Central Michigan University's Katherine Ranzenberger and Adam Antor of Aquinas College talk about their respective esports programs, the struggles of running it, and some cultural changes around esports as a whole.

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About Katherine Ranzenberger: Katherine Ranzenberger is the Esports Head Coach and Advisor at Central Michigan University. She helps more than 100 students compete and become the best versions of themselves each year. Ranzenberger started her career as a health and medicine journalist. She has always had a special place in her heart for gaming, though, going to LANs with friends since 2006. Ranzenberger started at Central Michigan University as a full-time admissions writer when life brought her back to her alma mater. When the opportunity to become an advisor for esports students came up, she jumped at it. Ranzenberger finished her master's degree in 2019 with a thesis on esports and academics. She believes every student has the ability to become a leader; they just need someone there to cheer them on.

You can find Kat on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/coachmeatbag

About Adam Antor: Adam Antor currently serves as the Head Esports Coach at Aquinas College, where he helped launch Aquinas’ first varsity esports program, a nearly 30-student athletic program under the Aquinas Athletic Department. He also serves on the Competition Council for NACE, the National Association of Collegiate Esports.  Before coaching at Aquinas, Adam launched a high school program at West Catholic High School in GR.  Along with his role in collegiate esports coaching, Adam spends significant time traveling the country to national esports events as a professional esports photographer. His esports travels recently have taken him to events in Chicago, Las Vegas, Dallas, Anaheim, Atlanta and St. Louis.

You can find Adam on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/coachantor

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