Resident Advisors

We currently employ 48 student staff members as Resident Advisors (RA) who assist and enhance our goal to build community within our residence halls. The RA’s on campus are present to serve the first year, transfer, and second year residential students living on campus for Spring 2021, and are following all health and safety guidelines provided by the University. These staff members dedicate countless hours to training, programming, and community building to help us strengthen the undergraduate experience.

Meet our Staff

Resident Advisor Compensation

In the Fall of 2019 Residential Life implemented a new RA Compensation Plan, which you can read about PDF Document: here.

Resident Advisor Awards

Corey J. Michalos Award

Awarded for leading Residential Life by example through respect, compassion, resilience, and authenticity.
“I can teach you to be a good RA, but I can’t teach you to be a good person”

2019-2020

  • Keone Aliphios
  • Emilio Miret

2018-2019

  • Leena El-Mufti
  • Joice Im

2017-2018

  • JoJo Castellanos
  • Megha Talur

2016-2017

  • Matthew Brown
  • Sofi Espinosa

Dorothy F. Sheppard Award

Awarded to a RA for embodying the spirit of Residential Life by quietly leaving your mark and making a difference.

2019-2020

Cecilia Vorfeld & Lucy Webb

2018-2019

Eric Huang

2017-2018

Haroon Ghori

2016-2017

Ryan Carroll

2015-2016

Sidnei McCrea & Ariana Cruz

2014-2015

Rachel Wolinski

2013-2014

Fatimah Alkhunaizi

2012-2013

Marina Palma Lima & Scarlett Hao

2011-2012

Karen Chan

2010-2011

Lara India & Carolyn Pearce

2009-2010

Naomi Ranz-Schleifer & Maria Dina DiGennaro

2008-2009

Lakshmi Muthu & Craig Rosenblum

2007-2008

Cyurry Choi

2006-2007

Shereen El Mallan & Darryn Jones

2005-2006

Rudy Martinez

2004-2005

Nisha Agrawal

2003-2004

Neena Marupudi & Anu Sheshadri

2002-2003

Kevin Alford

2001-2002

Dulles Wang, Isai Thirumavalavan, Emily Petersen, Eric Horvath, Greg Gazzillo, Erica Eisenhart & Sarah Davies

2000-2001

Jeffrey Fletcher, Asha Jayakrishnan, Sriyesh Krishnan, Marcus Leung-Shea & Marty Milton

Above & Beyond Award

Awarded to multiple RA’s on each staff at the end of each year for their dedication to the position and residents, while supporting the campus community.

2019-2020

Zakiya Carter, Ellen Wang, Lauren Bernard, Nancy Wang, Cora Mentor Roy, Shreya Narayan, Mariam Al-Jabi-Lopez, Ekaete Ekpo, Morgan Benson, Daniel Joyce, Maria Daskam, & Ananya Pappu

2018-2019

Morgan Benson, Allison Keller, Gabby Grifno, Emily Velandia, Emilio Miret, Justin Yan, Zach Pocchia, Cyndy Vasquez, Teya Bergamaschi, Evan Petrosky, Rohan Buddala, & Lucy Webb

2017-2018

Jonathan Mo, Vijay Ramasamy, Laetitia Zhang, Paige Stanley, Kelvin Alvarez, Maximillian Morris, Tangkwa Sakulsaengprapha, Jonah Rosas, Kush Mansuria, Jim Huang, Rasha Bara, & Abhi Kumar

2016-2017

Scott Zheng, Lucinda Chiu, Carolyn Duman, Kristen Wallach, Kimmy Wang, Haroon Ghori, Joanna Schneider, Tommy Koh, Hunter Risher, Matthew Brown, Paige Stanley,  & Astha Berry

2015-2016

Michelle Farhat, Marysol Encarnacion, Hunter Risher, Vini Kumar, Nick Cheung, Clay Zou, Sofi Espinosa, Diamond Hale, Justin Lee, Kevin Chen, Asako Inagawa, & Tommy Koh

2014-2015

Brett Brodsky, Louis Kester, Bridget Nucum, Tessa Wiseman, Michelle Farhat, Courtney Whitelock, Gigi Cabello, Lauren Snyder, Ivar Ogden, Molly Merkel, & James Caracoglia

2013-2014

Fatimah Alkhunaizi, Rudy Fernandez, Linda Poon, Jorge Alvarado, Alisha Jamil, Sunny Suntharanund, Miliana Budimirovic, Ben Karabasz, Amanda Valledor, Zachary Ferguson, Josh Langfus, & Rachel Wolinsky

2012-2013

Marissa Babb, Samira Hassan, Michael Setteducato, Pujan Dave, Kayla Herne, Dominic Thomas, Kiara Doss, Koko Kumar, Amanda Valledor, Alexis Haralambous, Heather Merchut, & Timari Yow

Residential Life Values Award

Awarded to RA’s annually for demonstrating one of the five Residential Life core values in their time on campus. The five Residential Life core values include Leadership, Integrity, Respect, Inclusivity, and Community.

Leadership – “Our actions will inspire others.”

2020: Zach Pocchia
2019: Nana Bruce-Amanquah
Spring 2018: Amber Chen-Goodspeed
Fall 2017: George Hseeh

Integrity – “Above all we will be honest and open.”

2020: Hannah Garcia
2019: Rasha Bara
Spring 2018: Lucy Webb
Fall 2017: Jim Huang

Respect – “All members of our community are treated fairly.”

2020: Maryam Ibrahim
2019: Eillen Martinez
Spring 2018: Jonathan Mo
Fall 2017: Indu Radhakrishnan

Inclusivity – “We celebrate and empower our unique differences.”

2020: Cyndy Vasquez
2019: Zakiya Carter
Spring 2018: Trisha Ahmed Hoque
Fall 2017: JoJo Castellanos

Community – “We encourage everyone’s contribution for collective growth.”

2020: Katie Newbold
2019: Nancy Wang
Spring 2018: Helen Collins and Luke Bonnani
Fall 2017: Bren Quesada