Julie Crandall has been hired by the University of Phoenix as associate director of enrollment.
Crandall previously was an instructor of communication at Western State College in Gunnison, Colo. She also has worked as an associate producer at ABC News in New York and was a four-time all-star catcher in the Women's Professional Softball League.
She earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a master's degree in communication from Auburn University.