Meet the Housing & Residence Life Staff

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Department of Housing & Residence Life

Phone: (203) 837-8531            

Fax:      (203) 837-8529

 

 

Ron Mason photoDirector of Housing and Residence Life
Ron Mason (MasonR@wcsu.edu)

 

 

 

 

Maribeth Griffin phooDirector of Residential Programs & Staff
Maribeth Griffin (GriffinM@wcsu.edu)

 

 

 

 

Ed Mulvihill photoAssistant Director of Housing & Residence Life for Operations
Edward P. Mulvihill (MulvihillE@wcsu.edu)

 

 

 

 

 

Secretary

Effie Masse (massee@wcsu.edu)

 

Student Office Assistants
Student Office Assistants help in completing a wide variety of tasks such as the assistance in the operation of the Housing Office. They answer telephones, respond to e-mails, answer student and parental questions regarding housing, and assist the Housing Office Staff as needed. They are integral team members on our Housing and Residence Life team.

 

Assistants to the Director of Housing and Residence Life/
Resident Directors

FairfieldEach building has one full-time professional Resident Director (RD) who is responsible for the daily operation of the building, providing not only supervision to the building's staff, but also educational, social and personal guidance for the residents who live there. They advise residence hall groups, monitor maintenance requests and promote an atmosphere that is proactive, developed and executed through the CULTURE™ model. RDs split their time between the Housing Office and their individual buildings.

If you need to see an RD for any reason feel free to visit during their office hours, send them an e-mail or leave a voicemail. They will get back to you as soon as possible!

Typically, RDs have office hours from 10am-4pm either in the Housing Office or in their Residence Hall Offices. This is subject to change due to scheduled meetings and other housing related commitments, so please call ahead to confirm their location when you plan to stop by. With all of their obligations, they may not be where you expect them to be. You can contact the Housing Office for information about an RD's office hours.

Midtown

Shealah Day photoFairfield Hall - Shealah Day
Tel: 203.837.8537 

Email: DayS@wcsu.edu

 

 

Fairfield Hall - Information Desk
Tel: 203.837.9236

 

 

 

Fairfield Hall RA/ARM Staff

Matt Rowley- RA Rm. 111  Ryan Cooke- RA Rm. 211
 Samantha Martin- RA Rm. 310 Kayana McCalla- RA Rm. 316
 Jessica Wheeler- RA Rm. 217 Sean Keenan- ARM Rm. 112

 

Rafael Cordwell photoLitchfield Hall -Rafael Cordwell
Tel: 203.837.9060

Email: CordwellR@wcsu.edu

 

 

Litchfield Hall - Information Desk

Tel: 203.837.9733

 

 

 

Litchfield Hall RA/ARM Staff

 Emma-Lee Ware- RA Rm. 227 Rashed Belle - RA  Rm. 208 
Stephanie Magliocco - RA  Rm. 242   David Balfore - RA Rm. 256 
 Nicole Root - RA Rm. 118  Samantha Augustine - ARM  Rm. 237

 

Chris Nisler photoNewbury Hall - Chris Nisler
Tel. 203.837.8534 

Email: NislerC@wcsu.edu

 

 

Newbury Hall - Information Desk

Tel: 203.837.9237

 

 

 

Newbury Hall RA/ARM Staff

 Manny Arboleda- RA Rm. 209 Matt Winger - RA Rm. 221
Katherine Meerman - RA Rm. 309 Kathryn Shaw - RA Rm. 321
Michelle Bates - RA Rm. 409 Nadine Gianopoulos - RA Rm. 421
 Tyler McCombe- RA Rm. 509 Robert Zoccano - RA Rm. 521
    Nicole Swenson - ARM Rm.301

 

Westside

Shaun McDonough photoCentennial Hall - Shaun McDonough
Tel: 203.837.8850 

Email: McDonoughS@wcsu.edu

 

 

Centennial Hall - Information Desk

203.837.9240

 

 

 

Centennial Hall RA/ARM Staff

 Brandon Lester - RA Rm. W101A  Danielle Scarmella - RA Rm. E211A
 Mark Surowiecki - RA Rm. E311A Christine Mitchell-Robinson - RA Rm. E411A
Chelsey Allen - RA Rm. N210A Stephen King - RA Rm. N301A
Triana Lyde  - RA Rm. N401A  Kenneth Ward- RA Rm. E111A
 Jillian St. Jernquist - RA Rm. W306A  Kareena McCalla - RA Rm. W406A
Emily Freundt -  ARM Rm. N102A  Anna Bank - ARM Rm. W206A

