Episode 42: HBCU Campus Recreation Leadership with Dr. Iisha Voltz

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.