Member Town Hall

Pam Watts is the Executive Director for NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation. A former CPA, Pam joined NIRSA in 2000 and in her tenure with the Association she served primarily as NIRSA's second-in-command until assuming the Executive Directorship in early 2012. She works closely with the NIRSA Boards to actuate the strategic plan for NIRSA and its three subsidiaries and leads the staff team and operations at NIRSA. 

Pam is a Certified Association Executive. She served as the Chair of the Council for Higher Education Management Association’s Steering Committee, on the Advisory Council for the Healthy Campus Initiative in the University of California System, and on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Wellbeing at Butler University. She has served on the Physical Activity Alliance Board for over ten years, both as Treasurer and President. She currently serves on the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification Board and as Treasurer on the American Council on Exercise Board. 

André has been a member of NIRSA for over 30 years and currently serves as the NIRSA Board President. André is the former Director at Ohio State, having previously served as the Executive Director of Recreation for the University of Alabama. He holds a MS in Physical Education from Eastern Michigan University and a BS in Recreation Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi. 

André is a long time supporter of the NIRSA Foundation and prior to his service on the NIRSA Board, he served two terms on the NIRSA Directors Institute Content Team, the NIRSA Finance Committee and as past chair of the Student Professional Development committee.