PERU, Neb. -- The Peru State Athletic Department has proudly named Gwyn Williams as the new Director of Sports Information.

Williams was previously serving as the Sports Information Graduate Assistant at Peru State College. During this time, she has been instrumental in gameday improvements, rapid social media growth and major changes to the department's live sports broadcast. Prior to Peru State, Williams worked in gameday operations at Iowa Wesleyan University, where she oversaw student-workers and concessions while serving as a gameday administrator. Williams also spent time at Iowa City West High School in Iowa City, Iowa, where she supervised athletic activities, media communications and gameday operations.

Williams graduated from Iowa Wesleyan University where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Sports Management. She is currently working on her Master's Degree from Wayne State College in Organizational Leadership in Sports and Recreational Management.

Here's what Athletic Director, Kyle Pond, had to say about Williams:

"Gwyn's initiative and creativity has been a terrific boost to our athletic department. In her short time here, she has helped create a media team of students and interns, created and grown our social media presence and completely overhauled our stats table for our contests. Gwyn's positive energy and ability to collaborate is contagious, and we are excited to see our SID department continue to grow."

Gwyn Williams resides in Auburn, Nebraska.