Corey comes to UMM after spending four years as the Director of Intramurals at Saint Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota.

Phelps earned his B.A. Degree in physical education and health in 1995 at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa and is currently finishing a Masters in Human Development from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

A massage therapist, Phelps is married to Julie Phelps, who is a Director in the Office of Residential Life at UMM.