Congratulations to the following movers and shakers within NIRSA!

Members on the Move

Christopher Arvin, formerly Program Director, Fitness / Wellness and Informal Sports at Indiana University- Bloomington, is now Interim Executive Director at Indiana University- Bloomington.

Leah Bank, formerly Fitness and Wellness Coordinator at California State University- Bakersfield, is now Senior Coordinator, Fitness and Wellness at California State University- Bakersfield.

Cybbi Barton, formerly Program Manager – Club Sports & Esports at University of Michigan, is now Assistant Director – Esports and IM+ at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

Jeremy Battjes, formerly Director of University Recreation at University of Arkansas, is now Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at University of Arkansas.

Robert Becker, formerly Director of Recreational Sports and Services at Baldwin Wallace University, is now Director of Campus Rec & Athletic Facilities at Baldwin Wallace University.

Braily Bernaber, formerly Adjunct Professor (Kinesiology Department) at Manhattan College, is now Fitness Coordinator at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Luke Bettencourt, formerly Assistant Director of Recreation & Wellness | Sport Programs at Butler University, is now Assistant Director of Recreation & Wellness | Sport Programs at Nova Southeastern University.

Bjorn Billehaug, formerly Manager of Recreation at Mount Royal University, is now Associate Director, Recreation at Mount Royal University.

Gary Cahen, formerly Associate Director of Programs at University of Central Florida, is now Associate Director at University of Central Florida.

Taylor Callow, formerly Student Customer Service Representative and Scheduling Lead at University of British Columbia – Okanagan, is now Competitive Sport Clubs & Community Programs Assistant at University of British Columbia – Okanagan.

Jamaica Cannon, formerly Assistant Director of Sport Operations at Washington University in St Louis, is now Associate Director of RecSports & Camps at Washington University in St Louis.

Ben Dao, formerly Rec Sports Coordinator at University of California-Davis, is now Assistant Director, Competitive Sports and All Access Recreation at University of California-Davis.

Casey Davison, formerly at Missouri State University- Springfield, is now Sr. Coordinator of Intramural Sports at University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Adrianna Del Amo (she/her/hers), formerly Coordinator of Aquatics and Risk Management at East Carolina University, is now Coordinator of Aquatics and Risk Management at East Carolina University Campus Recreation and Wellness.

Trish Dorman, formerly Associate Director of Business Operations at University of Oregon, is now Senior Associate Director of Student Engagement and Programming at University of Oregon.

Alison Fisher, formerly Intramural Sports, Children’s Program & Sport Club Coordinator at University of Regina, is now Coordinator, Student and Youth Programming at University of Regina.

Randall Ford, formerly Associate Director-Development at The University of Texas at Austin, is now Director of Communications & Operations at The University of Texas at Austin.

David Francis, formerly Facilities and Aquatic Coordinator at Iowa State University, is now Assistant Director of Aquatics at University of Iowa.

Juliana Frigerio, formerly Assistant Director, Intramural and Club Sport at Emory University, is now Assistant Director, Intramural and Club Sports at Emory University.

Stephanie Fung, formerly Assistant Director at University of the Pacific, is now Assistant Director, Facility Operations and Fitness at University of the Pacific.

Al Gentilini, formerly Associate Director at University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus, is now Director at University of South Florida-St. Petersburg Campus.

Zachary Gentz, formerly Sports Programs and Kids’ Camp at Arizona State University, is now Assistant Director for Sport Programs at Elon University.

Zach Gilbert, formerly Assistant Director – Competitive Sports at University of North Carolina Wilmington, is now Associate Director-Campus Recreation at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Hannah Grabow, formerly Recreation Specialist at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, is now Coordinator of Marketing and Events at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Matthew Green, formerly Fitness Supervisor of Development at University of Dayton, is now Facility and Member Services Graduate Assistant at University of Dayton.

Leah Hillbrand, formerly Outdoor Program Specialist at Eastern Washington University, is now Associate Director Campus Recreation at Eastern Washington University.

Gabor Jerkovits, formerly Aquatics Centre Manager/Assistant Facilities Manager at University of Regina, is now Facility Coordinator at University of Regina.

Mark Joekel, formerly Associate Director for External Relations at University of Nebraska, is now Associate Director at University of Nebraska.

Arianne Judy, formerly Assistant Director of Sport Programs at University of Notre Dame, is now Assistant Director of Student Development at University of Notre Dame.

Therese Kennedy, formerly Associate Director at University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, is now Director at University of Wisconsin- Whitewater.

Ryan Kirchner, formerly Climbing Wall/Event Manager at University of Utah, is now Associate Director, Student Development & Programs at University of Utah.

Carter Kittrell, formerly Recreation Coordinator at Middle Georgia State University, is now Assistant Director of Recreation and Wellness at Middle Georgia State University.

Jason Kurten, formerly Assistant Director at Texas A & M University-College Station, is now Associate Director at Texas A & M University-College Station.

