Eastern Michigan Athletics
Women's Basketball
vs
Robert Morris
Nov 26 (Wed)
1 p.m.
Rhonda Vander Zwaag
- Title:
- Director of Operations
- Email:
- rvanderz@emich.edu
- Phone:
- 734.487.0481
Rhonda Vander Zwaag was named to her post as the women's basketball Director of Operations in December 2020.
Although it is her first full-time role within intercollegiate athletics, Vander Zwaag brings a wealth of knowledge after a nearly decade-long stint in the EMU Office of Admissions, seven of which she spent as the Senior Admissions Advisor.
While with admissions, Vander Zwaag worked very closely with the Department of Athletics and the women's basketball team, specifically, as she served as admissions' liaison to the athletic department. In that portion of her role, she collaborated with coaches and the compliance office to complete student-athlete application requirements, conducted transcript evaluations for admissions consideration, and met with recruits and families on official and unofficial campus visits, among other roles. Those skills bode well in her current position, as Vander Zwaag is now tasked with leading the day-to-day operational responsibilities of the women's basketball program. Her main responsibilities will include travel coordination and budget oversight.
In addition to her admissions experience, Vander Zwaag has a wealth of athletics experience. A team camp staffer for EMU women's basketball in previous years, she also completed a summer internship in EMU's Office of Athletic Compliance. She served as both an athletics compliance and athletics academics services intern at Kent State University between 2012-13, and worked briefly with the Hiram College football team as an intern in 2012.
A native of Holland, Mich., Vander Zwaag attended Holland Christian High School before earning her bachelor's degree in Music from Albion College in 2011. She also holds master's degrees in both Higher Education and Student Personnel from Kent State, which she earned in 2013, and in Sport Management, a degree she completed at EMU in 2019.
Vander Zwaag resides in Ypsilanti with her husband, Nicholas Clements.
Although it is her first full-time role within intercollegiate athletics, Vander Zwaag brings a wealth of knowledge after a nearly decade-long stint in the EMU Office of Admissions, seven of which she spent as the Senior Admissions Advisor.
While with admissions, Vander Zwaag worked very closely with the Department of Athletics and the women's basketball team, specifically, as she served as admissions' liaison to the athletic department. In that portion of her role, she collaborated with coaches and the compliance office to complete student-athlete application requirements, conducted transcript evaluations for admissions consideration, and met with recruits and families on official and unofficial campus visits, among other roles. Those skills bode well in her current position, as Vander Zwaag is now tasked with leading the day-to-day operational responsibilities of the women's basketball program. Her main responsibilities will include travel coordination and budget oversight.
In addition to her admissions experience, Vander Zwaag has a wealth of athletics experience. A team camp staffer for EMU women's basketball in previous years, she also completed a summer internship in EMU's Office of Athletic Compliance. She served as both an athletics compliance and athletics academics services intern at Kent State University between 2012-13, and worked briefly with the Hiram College football team as an intern in 2012.
A native of Holland, Mich., Vander Zwaag attended Holland Christian High School before earning her bachelor's degree in Music from Albion College in 2011. She also holds master's degrees in both Higher Education and Student Personnel from Kent State, which she earned in 2013, and in Sport Management, a degree she completed at EMU in 2019.
Vander Zwaag resides in Ypsilanti with her husband, Nicholas Clements.
Game week work😤
Monday, October 27
2025-26 Field of 68 Women's Basketball Preview: Eastern Michigan Eagles
Tuesday, October 21
2025 E-Club Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony
Saturday, October 11
E-Club Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Cinematic Recap
Saturday, October 11
