Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services
Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services
director.reslife@uvm.eduOur 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 University Housing and Dining Services
director.reslife@uvm.edu
Deputy Director of Housing and Residential Programs
Vacant Position
Julia Kitonis
Special Assistant to the Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services
Director.Reslife@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
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
Julia Kitonis
Special Assistant to the Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services
Director.Reslife@uvm.edu
Assistant to the Director of Housing and Residential Programs
Vacant Position
Leadership Council Group
Purpose Statement
The leadership council group is staff that consists of the Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services direct reports and the senior unit head reports, a group of 25 staff who provides/performs 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 strategically collaborate on and present topics/ collaborates with our campus partners to amplify UVM’s Common Ground values to create success for each of our students.
Leadership Council Group
Charles Holmes-Hope
Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services
director.reslife@uvm.edu
Deputy Director of Housing and Residential Programs
Vacant Position
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
Julia Kitonis
Special Assistant to the Executive Director of University Housing and Dining Services
Director.Reslife@uvm.edu
Assistant Director of Strategic Marketing, Planning and Customer Care
Vacant Position
Assistant Director of Inclusive Excellence
Vacant Position
Assistant Director of Assignments and Occupancy Management
Vacant Position
Assistant Director of Academic Initiatives and Student Success
Vacant Position
Assistant Director of Residential Education, Athletic Campus
Vacant Position
Kathleen Simpson
Assistant Director of Residential Education, Redstone 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 leads all human resources, MOUs, staff union contracts, and partners with University’s Division of Human Resources on all matters regarding human resources and labor relations, staff technology support services, and housing business and human resources operations.
Business Operations Unit
Coordinator of Human Resources
Vacant Position
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 our 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 do good work 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, technology and information 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 and creates conditions that centered the UVM residential experience for our more than 6,500 residential students living in our 41 residential halls, in 11 complexes on-campus from the first day that our residential students arrive to campus on move-in day.
Housing Operations Unit
Assistant Director of Assignments and Occupancy Management
Vacant Position
Amira Cicak
Office Manager Christie, Wright, Patterson, Slade, Coolidge, and Redstone
Acicak@uvm.edu
Marsh, Austin, Tupper Office Manager
Vacant Position
Our Residential Education Team
Purpose Statement
The residential education unit supports the residential experience at the University that centered on educating our residential students, engaging our community and enriching a supportive learning environment that promotes 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
Assistant Director of Residential Education, Athletic Campus
Vacant Position
Kathleen Simpson
Assistant Director of Residential Education, Redstone Campus
Kathleen.Simpson@uvm.edu
Holly Ange
Assistant Director of Residential Education, North and Central Campuses
Holly.Ange@uvm.edu
Doug Michaels
Area Coordinator, Christie, Wright, Patterson, Slade, Coolidge, and Redstone
douglas.michaels@uvm.edu
Meghan O'Toole
Area Coordinator: North Campus (McAuley, Mercy, Cottages, Jeanne Mance, Back Five, and Hillel)
Motoole4@uvm.edu
Jordan Fecher
Area Coordinator: Living/Learning, University Heights North, University Heights South
jfecher@uvm.edu
Residence Director: Harris/Millis, Marsh/Austin/Tupper, Catamount East
Vacant Position
Alena Forrester
Residence Director: Living Learning, University Heights North, University Heights South
Alena.Forrester@uvm.edu
Kayla Santiago
Residence Director: Christie, Wright, Patterson, Slade, Coolidge & Redstone Hall
kayla-rae.santiago@uvm.edu
Alao Sherif Ayodeji
Assistant Residence Director: Christie, Wright, Patterson, Slade, Coolidge, Redstone
Sherif.Alao@uvm.edu
Abel Akinsanya Ayodele
Assistant Residence Director, Mason, Simpson, and Hamilton
Ayodele.Akinsanya@uvm.edu
Connor Steely
Assistant Residence Director: Marsh/Austin/Tupper, Harris/Millis
Connor.Steely@uvm.edu
Jennifer Arku-Mensah
Assistant Residence Director: Living Learning, University Heights North, University Heights South
Jennifer-Fafanyo.Arku-Mensah@uvm.edu
Christopher Addo Huago
Assistant Residence Director, Central Campus Residence Hall, Converse Hall
Christopher.Huago@uvm.eduResidential Facilities and Capitol Development
Purpose Statement
The residential facilities and capital development unit is responsible for the 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, track 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
Haroun Charfeddine
Mover
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 and helping 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
Assistant Director of Academic Initiatives and Student Success
Vacant Position
Program Director, Leadership & Social Change, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Vacant Position
Program Director, Global Connections
Vacant Position
Our Strategic Planning and Initiatives Team
Purpose Statement
The strategic planning and initiatives unit is responsible for assessment, communication, marketing, and assisting with the long-term strategic visioning and forecasting the department’s roadmap to ensure our values and department priorities are aligned to the University’s strategic visioning all 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
Assistant Director of Strategic Marketing, Planning and Customer Care
Vacant Position
Assistant Director of Inclusive Excellence
Vacant Position
Emily Morgan
STEM Scholars Program Manager
Morgan Batistich
Coordinator of Marketing and Communications