Volunteers

Experiential learning through sport

The NIRSA Championship Series is dedicated to providing experiential learning through sport for all participants and volunteers. NIRSA staff and member volunteers work together to provide premier championship experiences delivered by qualified experts in a safe and inclusive environment. We encourage all members to be a part of our tournaments regardless of the functional area of work. NIRSA celebrates equity, diversity, and inclusiveness, we embrace these pillars of excellence as crucial to healthy people and healthy communities. Volunteering with the NIRSA Championship Series is a gratifying experience for any campus professional and student.

Basketball

NIRSA Championship Series Applications

Tournament Volunteer & Officials Opportunities

Basketball Positions

Volunteer Descriptions & Experiences

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Regional Basketball Directors Positions	Nov 15	Dec 15
Regional Basketball Volunteer Positions	Nov 15	Jan 15
Regional Basketball Officials Positions	Dec 1	Varies
National Basketball Directors Positions	Jul 15	Sep 15
National Basketball Volunteer Positions	Dec 1	Jan 15
National Basketball Officials Positions	Jan 15	Mar 11

Flag Football Positions

Volunteer Descriptions & Experiences

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Regional Flag Football Directors Positions	Aug 1
Regional Flag Football Volunteer Positions	Aug 1
Regional Flag Football Officials Positions	Aug 1	Varies
National Flag Football Directors Positions
National Flag Football Volunteer Positions	Sept 1	Oct 15
National Flag Football Officials Positions		Nov 15

Pickleball Positions

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Regional Pickleball Volunteer Positions	Oct 15	Varies

Soccer Positions

Volunteer Descriptions & Experiences

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Regional Soccer Volunteer Positions	Aug 1	Sep 15
Regional Soccer Coordinator Positions	Jan 15	Mar 15
National Soccer Director Positions	Jan 15	Mar 15
National Soccer Volunteer Positions	Aug 1	Sept 15
National Soccer NISOA Officials Positions	July 1	Aug 1

Tennis Positions

Volunteer Descriptions & Experiences

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NIRSA Tennis On Campus Liaison	Aug 1	Sept 15
National Tennis Volunteer Positions	TBD	TBD

2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Official & Mentor Applications

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Student Officials	Oct 15	Dec 1
Supervisor/Mentors of Student Officials	Oct 15	Dec 1

Tournament Host Applications

Regional Host Applications

Host Resources

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Regional Flag Football Sites	Jan 1	Feb 15
Regional Basketball Sites	Jan 1	Feb 15
Regional Soccer Sites	Jan 1	Feb 15

National Host Applications

Host Resources

Applications open every three years	Open	Close
National Basketball Site	Aug 1, 2025	Dec 15, 2025
National Flag Football Site	Jan 15, 2024	Mar 15, 2024

Hall of Fame

Nomination Submissions

Website

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Hall of Fame: Fall Sports	TBD	TBD
Hall of Fame: Spring Sports	TBD	TBD

Series Work Team Applications

Work Team Positions

Roles & Responsibilities

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Series Exec Team	Nov 1	Jan 31
Series Committee Chairs	Nov 1	Jan 31
Series Work Team Members	Nov 1	Jan 31

