The document provides an overview of the staff in the Department of Student Housing and Residential Life at the University. It lists the directors, area coordinators, resident managers, and graduate community directors who oversee residential communities and work with Community Assistants. It also lists the divisions and leadership in Student Affairs that partner with Housing, including conduct, student organizations, and other student support services. The document serves to introduce all the people that Community Assistants should know and may work with in fulfilling their responsibilities.
2. Who’s Who
• As a Community Assistant, there are many people
that you should know that work with us at the
University and in Housing to fulfill the our mission.
• These people may request various things of you as a
staff member in order to assist them in certain
aspects of their work.
• You are expected to work with these people and/or
to consult up fulfill any various requests that they
may have.
4. Director for Student Housing and Asst. Vice
Chancellor
Lionel Maten
• Oversees the Associate Directors
for Residence Life, Operations,
Facilities, and Business Manager
Anne Simmons - Administrative Assistant
6. Associate Director for Residential Learning
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• Oversees the Assistant Director
for Residential Learning and
Area Coordinators
Shannon McMullen - Administrative Assistant
7. Assistant Director for Residential Learning
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• Implement and assess the Residential Co-Curricular
Learning Model
8. The Area Coordinators
Scott Oliver - Area 1
• Martin, Stockard, and Stewart
• Supervises 3 Graduate Community Directors
• Manages student conduct
• Manages assessment, tutoring, and CA/GA training
9. The Area Coordinators
Kurt Lee - Area 2
• Ridge North, Ridge South, Minor Hall, and Kincannon
• Supervises 3 Graduate Community
Directors & 1 Resident Manager
• Manages student conduct
• Manages LLCs, FIGs, and Desk Operations
10. The Area Coordinators
Lynn Flowers - Area 3
• Campus Walk, The Village, Northgate,
University Trails, Residential College South,
Luckyday Residential College
• Supervises 4 Graduate Community Directors
& 1 Resident Manager
• Manages student conduct
• Manages Emerging Leaders (Sophomore
Interest Group) and CA/GA Selection
11. The Area Coordinators
Crystal Henry - Area 4
• Crosby, Hefley, Deaton, and Brown
• Supervises 4 Graduate Community Directors and a
Student Leadership Advisor
• Manages conduct
• Manages RHA, NRHH, and RAA
12. The Graduate Community Directors
Becca Baier
• Martin Hall
• Supervises 11 CAs
• They are almost done with a year-long
face-lift project on the building
• Many residents live there because their
mother, sister or aunt or other relative
lived there
13. The Graduate Community Directors
Shane Gragg
• Stockard Hall
• Supervises 9 Cas
• Stockard is right next to Martin and
is almost done with the face-lift
project for both buildings
• Last year, Stockard’s fire alarm went off less than
Martin’s
22. The Graduate Community Directors
Collin Webster
• Residential College South
• Supervises 12 CAs
23. The Graduate Community Directors
Sarah Gombar
• Luckyday Residential College
• Supervises 10 CAs
• Moved away from home in high
school and lived with a host family
in order to play sports
24. The Graduate Community Directors
Latoya Anderson
• Upper Crosby
• Supervises 9 Cas
• A lot of the women in Crosby are in sororities
25. The Graduate Community Directors
Eleanor Kahn
• Lower Crosby
• Supervises 9 Cas
• As a Theatre major, served as
Run Crew Chief for three
large musicals
26. The Graduate Community Directors
Ishmael Miller
• Hefley & Deaton Halls
• Supervises 7 CAs
27. The Graduate Community Directors
Amanda Abrahamson
• Brown Hall
• Supervises 5 CAs
• Brown got a new roof this summer!
• Amanda has a slight obsession with
shoes and loves to buy new ones!
28. Student Leadership Advisor
Hilary Bruner
• RHA, NRHH, RAA
• Favorite sport is horse racing
• Loves to do synchronized
swimming
• She is crazy about giraffes
30. Associate Director for Operations
Margot Carter
• Manages billing and supervises
housing assignments, marketing,
and the front desk of the Main
Housing Office
Sherrita Campbell - Senior Secretary
33. Associate Director for Facilities
Nels Strickland
• Manages building projects and supervises
technology, maintenance, and
custodial service in the
Residence Halls
Pam Abbott - Senior Secretary
34. Facilities
Don Rogers - Assistant Director for Facilities
• Communicates with custodial
services and manages Camp and
Conference Housing
Chris Thornton - Systems Administrator
• Computers, cameras… you name it, he’s got it!
36. Division of Student Affairs
1. Admissions and Registrar
2. Campus Programming
3. Campus Recreation
4. Career Center
5. Dean of Students
6. Enrollment Services
7. Financial Aid
8. International Programs
9. Luckyday Success Program
10. Orientation and Parent Programs
11.Student Housing and Residence Life
12. University Counseling Center
13. University Health Services
14. University Police and Campus Safety
37. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Brandi Hephner LaBanc
• Oversees the Assistant Vice Chancellors and
departments in the division
• Scholar and consultant in the field of campus crisis
management
38. Student Affairs
Leslie Banahan - Asst. Vice Chancellor
• Career Center
• University Counseling Center
• Enrollment Services
• Campus Recreation
• University Health Services
• International Programs
39. Student Affairs
Lionel Maten- Asst. Vice Chancellor and Director for
Student Housing
• Financial Aid
• Admissions and Registrar
40. Student Affairs
Sparky Reardon - Asst. Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs and Dean of Students
• Oversees student conduct,
student organizations and
emergency management
• He often speaks at colleges on
issues ranging from leadership
to hazing prevention to crisis
management
41. Student Affairs
Melinda Pullen Carlson - Associate Dean of Students
• Supervises the Assistant Dean for Judicial Affairs and
the Assistant Dean for Student Organizations and
Greek Life.
• Advisor to The Associated
Student Body and
The Columns Society
42. Student Affairs
Valeria Beasley-Ross - Assistant Dean of Students for
Multicultural Affairs and Volunteer Services
• Advisor to the Black Student Union, African
Caribbean Student Association, National Pan-
hellenic Council, and the University of Mississippi
Gospel Choir.
• Supervises the University of
Mississippi's Americorps
Campus Link Team.
43. Student Affairs
Scott Wallace, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Students
for Judicial Affairs
J. Coulter Ward
Assistant Dean of Students
for Student Involvement
44. Lucky Day Success Program
(from left to right)
Senora Logan Miller
Assistant Director
Dr. Patrick Perry
Director of Luckyday Programs
Dr. Ethel Young-Minor
Senior Fellow
Merrill Tutor Magruder
Project Coordinator
45. You have now completed this
Module.
Please proceed to the
Who’s Who Competency
Assessment