Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services
Executive Director of Housing and Dining Services
Our Executive Leadership Management
Purpose Statement
The Executive Leadership Management Team provides the vision, leadership, and guidance to ensure the operations of the department are being performed, in working closely with the Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services on major decision-making and priorities of the department to guide our strategy on behalf of our more than 6, 500 residential students in meeting the needs of the students that live in our 41 residence halls, in 11 complexes throughout the University community.
Executive Leadership Management
Charles Holmes – Hope
Executive Director of Housing and Dining Services
Jennie Clarke
Assistant to the Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services
Jennie.Clarke@uvm.eduOur Senior Unit Head Leadership Team
Purpose Statement
The senior unit head leadership team provides the leadership for each of their units to ensure all operations and services are performed for our more than 6, 500 residential students in putting students first and as a top priority. The leaders from our seven units are: Business Operations, Dining Operations, Housing Operations, Residential Education, Residential Facilities and Capital Development, Residential Learning and Academic Engagement, and Strategic Planning and Initiatives, supporting our University community in accordance with our mission and vision of the department, aligned to supporting the academic enterprise of the University community.
Senior Unit Head Leadership Team
Charles Holmes – Hope
Executive Director of Housing and Dining Services
Laura Lesage
Associate Director of Residential Facilities and Capital Development
Laura.Lesage@uvm.edu
Jessica Gilbert
Associate Director of Residential Learning and Academic Engagement
jessica.gilbert@uvm.edu
Leadership Council Group
Purpose Statement
The Leadership Council Group is a group of 25 staff that consists of the Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services direct reports and the senior unit head reports, who provide/perform the day-to-day activities of the department to ensure those activities are executed on behalf of the department in supporting our residential students. This group of staff meets monthly to strategize and present topics with our campus partners to amplify UVM’s Common Ground values to create success for each of our students.
Leadership Council Group
Laura Lesage
Associate Director of Residential Facilities and Capital Development
Laura.Lesage@uvm.edu
Jessica Gilbert
Associate Director of Residential Learning and Academic Engagement
jessica.gilbert@uvm.edu
Jennie Clarke
Assistant to the Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services
Jennie.Clarke@uvm.edu
Ashley Cech
Assistant Director of Strategic Marketing, Planning and Customer Care
Kathleen Simpson
Assistant Director of Residential Education, Athletic Campus
Kathleen.Simpson@uvm.edu
Holly Ange
Assistant Director of Residential Education, North and Central Campuses
Holly.Ange@uvm.eduOur Business Operations Team
Purpose Statement
The Business Operations unit is responsible for maintaining all fiscal stewardship within University Housing and Dining Services with a strong focus in supporting the department’s mission that complements the academic enterprise of the University community. To support their work, this unit also partners with University’s Division of Human Resources, MOUs, and staff union contracts on all matters regarding human resources and labor relations, marketing, staff technology support services, and housing business.
Business Operations Unit
Our Dining Operations Team
Purpose Statement
The Dining Operations unit is responsible for providing well-prepared, nutritious, and a variety of food options throughout the University community for students, faculty, staff, and guests that are affordable and diverse at the University. In working with Soxdeo, our food vendor, we collaborate to create a University-wide experience through creativity and visioning to offer innovative menu design, product offerings, a well-rounded customer experience, and promoting a team atmosphere to support the mission of the University.
Dining Operations Unit
Our Housing Operations Team
Purpose Statement
The Housing Operations unit is responsible for student housing assignments, occupancy, billing, information technology and operational excellence front desk systems and protocols. To assist in a smooth transition to the University community, Housing Operations works diligently to deliver effective and efficient services to center the UVM residential experience for our more than 6,500 residential students living in our 41 residential halls on campus from the first day they arrive.
Housing Operations Unit
Jen Savas
Central Campus Residence Hall, and Converse Hall Office Coordinator
Jennifer.Savas@uvm.edu
Amira Cicak
Christie, Wright, Patterson, Slade, Coolidge, and Redstone Office Coordinator
Acicak@uvm.edu
Jeanne Mance Office Coordinator
Vacant Position
Our Residential Education Team
Purpose Statement
The Residential Education unit supports the residential experience at the University, which centers student education, community engagement, and a supportive learning environment to promote academic success, community development, and personal growth. To successfully perform this work in our residence halls, staff in this unit live in our 41 residence halls, in 11 complexes, collaborating with campus partners to continuously improve the residential student experience to ensure our residential students can thrive and flourish within the University community (both professional and student staff live in our residence halls).
Residential Education Unit
Kathleen Simpson
Assistant Director of Residential Education, Athletic Campus
Kathleen.Simpson@uvm.edu
Holly Ange
Assistant Director of Residential Education, North and Central Campuses
Holly.Ange@uvm.edu
Meghan O'Toole
Area Coordinator: Living and Learning, University Heights North, & University Heights South
Motoole4@uvm.edu
Bailey Cook
Residence Director: Living and Learning, University Heights North, & University Heights South
Bailey.Cook@uvm.edu
Alena Forrester
Residence Director: Christie, Wright, Patterson, Slade, Coolidge & Redstone Hall
Alena.Forrester@uvm.edu
Matthew Breunig
Residence Director: Harris/Millis, Marsh/Austin/Tupper, Catamount East
Matthew.Breunig@uvm.edu
Dierdre Brennan
Residence Director: Converse Hall, Central Campus Residence Hall (CCRH)
Dierdre.Brennan@uvm.edu
Kayla Santiago
Residence Director: North Campus (McAuley, Mercy, The Cottages, The Back Five, Jeanne Mance, & Hillel)
kayla-rae.santiago@uvm.edu
Chenin Guber
Assistant Residence Director: Mason/Simpson/Hamilton, Wing/Davis/Wilks
chenin.guber@uvm.eduResidential Facilities and Capitol Development
Purpose Statement
The Residential Facilities and Capital Development unit is responsible for maintenance, capital development project planning, and building service operations of all University owned and operated campus housing. Within University Housing, residential facilities and capital development, tracks all work orders in Planon, a University-wide system that records and tracks the progress of each work order issued by our residential students and staff in our 41 residential halls on-campus.
Residential Facilities and Capital Development Unit
Laura Lesage
Associate Director of Residential Facilities and Capital Development
Laura.Lesage@uvm.edu
Mover
Vacant Position
Our Residential Learning and Academic Engagement Team
Purpose Statement
The Residential Learning and Academic Engagement unit strives to create an unparalleled residential student experience through our learning communities that underscore the integration of learning and academics, leading to greater student success and connection to the University community. Embedded within our residence halls are our eight learning communities that provide tangible experiences that connect learning outside of the classroom into the residence halls. Bringing our residential students together around specific focus topics of interest helps make a large University community feel smaller and more intimate. This unit also advises the Residential Engagement Council and National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) student organizations.
Residential Learning and Academic Engagement Unit
Jessica Gilbert
Associate Director of Residential Learning and Academic Engagement
jessica.gilbert@uvm.edu
Our Strategic Initiatives and Planning Team
Purpose Statement
The Strategic Initiatives and Planning unit is responsible for assessment, communication, marketing, and assisting with the long-term strategic visioning. We forecast the department’s roadmap to ensure our values and department priorities are aligned to the University’s strategic visioning while adopting principles, values, and ideas from our professional association-Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I) to guide our work in the department.
Strategic Planning & Initiatives Unit
Ashley Cech
Assistant Director of Strategic Marketing, Planning and Customer Care