NIRSA Championship Series Committee Structure

All NIRSA Championship Series Committee & Work Teams

Description	First Name	Last Name	Position	University	Region
NIRSA Championship Series Executive Team	Marty	Dempsey	Chair	University of Florida	II
NIRSA Championship Series Executive Team	Ashley	Lax	Vice Chair	University of Wisconsin - Madison	III
NIRSA Championship Series Executive Team	Jonathan	Johnston	2nd Vice Chair	Texas A&M University - Commerce	IV
Assessment	Antonio	Gonzalez	Chair	University of South Florida	II
Assessment	Dylan	Cooke	Member	Texas A & M University- Galveston	IV
Assessment	Mike	Dominguez	Member	Sonoma State University	VI
Assessment	Kristen	Drapp LaFleur	Member	Florida Gulf Coast University	II
Assessment	Steven	Knecht	Member	Mississippi State University	II
Assessment	Dan	Wrenholt	Member	Washburn University	IV
Basketball	Dexter	Shorter	Chair	Pennsylvania State University	I
Basketball	Sean	Butler	Member	University of Rhode Island	I
Basketball	Michael	Castaneda	Member	The University of Texas at San Antonio	IV
Basketball	Jeremy	Chance	Member	University of Kansas	IV
Basketball	Aaron	Dueker	Member	University of Nebraska	V
Basketball	Heather	Marshall	Member	University of Central Florida	II
Basketball	Victor	Martin	Member	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	III
Basketball	Mitchell	Midwood	Member	East Tennessee State University	II
Basketball	Kristian	Pullam	Member	University of Arizona	VI
Basketball	Joaquin	Vidal-Collazo	Member	Georgia State University	II
Brand Management	Derek 'DJ'	Doss	Chair		II
Brand Management	Crystal	Durham	Member	Northern Arizona University	VI
Brand Management	Shana	Kessler	Member	Central Washington University	VI
Brand Management	Austin	Sanderson	Member	Wichita State University	IV
Brand Management	Nicole	Vance	Member	University of Central Florida	II
Club Basketball	Joshua	Dietrich	Chair	Kent State University	III
Club Basketball	Matt	Dunigan	Vice-Chair	UC - Riverside	VI
Club Basketball	Brandon	Bermea	Member	University of Central Oklahoma	IV
Club Basketball	Jasmine	Holmes	Member	Central Michigan University	III
Club Basketball	Nathan	Lawless	Member	Towson University	I
Club Basketball	Sylvain	Tchaptchet	Member	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	I
Club Basketball	Michael	Medina	Member	Quinnipiac University	I
Club Basketball	Damajaha	Netherly	Member	University of California-Riverside	VI
Club Basketball	Shawn	Riley	Member	Drexel University	I
Club Basketball	Trace	Seaton	Member	Stephen F. Austin State University	IV
Club Basketball	Emily	Walker	Member	Florida Southern College	II
Esports Task Force	Greg	Durham	Chair	Creighton	IV
Esports Task Force	Abiel	Payano-Martinez	Member	SUNY Brockport	I
Esports Task Force	Alex	Kossoff	Member	Jacksonville University	II
Esports Task Force	Chris	Spencer	Member	University of Iowa	IV
Esports Task Force	Chris	Morriss	Member	Louisiana State University	IV
Esports Task Force	Cybbi	Barton	Member	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	III
Esports Task Force	Damajaha	Netherly	Member	UC Riverside	VI
Esports Task Force	David	Kirk	Member	Illinois State University	III
Esports Task Force	Logan	Lewis	Member	Georgia Southern University	II
Esports Task Force	Nikki	Vance	Member	University of Central Florida	II
Esports Task Force	Shaneisha	Weir	Member	Houston Community College	IV
Esports Task Force	Victoria (Tori)	Landron	Member	Northern Kentucky Univeristy	II
