Residential Life and Resident Education Staff Members

100 Upton Hall - the hub of it all!

The main Residential Life and Resident Education office is located in 100 Upton Hall on the Gorham campus. From this location we administer the department, make room assignments, assist students and parents, and act as a contact for your questions and concerns. The office is open Mon. through Fri., 8a.m. to 4:30p.m. all year. Please stop by and visit our friendly staff!

~ Denise Nelson, Director - dnelson@usm.maine.edu
~ Samantha George, Assistant Director Administration - samantha@usm.maine.edu
~ Jason Arey, Assistant Director Residential Education - jarey@usm.maine.edu
~ Gary Stephenson, Assistant Director Facilities - gstephenson@usm.maine.edu
~ Richard Greenleaf, Business Manager - richardg@usm.maine.edu
~ Shannon Rooney, Administrative Associate - srooney@usm.maine.edu
~ Daniel Croddy, Administrative Assistant I - dcroddy@usm.maine.edu
~ Timothy Hayes, Administrative Assistant I - thayes@usm.maine.edu

Campus Involvement and Activities (CIA)

The office of Campus Involvement and Activities is located in 119 Brooks Student Center on the Gorham campus. From this location we manage all of the living-learning programs as well as weekend programing and the campus wide activities for the Gorham campus.

~ Jason Saucier, Coordinator of Co-Curricular Development - jsaucier@usm.maine.edu
~ Karoline Chrzanowski-Sears, Community Involvement Coordinator - kchrzanowski@usm.maine.edu
~ Gregory Cavanaugh, Program Manager for Campus Wide Events - gcavanaugh@usm.maine.edu
~ Kathryn Brooks, Program Manager for International Community and Upperclass Experience - kbrooks@usm.maine.edu
~ JoHanna Davis, Program Manager for First Year Integration & Sustainability- jkdavis@usm.maine.edu
~ John Derouche, Program Manager for Community of Arts & Fire Marshals - jderouche@usm.maine.edu
~ Casie Runksmeier, Program Manager for Fitness Wellness, Outdoor Experience & Superfan - crunksmeier@usm.maine.edu

The Resident Directors - R.D.s - Who they are and What they do

Our Resident Directors are full time, live-in, professional staff members who are responsible for the overall administration of their hall(s). We have 6 R.D.s in Gorham. Resident Directors directly supervise their Resident Assistants, their hall security desk staff and a Lead Resident Assistant. Resident Directors are responsible for programming and developmental activities within the halls, including those emphasizing leadership, community development and the promotion of diversity. They also are there to implement judicial procedures and to act as conflict mediators, to act as a resource, and often just to simply listen to and socialize with their residents.

~ Hannah Bendroth, Dickey Wood - hbendroth@usm.maine.edu
~ Natalie Degerstrom, Anderson Woodward - ndegerstrom@usm.maine.edu
~ Shaunice Jordan, Philippi - sjordan@usm.maine.edu
~ Chelsea Rock, Upton Hastings - crock@usm.maine.edu
~ Bethany Tatro, Robie Andrews - btatro@usm.maine.edu
~ Andrew Mclean, Upperclass Hall - ajmclean@usm.maine.edu

The Resident Assistants - R.A.s - Your campus connection

Our Resident Assistants are University of Southern Maine student staff members who live and work directly with resident students. The R.A.s work as peers, helping residents with a broad range of issues and situations. They are there to provide information about campus services and resources, to plan and implement hall programs, to enforce University and Department policies, and to encourage the formation of holistic communities. Our R.A.s are not only students, but are an integral part of the Department of Residential Life and are here to help. They are fun, friendly and knowledgable - get to know them!