Our professional staff provide leadership and support for the department in various specialized areas.  This includes our Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Housing & Residence Life, Associate Director of Housing & Residence Life, Assistant Director for Conduct & Development, Assistant Director of Housing, Area Coordinators, Occupancy & Operations Coordinator, and Senior Administrative Assistant.

Assistant Dean of Students, Housing & Residence Life

Jennifer Sutton, M.A.Ed

Associate Director, Housing & Residence Life

Jami Flippo

Assistant Director, Conduct & Development

A.J. Benavides

Assistant Director, Residential Experience

Calviee Tandy

Assistant Director, Housing

Jimmy Waddell

Assistant Director, Occupancy & Operations

Gloria Doxie

Housing Facilities Coordinator

Jayson Jackson

Housing Maintenance Coordinator

Bo Risner

Executive Assistant

Rose Carrillo

Area Coordinators

Our Area Coordinators (ACs) are Master's level professional staff with significant experience in residence life. Area Coordinators supervise the resident advisor (RA) staff and oversee the community development and operations of each residence hall.

Reanna Pipes

Rice, Rivers, Hawthorne, Appleby East & West

L.J. Jefferson, III

Mattielou, Olive, Covington, Lafayette

Our Graduate Assistants (GAs) are full-time graduate students that work part-time with Housing & Residence Life in the areas of residential education, supervision, program development, and leadership. 

Graduate Assistants are part-time, bachelor's-level housing professional who assist the Area Coordinators with supervision, residential programming, building management, and departmental initiatives. Graduate Assistants report to their respective Area Coordinators and Professional Staff.

Arantxa Vasquez Herrero, Graduate Assistant for Administrative & Office 

Belen Balladares, Graduate Assistant for Mattielou

Briley Eliff, Graduate Assistant for Rice, Rivers

Candice Buford, Graduate Assistant for Apartments & Conduct

Jose Zambrano Macias, Graduate Assistant for Housing Facilities

Katelyn Nash, Graduate Assistant for Covington, Hawthorne, Olive

Shirley Navarro Borilla, Graduate Assistant for Residential Experience

Timia McKenzie, Graduate Assistant for Mattielou, Appleby East & West, Lafayette

Our Resident Advisors are full-time undergraduate students that serve as educators, community builders and mentors to the students on their floors. 

Resident advisors are full-time undergraduate students that serve as educators, community builders and mentors to the students on their floors. 

Our Environmental Specialists are full-time support staff that oversee the cleanliness and safety sanitation of common areas throughout the residence halls. They are an instrumental part of our residential communities.