Esports Task Force	Wesley	Davis	Member	Delaware State University	I
Esports Task Force	Zach	Gentz	Member	Arizona State University	VI
Flag Football	Jarrode	Davis	Chair	The Ohio State University	III
Flag Football	Brooke	Cochran	Vice-Chair	University of Florida	II
Flag Football	Nicholas	Ames	Member	University of South Carolina-Upstate	II
Flag Football	Stephanie	Calhoun	Member	West Virginia University	II
Flag Football	Winston	Goodwin	Member	University of Wisconsin- Madison	III
Flag Football	Roger	Jerez	Member	University of Delaware	I
Flag Football	Dylan	Johnson	Member	Emory & Henry College	II
Flag Football	Zach	Martin	Member	Morehead State University	II
Flag Football	John	Merryman	Member	Arizona State University	VI
Flag Football	Katie	Thomas	Member	Texas A&M University-Commerce	IV
Soccer	Jon	Janis	Chair	University of Houston	IV
Soccer	Krista	Chauvin	Member	Pennsylvania State University	III
Soccer	Shawn	Conboy	Member	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	II
Soccer	Amy	Ramras	Member	University of Southern Indiana	III
Soccer	London	Anthony	Member	Tarleton State University	IV
Soccer	Nicholas	Singer	Member	Vanderbilt University	II
Soccer	Laura	Whiteley	Member	University of the Pacific	VI
Social Justice Task Force	Jasmine	Holmes	Chair	Central Michigan University	III
Social Justice Task Force	Mirum	Washington-White	Vice-Chair	St Cyril of Alexandrai School	VI
Social Justice Task Force	Jamaica	Cannon	Member	Washington University in St. Louis	IV
Social Justice Task Force	Jeremy	Chance	Member	University of Kansas	IV
Social Justice Task Force	Nicholas	D'Amato	Member	UMass	I
Social Justice Task Force	Shana	Kessler	Member	Central Washington University	VI
Social Justice Task Force	Jasmine	Mayes-Browning	Member	University of Iowa	V
Social Justice Task Force	Kristofer	Newsome	Member	University of South Florida - Tampa	II
Social Justice Task Force	David	Podschun	Member	University of Southern California	VI
Social Justice Task Force	Demetria	Young	Member	Louisiana State University	IV
Standards of Competition	Danny	Feitel	Chair	University of California-Merced	VI
Standards of Competition	Robert	Gough	Member	College of William and Mary	II
Standards of Competition	Abby	Harvey	Member	Georgia Institute of Technology	II
Standards of Competition	Corbin	Hedges	Member	Carson-Newman University	II
Standards of Competition	Chad	McKenzie	Member	City of Round Rock	IV
Student/Professional Development	Abby	Van Note	Chair	University of Wisconsin- Madison	III
Student/Professional Development	Veronica	Chevalier	Member	University of Notre Dame	III
Student/Professional Development	Crystall	Dooley	Member	University of Colorado Boulder	V
Student/Professional Development	Michelle	Fitzgerald	Member	University of Central Florida	II
Student/Professional Development	Shane	Land	Member	University of Central Florida	II
Student/Professional Development	Robert	Bruner	Member	East Tennessee State University	II
Student/Professional Development	Kyle	Pearson	Member	University of Wisconsin-Stout	III
Student/Professional Development	Samantha	Wary	Member	Central Washington University	VI
Tennis	David	Peters	Chair	Florida State University	II
Unified	Amanda	Alpert	Chair	University of Mississippi	II
Unified	Laura	Shively	Member	University of Arkansas	IV
Unified	Drew	Devore	Member	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	V
Unified	Brittany	Mueller	Member	Florida State University	II
Unified	Adam	Richman	Member	The University of Alabama	II

