Residential Life Staff

Central Staff

Don Hastings      Associate Dean of Student Affairs / Director of Residential Life           Degrees:  MS in Counseling (Concentration in Higher Education), BA in Social           Studies/History (Secondary Education Certification)           Favorite Part of the Job:  "Working with students, staff, and colleagues.            Every year is always new!"
Ann Marie Przywara      Associate Director of Residential Life           Degrees:  MSEd in Counseling, BA in Psychology           Favorite Part of the Job:  "I love the students and the life they breathe into our           residence halls and apartments.  I love the teamwork of our central staff and           of our student residence hall staff when they work together, dig in, and make           a difference in our students' lives!"
Ryan Ballantine      Assistant Director of Residential Life for Operations           Degrees:  MA in Student Affairs in Higher Education, BA in History           Favorite Part of the Job:  "Working with students and helping them grow to           their potential!"
Monica Masterson      Administrative Assistant           Degrees:  MA in Education, BA in American Studies/Journalism           Favorite Part of the Job:  "Working with a great staff!"
Joseph Murphy      Area Coordinator           Degrees:  MS in College & Agency Counseling, BA in Audio/Radio Production           Favorite Part of the Job:  "Meeting so many new and great people!"
Nate Richardson      Area Coordinator           Degrees: MFA in English, BA in English Writing                   Favorite Part of the Job:  "I like helping students discover what a valuable           gift they are to the Skidmore community and to the world!"
Anna Morreale      Area Coordinator           Degrees:  MSed in Career and Technical Education, BS in Family and           Consumer Sciences Education and Human Ecology                 Favorite Part of the Job:  "Working with a wide variety of people, both           students and staff!"
Katie Wright      Area Coordinator           Degrees:  MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs, BA in English           Favorite Part of the Job: "I enjoy being able to support students as they           learn and grow from each new experience!"
Brad Schuler '14      Head Resident           Majors:  Exercise Science & Psychology           Favorite Part of the Job:  "Helping people realize their passion, reach their           potential and continually succeed in their endeavors!"
Jess DeTorres '14      Head Resident           Major:  Education           Minor:  Biology           Favorite Part of the Job:  "Meeting and getting to know residents!"
Alina Bazarian '14      Head Resident           Major:  Neuroscience           Minor:  Chemistry, Honors Forum, Pre-Med           Favorite Part of the Job:  "Helping others to reach their full potential and           connecting with people!"
Najwa Webster '14      Head Resident           Major:  Education           Minor:  English with a concentration in Creative Writing           Favorite Part of the Job:  "Meeting new students and helping them to           adjust to Skidmore!"
Ezra Levy '15      Head Resident           Major:  Management & Business           Minor:  Arts Administration and Geoscience           Favorite Part of the Job:  "Creating a community on campus where           people feel safe, healthy, and motivated!"

Residence Hall & Apartment Staffs

The Area Coordinator (AC) is a full-time live-in professional staff member who resides in one of the residence halls or apartment villages.  The AC supervises the Resident Assistants or Unit Assistants in their residence hall or apartment village, as well as the Head Resident(s) in their residential area.  The AC assists residents with their development and out of the classroom experience while at college.  In addition to the supervision, the AC works in the Office of Residential Life, sharing responsibility of the daily operations of the entire Skidmore residential community.

The Head Resident (HR) is an upper-class student staff member who resides in one of the residence halls.  The HR supervises the Resident Assistants in their residence hall.  The HR assists residents with their development and out of the classroom experience while at college.

The Unit Assistant (UA) is an upper-class student staff member who resides in a designated neighborhood within an apartment village.  The UA helps residents with community building, maintenance requests, campus resources, and assisting with general living needs.

The Resident Assistant (RA) is a student staff member who resides on a designated floor within a residence hall.  The RA helps residents with community building, maintenance requests, campus resources, and assisting with general living needs.