Abilene Christian University has hired Brian Devost to be the first executive director of the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center, the Office of Student Life announced today.
Devost (pronounced Devoe) for more than a year has been a strategic planner for various parks and recreation agencies and has experience as an executive director of the Richland County Recreation Commission in South Carolina, executive director of the YMCA, director of wellness programs at two large hospitals and founding director of the intramurals, recreation and fitness program at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania.
He graduated with bachelor’s degrees in recreation leadership and leisure studies from Concordia University in Quebec, Canada, and earned a Master’s degree in recreation management from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Devost and his wife, Kim, will move to Abilene shortly, as he is scheduled to take the position officially on June 1.
As executive director, Devost will oversee the budget, policies and employees of the new wellness center, a 116,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of the Gibson Health and Physical Education Center. We’ll have more on Devost and his hiring in the coming days.