Campus Rec Podcast

Building Bridges Across Campuses with Al Gentilini by Campus Rec Magazine

Built for Impact and Efficiency — Fusion Helps Campus Rec Teams Do More With Less by Campus Rec Magazine

Leading with Honesty and Humility with Kristin DeAngelo by Campus Rec Magazine

People-First Lessons and Leadership with Chris McAlpine by Campus Rec Magazine

Supplier Voice Episode 11: Inside the CENTERS Model — Rethinking Managed Campus Recreation Operations by Campus Rec Magazine

Episode 44: Global Campus Rec Leadership with Zarko Krkeljas by Campus Rec Magazine

Episode 43: Campus Recreation Hiring and Onboarding with Larry Mellinger by Campus Rec Magazine

Supplier Voice Episode 10: Powering Change — SportsArt Turns Campus Workouts into Sustainable Action by Campus Rec Magazine

It’s time to go behind the curtain of the director role and have honest discussions with leaders in the campus recreation industry.

In this episode, host Grady Sheffield, the director of Campus Recreation at Towson University and senior advisor to Campus Rec Magazine, sits down with Dr. Iisha Voltz, the executive director of Recreation and Well-Being at Texas Southern University.

Voltz shares her incredible journey from student fitness attendant to executive director at one of the nation’s largest HBCUs — all within the same campus. With over 20 years of service and 15 as a director, her story highlights the power of consistency, student impact, and leading with clarity and heart. She also opens up about her role in Project COURAGE, her passion for student leadership and what it means to lead at an HBCU.

It’s time to go behind the curtain of the director role and have honest discussions with leaders in the campus recreation industry.

In this episode, host Grady Sheffield, the director of Campus Recreation at Towson University and senior advisor to Campus Rec Magazine, chats with Eric Barron, director of University Recreation and Fitness & Wellness at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).

Barron’s journey is anything but ordinary — from a start in tactical strength and conditioning to years as an assistant director, to suddenly stepping into the director role in the middle of leadership transitions. His story highlights resilience, strategic thinking, and the importance of focusing on progress over perfection.

As one of only four directors in UMB Campus Rec’s history, Barron has embraced leading a small but mighty team serving a unique professional-school population. He shares how he’s building trust, shaping vision and leveraging wellness as a unifying message across a campus filled with future doctors, dentists and social workers.