Episode 19: Rob Simels of The College of New Jersey

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, gives you the listener real and authentic conversation between himself and special guest Rob Simels, the associate director of Student Life and Recreation and Wellness at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Simels dives into what inspired him to get into campus recreation and the first director role he had. Through the years, he’s found himself gaining experience from smaller schools, juggling being a new parent and the opening of a facility, and starting a program at TCNJ that is his pride and joy. Finally, at the end of the conversation, Simels shares some big news as to what lies ahead for him. As you listen, note the changes that have impacted him and how to apply the two pieces of advice he shares for aspiring directors.