NIRSA Volunteer Groups

Committee	Position	First Name	Last Name	Univeristy	Region
NIRSA Chamionship Series Executive Team	Chair	Scott	Flickinger	Cornell University	I
NIRSA Chamionship Series Executive Team	Vice	Marty	Dempsey	University of Florida	II
NIRSA Chamionship Series Executive Team	Second Vice	Ashley	Lax	University of Wisconsin - Madison	III
Assessment	Chair	Antonio	Gonzalez	University of South Florida	II
Assessment	Member	Andrew	Chadick	The University of Texas at San Antonio	IV
Assessment	Member	Jon	Corum	James Madison University	II
Assessment	Member	Kristen	Drapp LaFleur	Florida Gulf Coast University	II
Assessment	Member	Chad	Ellsworth	Texas Tech University	IV
Assessment	Member	Andrew	Funari	University of Illinois At Urbana- Champaign	III
Assessment	Member	Shana	Kessler	Salem State University	I
Assessment	Member	Andrea	Snead	University of Central Florida	II
Basketball	Chair	Jeffery	Logsdon	University of Cincinnati	III
Basketball	Member	Sean	Butler	University of Rhode Island	I
Basketball	Member	Michael	Castaneda	The University of Texas at San Antonio	IV
Basketball	Member	Jon	Corum	James Madison University	II
Basketball	Member	Crystall	Dooley	Southeast Missouri State University	IV
Basketball	Member	Aaron	Dueker	University of Nebraska	V
Basketball	Member	Deanna	Hewlett	Manhattan College	IV
Basketball	Member	Heather	Marshall	University of Central Florida	II
Basketball	Member	Dexter	Shorter	The Ohio State University	III
Basketball	Member	David	Wiley	Northern Kentucky University	II
Brand Management	Chair	Derek	Doss	Kennesaw State University	II
Brand Management	Member	Crystal	Durham	Northern Arizona University	VI
Brand Management	Member	Alex	Horn	Loyola University Chicago	III
Brand Management	Member	Roger	Jerez	University of Delaware	III
Brand Management	Member	Daniel	Renfro	University of South Florida	II
Brand Management	Member	Austin	Sanderson	Wichita State University	IV
Brand Management	Member	Michael	Wozniak	University of North Dakota	V
Club Basketball	Chair	Joshua	Dietrich	Kent State University	III
Club Basketball	Member	Casey	Anderson	University of Arizona	VI
Club Basketball	Member	Brandon	Bermea	Oklahoma State University	IV
Club Basketball	Member	Steve	Drasdis	University of Connecticut	I
Club Basketball	Member	Matt	Dunigan	UC - Riverside	VI
Club Basketball	Member	Jasmine	Holmes	Central Michigan University	III
Club Basketball	Member	Bailey	Kenney	University of Mississippi	II
Club Basketball	Member	Philip	Locante	Fairmont State	II
Club Basketball	Member	Shawn	Riley	Drexel University	I
Club Basketball	Member	Emily	Walker	Appalachian State University	II
Flag Football	Chair	Jarrode	Davis	The Ohio State University	III
Flag Football	Member	Brooke	Cochran	University of Florida	II
Flag Football	Member	Mike	Dominguez	University of California-Davis	VI
Flag Football	Member	Domonique	Dunn	The University of Alabama	II
Flag Football	Member	Matthew	Ferdinand	University of Dayton	III
Flag Football	Member	Winston	Goodwin	University of Wisconsin- Madison	III
Flag Football	Member	Robert	Kelly	University of North Georgia	II
Flag Football	Member	Shana	Kessler	Salem State University	I
Flag Football	Member	Kevin	Martin	University of California-Riverside	VI
Flag Football	Member	Klee	Sellers	Oklahoma State University	IV
Flag Football	Member	David	Stewart	Towson University	I
Flag Football	Member	Katie	Thomas	Texas A & M University- Commerce	IV
Soccer	Chair	Jon	Janis	University of Houston	IV
Soccer	Member	Krista	Chauvin	Ashland University	III
Soccer	Member	Chad	Ellsworth	Texas Tech University	IV
Soccer	Member	Laurel	Hanna	University of Michigan	III
Soccer	Member	Hannah	Roberts	East Carolina University	II
Soccer	Member	Nicholas	Singer	University of Illinois At Urbana- Champaign	III
Soccer	Member	Laura	Whiteley	University of the Pacific	VI
Standards of Competition	Chair	Kelli	Rockwell	Georgia Institute of Technology	II
Standards of Competition	Member	Danny	Feitel	University of California-Merced	VI
Standards of Competition	Member	Laura	Ferguson	University of Arizona	VI
Standards of Competition	Member	Chad	McKenzie	City of Round Rock	IV
Standards of Competition	Member	Maxwell	Miller	Swarthmore College	I
Standards of Competition	Member	Adam	Richman	The University of Alabama	II
Student/Professional Development	Chair	Abby	Van Note	University of Wisconsin- Madison	III
Student/Professional Development	Member	Robert	Bruner	University of Central Florida	II
Student/Professional Development	Member	Veronica	Chevalier	Texas A & M University- Commerce	IV
Student/Professional Development	Member	Tim	Collins	California State University- Monterey Bay	VI
Student/Professional Development	Member	Caroline	Mashburn	Florida Gulf Coast University	II
Student/Professional Development	Member	Jeremy	McKendall	University of Wyoming	V
Student/Professional Development	Member	Kristofer	Newsome	University of South Florida	II
Student/Professional Development	Member	Zack	Sephton	University of Windsor	VII
Student/Professional Development	Member	David	Sweeney	Keene State College	I
Tennis	Chair	Gary	Cahen	University of Central Florida	II
Tennis	Member	Andrea	Snead	University of Central Florida	II
Unified Task Force	Chair	Amanda	Alpert	University of Mississippi	II
Unified Task Force	Member	John	Luk	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	I
Unified Task Force	Member	Jonathan	Johnston	Texas A&M-Commerce	IV
Unified Task Force	Member	Sophie	Rattray	UNC-Charlotte	II
Unified Task Force	Member	Sean	Graninger	University of Oregon	VI
Unified Task Force	Consultant	Abby	Van Note	University of Wisconsin-Madison	III

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Questions about the NIRSA Championship Series can be directed to the NIRSA Director of National Sport Programs, Nicole Jackson.

Volunteers

Experiential learning through sport

NIRSA Championship Series Applications

Tournament Volunteer & Officials Opportunities

Basketball Positions

Flag Football Positions

Pickleball Positions

Soccer Positions

Tennis Positions

2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Official & Mentor Applications

Tournament Host Applications

Regional Host Applications

National Host Applications

Hall of Fame

Nomination Submissions

Series Work Team Applications

Work Team Positions

Champ Series Work Team Roles & Responsibilities

NIRSA Championship Series Committee Structure

All NIRSA Championship Series Committee & Work Teams

NIRSA Volunteer Groups

NIRSA Flag Football Officials Webinars

2018 NIRSA Regional Flag Football Director of Officials Webinar

2018 NIRSA Regional Flag Football Student Officials Webinar

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