Paul Dirks. Paul Dirks Director of Campus Recreation 1971-2003. Paul ended his reign as Director of Campus Recreation in the spring of 2003. Paul Dirks was hired as the FSU Men’s Intramural Coordinator in 1971, and by 1973 Intramurals became coed and he was named Director of Intramurals. Paul worked closely with Student Government throughout the 1970s and the 1980s to secure adequate recreational facilities for FSU students. His efforts resulted in the funding and construction of the award winning Dr. Bobby E. Leach Student Recreation Center in 1989. After the Leach Center opened to packed crowds in 1991, Paul continued to work for expanded recreational facilities and opportunities for students and his work resulted in two major expansions of the Leach Center and the building of the current Intramural Field Complex. Paul has been a member of a number of professional organizations and associations, a lifelong member of the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), a certified referee and sports official in multiple sports, and an avid recreational sports enthusiast. He has played racquetball and tennis with faculty and students, refereed more intramural games in every sport than most people can count and led student and community groups on canoe and ski trips. As a hands-on administrator, Paul has lived his career and invited everyone to come and enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle with him. Don’t look for Paul Dirks to slow down in retirement, he’ll be too busy organizing and officiating tournaments, working out, attending spinning classes, and continuing to show us all the secret to staying young.

Matt Specht. Matt Specht Leach Center Director of Facilities, 1992-1995. IM Sports Director, 1995-2000 Matt joined the Florida State University Campus Recreation staff in 1992 as facility coordinator of the Leach Center. In 1995, he became the Director of Intramural Sports. Matt developed, supervised, and promoted intramural activities designed to meet the recreational needs of students, faculty and staff at Florida State University. These include over 30 intramural team and individual sports and over 25 club sports. Before arriving in Tallahassee, Matt studied at Southern Illinois University where he received a B.S. in Administration of Justice and at Central Michigan University where he earned a M.A. in Recreation and Parks. In the summer of 2000, Matt left FSU to move closer to his Illinois home, accepting a position along with his wife at Southeast Missouri State University.

Chad McKenzie. Chad McKenzie IM Sports Director, 2000-2002. Chad became part of the Intramural staff in the Fall of 1999 as assistant director before moving into the director's chair in July 2000. In June 2002, Chad moved back to his alma mater of UT-Austin to accept a position in Intramural Sports. Originally from Dallas, Texas, he developed, supervised, and promoted specific intramural activities. He was also responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising IM student workers in their jobs as officials and event supervisors. Before coming to Florida State, Chad worked with the Division of Recreational Sports at the University of Texas at Austin and was a Graduate Assistant for Intramurals at the University of Arkansas. He has earned a Bachelor's of Journalism specializing in Broadcast Journalism from UT-Austin and Master's of Education in Sport Management from the University of Arkansas. Chad is an All-American Flag Football official and served on the NIRSA National Flag Football Rules Committee.

Jason King. Jason King Leach Center Director of Facilities, 1997-2001. Jason became part of the Campus Recreation staff in the summer of 1997. Prior to coming to Tallahassee, Jason did his undergraduate work at the University of Northern Iowa then migrated to Drake University, becoming a graduate assistant in athletic/recreation facilities. At Drake, he earned his master's in higher education and sports management. As the Facility Coordinator for recreational facilities, Jason oversaw the recreational use of the Leach Center, Tully Gym, Montgomery Gym, and the Speicher Tennis Complex. In 2001, Jason jumped from recreation to athletics to accept a facilities position at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Grady Sheffield. Grady Sheffield Assistant Director of Fitness, 2002-2004. Grady joined the Leach Center Fitness Staff as an Assistant Director in January 2003. Grady started his rec career at Indiana University where he received a B.S. in Exercise Science. Moving south to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he picked up his M.S. in Sports Administration while a Graduate Assistant in Fitness at Southern Miss. He landed his first job at the University of Maryland as Fitness Coordinator before making the move down south to the warmer weather of Tallahassee. He's glad to be back home in Florida and reports that most rumors about him are untrue, unless they are good rumors.

Mark Crager. Mark Crager Director of Intramural Sports & Sport Clubs, 2002-2005. Mark joined Florida State University Campus Recreation as Director of Intramural Sports and Sport Clubs in September 2002. He previously worked with Campus Recreation and Intramural Sports at Hendrix College in Arkansas and spent his graduate and undergraduate years at Mississippi State and Southern Miss respectively. Mark still thinks he has athletic skills, participating in a variety of IM sports but rarely winning anything. In January of 2006, Mark returned home to become Associate Director of Recreational Sports at Southern Miss.