Director Download No. 3: Ryan Hagen of Yale University

Welcome to the Director Download, powered 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 the senior advisor to the Campus Rec Mastermind Groups, holds a conversation with special guest, Ryan Hagen, associate athletic director at Yale University. Prior to Yale, Hagen was at the University of New Haven — and a part of CENTERS — for eight years. As such, he shares what it’s like to work for CENTERS and the business acumen he gained from it. Now, he finds himself at the unique beast that is Yale, sharing what that looks like. Listen to the conversation to also find out what keeps Hagen up at night and how to develop a culture where employees stay.