Alumni Relations Staff
The Grand Valley State University Alumni Relations team is an on-campus department located inside the Alumni House & Visitor Center.
We empower Grand Valley alumni to achieve their lifelong learning and professional development goals. We connect, engage, and support alumni throughout every stage of their life and career.
Andrew Bixel
Senior Director for Institutional Advancement
Email Andrew
(616) 331-5619
Mike Przydzial '12
Director of Alumni Relations
Email Mike
LinkedIn
(616) 331-3590
Kyle Barnhart '14 & '24
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
Email Kyle
LinkedIn
(616) 331-3589
Hunter Rich, MPA, '26, CNP
Manager of Regional & Community Networks
Email Hunter
LinkedIn
(616) 331-6808
Elaine Ebeling
Alumni Relations Assistant
Email Elaine
(616) 331-3597
Student Employees
Abby
Alumni House Student Assistant
As a student assistant, my job includes responding to emails, answering the phone, assisting visitors, updating our alumni databases, and several other office tasks. I am currently an exploratory major in hopes to discover a field that I am passionate about. Working at the Alumni House has been extremely rewarding as it is helping me gain several soft skills that can be transferrable to any future career. I enjoy the opportunity to work in a professional setting and get to do work that is helping GVSU Alumni!
Jada
Alumni House Student Assistant
As a student assistant at the Alumni House, my job includes responding to Alumni Relation emails, answering the phone, and keeping the alumni database updated: in addition, to various other things. I'm an Applied Food and Nutrition major, with the goal of going into clinical dietetics later down the line. I really enjoy the opportunity to be helping GV alumni as well as getting to learn and work on professional skills as a student assistant.