, formerly Coordinator – Intramural Sports and Facility Scheduling at DePaul University, is now Assistant Director – Intramural Sports and Facility Scheduling at DePaul University.

Coulson Thomas, formerly Associate Director-Operations at Old Dominion University, is now Director, Recreation & Wellness at Old Dominion University.

Tylar Tidwell, formerly at Wayne State University, is now Recreational Sports Coordinator at University of Nevada-Reno.

Ben Wagner, formerly Assistant Director, Competitive Sports at Northwestern University, is now Associate Director, External Operations and Events at Northwestern University.

Jenna Walker, formerly Coordinator at California State University-Chico, is now Adventure Outings Program Director at California State University-Chico.

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Angelica Adame, University of California-Davis.

Brandon Bermea, University of Central Oklahoma.

Sosie Kae Quarrie, University of South Florida.

Savannah Redd, University of South Florida.

New & Renewing RCRSP Members

Timber Hines, Director, Recreational Services at Georgia State University, has successfully met the professional requirements to renew their membership in the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Troy Maddox, Intramural Coordinator at The University of West Alabama, has met the professional requirements to be accepted into the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Kari Peterson, Director of Recreation and Wellness at Minnesota State University Moorhead, has met the professional requirements to be accepted into the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Stephen Putnam, Director at Garrett College, has successfully met the professional requirements to renew their membership in the Registry of Collegiate Recreational Sports Professionals.

Tom Soria, Associate Director, Recreational Sports at University of Miami, 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.