Learning Staff

​Who we are and what we do...

10/21/2022​

​Departments

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• Member Services & Operations

• Fitness & Special Programs

• Crew Club​

• Business Office

• Aquatics ​

• Director & Leadership

• Wellness Programs

• Sports Programs

• Reservation, Maintenance, & Custodial Services ​

​Director & Leadership Team

Director

​Fun Facts:

• I cannot cook at all, however I make the absolute best frozen pizzas. Perfect crust without being burnt!​

• I married my high school sweetheart Erika. We dated eight years and have been married 17! 25 years together so we are old.

• I love what we do at RecWell. Everyday we positively impact so many people's lives.

• I love Chic-fil-a and Jimmy John's, so you will always see me sneaking it into the CoRec! :)​

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​Mike Warren

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Sr. Associate Director-Facilities and Operations

Fun Facts:

-I have had coffee with Keith Urban and he is a SUPER nice human! ​

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​Abby Whaley

Senior Associate Director- Programs ​

​Fun Facts:

• ​I once road my bicycle 600+ miles across the Colorado Rockies.

• My wife and I have moved 12 times, living in four states and working at 4 different universities.

​Mitch Nettesheim

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Lead Administrative Assistant ​

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​Melanie Carter

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​Wellness Programs

Senior Administrative Assistant​

Fun Facts:

• Grew up on a farm with 7 siblings and I can play piano & guitar

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​Carmen Williams

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Assistant Director- Wellness Programs ​

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​Vanessa Pacheco

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Assistant Director- Nutrition Education Programs ​

Fun Facts:

• I live on a hobby farm with my family where we grow lots of different berries, fruit trees, random garden crops, and have ducks and bees​

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​Jessica Rorick

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Assistant Director- Financial Education ​

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​Junia McDole

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Senior Assistant Director- Wellness Programs ​

Fun Facts:

-I am a twin​

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​Will Evans

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Professional Intern- Wellness Programs ​

Fun Facts:

• ​I graduated from the number one public HBCU in the Nation: Florida A&M University 

• I am a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. 

• I play tennis in my spare time and have been since 6^th grade

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​Kajen Monroe

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​Sport Programs

​Professional Intern- Sport Programs

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​Madison Luney

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Administrative Clerk- Sport Programs ​

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​Tracy Locke

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Assistant Director- Sport Programs ​

Fun Facts:

• I studied mathematics and statistics at Purdue as an undergraduate.

• I like to paint.​

​Abigail Vorhies

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Assistant Director- Sport Programs ​

​Fun Facts:

• ​Grew up in Santa Claus, Indiana

• Was a full-time engineer before coming back to campus rec

• Favorite sport to watch is hockey, favorite sport to play is volleyball

• My useless talent is being able to tuck my ears into themselves ​

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​Keith Woolems

Assistant Director- Sport Programs ​

Fun Facts:

-I love sports and everything about them. Football is my favorite and you can find me watching games all weekend, every weekend. Along with watching sports, I also officiate high school basketball, lacrosse, and football.

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-gre​w up in Portland, Oregon, attended the University of Oregon (Go Ducks!) for undergrad and the University of Mississippi (Hotty Toddy!) for graduate school before I decided to try out another new region with the Midwest by coming to Purdue. People are always welcome to ask me about the northwest, college football, graduate school or any other professional development topics!

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​Paden Alie

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Senior Assistant Director- Sport Programs ​

Fun Facts:

-If I could live anywhere in the world it would be in the Netherlands.

-I officiated the number 2 overall NBA draft last year, Chet Holmgren, in 2019.

-I have a really good Carl Wheezer impression from Jimmy Neutron.

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​Jason Maynard

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​Reservations, Maintenance & Custodial Services

Custodial Services Supervisor ​

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​Izzy Salazar

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Assistant Director- Reservations​

Fun Facts:

-I am the only girl in my generation

-6 boys and me ​

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​Kim Jamriska

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Technical Operations Specialist ​

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​Daniel Oliver

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Indoor Maintenance Supervisor​

Fun Facts:

• You might find me online playing Call of Duty on PS4, on the Golf Course, or out fishing.

​Jeff Guingrich

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Outdoor Maintenance Supervisor ​

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​Dave Frist

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Senior Assistant Director- Reservations & Maintenance ​

Fun Facts:

• I'm a proud Purdue Alum.

• I have two kids (Colten & Hailey) and two dogs (Pete & Charlie)​

​Brian Smith

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​Member Services & Operations

Assistant Director- Operations​

Fun Facts:

• Played American football in Australia

• ​Was a part of a fraternity

• 8 nieces and nephews ​

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​Josh Schefke

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​Assistant Director- Operations

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​Ashlee Hyman

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​Member Services Clerk

​Fun Facts:

-I am a Cubs fan ❤  BUT I’m still bitter they traded Rizzo, Bryant, & Baez. ​

​Tanya Bailey

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Senior Assistant Director- Member Services & Operations ​

Fun Facts:

• Bob Evans was my grandfather's first cousin

• ​Moonlight as a firefighter

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​Ben Justice

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​Fitness & Special Programs

Professional Intern- Fitness Programs ​

​Fun Facts:

• ​Collegiate athlete and scholar athlete in 2 different sports (Track and Basketball), Nationally Recognized Outstanding Musician by the Marine Core Marching Band (Percussion/Snare Drum) 

​Jared Janczak

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​Assistant Director- Fitness Programs

Fun Facts:

-Grew up overseas ​

​Kelsey Daviglus

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Assistant Director- Climbing & Challenge Education ​

Fun Facts:

• I have six children. Oldest is 13 and youngest is 5. That's 6 children in 8 years.

• I once competed on American Ninja Warrior, however I did not get any TV time

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​Traves Freeland

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Senior Assistant Director- Fitness & Special Programs​

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​Taylor Evans

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​Crew Club

Men's Novice Coach​

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​Caleb Corey

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Women's Novice Coach​

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​Alicia Clark

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Assistant Coach​

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​Jason Mitchell

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Head Coach​

​​Fun Facts:

• I've met two presidents

• I once had Robin Williams lick cream cheese off my hand​

​Nathan Walker

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​Business Office

Business Manager​

Fun Facts:

-I have worked at the Co-Rec for 26 years, which is more years than you are old! 

-Facilities and programs have changed, does anyone know we used to have an outdoor swimming pool?   

-Students today have a beautiful facility thanks to all the hard work from Rec Well staff to keep it state of the art. ​

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​Norma Douglas

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Business Assistant​

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​Suzann Rice

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​Aquatics

Assistant Director- Aquatics Programs & Safety Education​

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​Courtney Wininger

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Assistant Director- Aquatics Operations​

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​Terry Huntley

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​Associate Director- Aquatics

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​David Fraseur

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Open Ended

Whose Fun Fact was the most interesting???