Chris Kyzer, formerly Director of Leisure Services at Southern Nazarene University, is now Director of Campus Recreation at Southern Nazarene University.

Dustin LaMont, formerly Program Director – Intramurals & Club Sports at Utah Valley University, is now Interim Director at Utah Valley University.

Christian Lawrence, formerly Associate Director of Facilities at University of North Texas, is now Director of Operations at University of North Texas.

Cara Lucia, formerly Associate Professor at Elon University, is now Chair, Associate Professor at Elon University.

Eric Maki, formerly Director, Campus Recreation at Texas Tech University, is now Managing Director-University Recreation at Texas Tech University.

Kelly Marbury, formerly Assistant Director of Student Development and Patron Engagement at Loyola University Maryland, is now Assistant Director, Student Success & Patron Engagement at Loyola University Maryland.

Stephanie McAlpine, formerly Associate Director, Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs at The University of Texas at Arlington, is now Director of Communications, Planning & Operations at The University of Texas at Arlington.

James McMahon, formerly Fitness Graduate Assistant at Northern Kentucky University, is now Fitness Coordinator at Northern Kentucky University.

Jessica Mould, formerly Coordinator of Memberships & Marketing at East Tennessee State University, is now Assistant Director of Operations at East Tennessee State University.

Braeden Mueller, formerly Graduate Assistant Intramural and Club Sports at Indiana State University, is now Coordinator of Intramurals and Club Sports at Texas A&M University-Galveston.

Jenna Nales, formerly Assistant Director, Sport Programs at University of Florida, is now Assistant Director, Facility Operations at University of Florida.

A’Naja Newsome, formerly Assistant Director, Fitness & Wellness at University of South Florida, is now Instructor, Division of Kinesiology at University of Central Florida.

Demont Oliver, formerly Campus Recreation Coordinator at San Francisco State University, is now Associate Director of Programs at San Francisco State University.

Adam Parks, formerly Aquatic Graduate Assistant at Northern Kentucky University, is now Facilities Coordinator at Northern Kentucky University.

Tanner Perry, formerly Graduate Assistant – Intramurals at Texas A & M University-College Station, is now Sports Program Coordinator at Arizona State University.

Gregory Reinhardt, formerly Associate Director for Programs at University of Washington- Seattle Campus, is now Associate Director for Programs & Staff Development at University of Washington- Seattle Campus.

Suzanne Ries, formerly Associate Director, Facility Operations at Florida Gulf Coast University, is now Interim Director at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Greg Ross, formerly Assistant Vice President of Operations at CENTERS, LLC, is now Vice President of Operations at CENTERS, LLC.

Erin Sanders, formerly Assistant Director for Sports & Intramurals at Appalachian State University, is now Assistant Director for Member Services & Communications at Appalachian State University.

Mikaela-Mercy Sites, formerly Graduate Assistant, Ole Miss Outdoors at University of Mississippi, is now Graduate Assistant at University of Mississippi.

Brianna Slager, formerly Sports Programs Adjunct Coordinator at Grand Valley State University, is now Assistant Director of Student Organization at Grand Valley State University.

Susan Smith, formerly Office Manager at University of North Carolina Wilmington, is now Member Services & Operations Coordinator at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Kelsey Snook, formerly Fitness and Wellness Assistant at San Jose State University, is now Fitness and Wellness Supervisor at San Jose State University.

Kelly Sorge, formerly Assistant Director of Fitness at Colorado School of Mines, is now Director of Fitness at Colorado School of Mines.

Mark Stevenson, formerly Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Barry University, is now Director of Student Life and Recreation at Barry University.

Bernardo Tapia, formerly Associate Director, Communications and Engagement at Stanford University, is now Director for Member Engagement at Stanford University.

Sheldon Tate, formerly Assistant Director at University of Missouri-Columbia, is now Associate Director at University of Missouri-Columbia.

Jacob Tatta, formerly Coordinator of Fitness and Wellness; Student Development at Iowa Western Community College, is now Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness Programs at Creighton University.

Christopher Toliver, formerly Coordinator of Competitive Sports Facilities at Florida State University, is now Assistant Director, Competitive Sports and Facilities at Florida State University.

Lindsay Walker, formerly Assistant Director Recreation Services at Stanford University, is now Associate Director Member Services at Stanford University.

Lauren Wheeler, formerly Ice Arena Specialist at University of Illinois At Urbana- Champaign, is now Assistant Director Member Services at University of Illinois At Urbana- Champaign.

Dylan Wray, formerly Esports Coordinator at University of North Texas, is now Assistant Director Esports at University of North Texas.

Emily Wujcik, formerly Aquatics and Safety Coordinator at Saint Louis University, is now Aquatics Assistant Director at University of Dayton.

Michael Zennache, formerly Trades Maintenance Worker at University of Oregon, is now Maintenance Coordinator at University of Oregon.

Students Advancing to Professional Membership

Brittany Close, Oklahoma State University.

Sarah Holzer, Westminster College.

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.