 

Samantha DiFalco photoGrasso Hall - Samantha DiFalco
Tel: 203.837.8548 

Email: DiFalcoS@wcsu.edu

 

 

Grasso Hall - Information Desk

203.837.9854

 

 

 

Grasso Hall RA/ARM Staff

Kristina Jenney- RA Rm. 117A  Sheldon Poole - RA Rm. 412A
 Kayla Adams- RA Rm. 204A  Kywaita Keys- RA Rm. 320A
 Jason Deleo- RA Rm. 309A  Diana Rock - RA Rm. 403A
 Casey Halliwell - RA Rm. 212A Nicholas Graham - ARM Rm. 216A

 

Melissa Sanders photoPinney Hall -  Melissa Sanders
Tel: 203.837.8535   

Email: SandersM@wcsu.edu

 

Pinney Hall - Information Desk

Tel: 203.837.8655

 

 

 

 

Pinney Hall RA/ARM Staff

 Tyler Shaw - RA Rm. C66B Althea Donaldson - RA Rm. B61B
 John Mensah - RA Rm. D32B  Michelle Bishop - RA Rm. C16B
 Jamie Matarazzo - RA Rm. C23A  Imani Josie - RA Rm. C43B
 Amanda Rivera - RA Rm. D52B  Matthew Varrone- RA Rm. A33B
 David Buccieri - RA Rm. B42B  Mike Littlefield - RA Rm. A54B
Adaobi Ogbenta  - ARM Rm. C52B  Natalie Glybin - ARM Rm. C31B

 

 

Office of Housing & Residence Life - Student Leadership

Resident Assistants (R.A.)

Resident Assistants at WCSU are trained in helping skills and interpersonal relations. They serve as facilitators for the floor councils of each residence hall. They are also in charge of conducting floor/section meetings in addition to meeting with residents as needed on a one to one basis. The meetings could be related to academic, social, or personal progress as related to college. As always, RA's will be available to assist residents with maintenance issues, to act as sounding boards during roommate issues, and to be a general resource to residents regarding the University community, policy and procedures.

StudyingAcademic Resource Mentors (A.R.M)

Academic resource mentors are student peers who play an integral role in the establishment of an academic environment in the residence halls. They are an essential component of the CULTURE program for the Department of Housing and Residence Life. In addition to providing programming in the residence halls, ARM's are available to residents as an academic resource, assisting them in obtaining information, and providing resources about majors and academic programs at the University. The ARM's also guide residents through any issues they may have academically, providing them with a wealth of information on study skills or people that can help them. Finally, the ARM's also work with Peer Academic Support System members to make sure the residents get the help that they need to succeed at WestConn.

LoginStudent Administrative Assistant (S.A.A.)

The Student Administrative Assistant is involved in wide array of activities in the residence halls. There is one S.A.A. per residence hall, and they are responsible for recruiting desk staff, training, supervising, and conducting desk meetings, creating, and editing schedules, working at the desk when necessary, and assisting the Resident Director of their building in a variety of office related tasks and assignments. Some of these tasks include following up with residents on maintenance issues and entering priority points into the central database.

Information Desk Personnel

Information desk personnel are an integral part of each residence hall. Workers are responsible for monitoring residents entering and exiting the buildings. They also sign all guests into the building and answer the many day to day questions that residents may have. Desk staff workers are supervised by the Student Administrative Assistant and the Resident Director of their residence hall.

Custodial and Maintenance Staff

Custodians

Each building has a hard-working custodial staff that cleans the bathrooms, lounges and other public areas of the buildings. They work Monday to Friday from 7am-3pm and on Saturdays a custodian replenishes bathroom paper supplies. The custodians do not clean resident rooms, pick up garbage bags left outside doors or store any furniture. Custodians report to the Supervising Custodian.


Maintainers

Maintainers are responsible for minor repairs in the residence halls. The maintainers are busy people, charged with caring for all resident rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, lounges, and all the furnishings contained in the above mentioned areas. Please have patience when submitting Maintenance Request Forms and know that your issue will be handled in a timely fashion.