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Jess Montecalvo

Director of Residential Life & Housing

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Jess joined the 顶级国产视频 community in August of 2021 and currently serves as the Director of Residential Life & Housing. Jess’s primary role centers around supporting the development of an inclusive residential experience for all 顶级国产视频 students. Whether it’s designing a programming model to engage students today or crafting a strategic plan for the future, Jess is always considering the ways the Residential Life & Housing team can best uplift students.

Before听finding听their听way听to 顶级国产视频, Jess has worked in residence life at several听institutions听over the last six years, focusing on curriculum development,听accessibility, and听addressing听barriers in Title IX and conduct processes.听Jess earned听a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Studies from Smith College. Further听pursuing听his passion for student-centered support, Jess earned a听Masters听degree in Higher Education Administration with a focus on sexual violence prevention from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Originally from Rhode Island, Jess is thrilled to call Massachusetts home. In his spare time, you can find Jess trying not to kill his house plants, hunting down the best food MA has to offer, and catering to the whims of his two dogs.

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Amanda Cefaratti

Assistant Director of Residential Life & Housing for Housing Operations

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Amanda (she/her/hers) is new to 顶级国产视频 for the summer of 2022 and excited to join the community as an Assistant Director in RLH! Amanda provides leadership for strategic planning and budgeting, housing and operations, student conduct processes, assessment and departmental goal setting for the overall residential experience. Many of these goals involve working closely with Facilities Management, Information Technology Services, and Dining Services to create give 顶级国产视频ies the best experience possible!

Originally from Newington, CT, Amanda made Worcester her second home when she attended Assumption University and graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in 2016 as a double major in Global Studies and History. Amanda went on to receive her Masters of Education from Merrimack College in Higher Education and Student Affairs in 2017. After graduate school, Amanda accepted a position as an Assistant to the Director/Residence Hall Director at Eastern Connecticut State University where she remained for five years. Most recently, Amanda worked with graduate and international students during the end of 2021 and into 2022, but realized her true passion was in residence life and housing and decided to make the switch back (which is how she wound up at 顶级国产视频!).

In her free time Amanda is a HUGE Boston sports fan, paints, runs an Etsy shop, and spends as much time with her huge Italian family as possible. Her niece, Ella, is the light of her life, along with the family dogs Gunner and Jaxon. When she isn鈥檛 working you can usually find Amanda by the beach, if possible, with her nose in a book, playing her Nintendo Switch, re-watching Sons of Anarchy, or online shopping for home decor.

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Eden Edwards-Harris

Assistant Director of Residential Life & Housing for Residential Education

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Eden joined 顶级国产视频 in June of 2023 as the new Assistant Director of Residential Life and Housing for Residential Education. Eden鈥檚 role includes assisting our Community Directors and aiding in their development and growth while implementing training and residential curriculum for our student staff. She is very excited to bring her passions to the department and the University that include mentorship, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) initiatives and programming, empowerment, and more!

Prior to working at 顶级国产视频, Eden returned to her undergraduate alma mater of Western Connecticut State University, serving as a Resident Director for the past 3 years. Eden earned her Master’s of Science in Counseling with a specialization of Student Development in High Education with honors from Central Connecticut State University in May 2023. She completed her practicum at Western鈥檚 Intercultural Affairs Office and her academic internship in the Center for Academic Success and Accessibility Services at Southern Connecticut State University. Before Western, she worked at Fisher College as a Student Activities Coordinator and Resident Director for the year following her undergraduate graduation. During her undergraduate experience at Western, Eden found herself to be very involved in Housing as well as Student Affairs as a whole serving as an RA and on several clubs Executive Boards. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Art in Sociology in 2019.

In her free time, you can find Eden exploring her home of Worcester with her husband, making new creations on her Cricuit, playing with her niece, spending time with her family in the NY and CT area, catching up on the latest TV show, and figuring out what educational degree she鈥檒l be pursuing next. She also enjoys cooking, trying new recipes she sees on Instagram, and trying new foods. When not in the office, Eden is likely traveling either locally, domestically, or internationally while practicing Arabic. Eden is very much looking forward to this next step in her personal life and professional career and is looking forward to becoming a 顶级国产视频ie!

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Callie Rumbut

Office Manager

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Callie听(she/her/hers)听has worked at 顶级国产视频 since January 2019, first听serving听in the Facilities department. Having joined RLH in November 2020, as the Office Manager Callie assists听the RLH staff听by听ensuring听the smooth running of an office on a day-to-day basis,听including purchasing,听lock changes, and听responding to emails in听the departmental email account. Callie听also loves to supervise听the听student staff of听office assistants who听serve as听receptionists.

Callie听has听over 5听years听experience in higher education working in a variety of institutions in residential life and housing. Former roles include听Resident Director,听Community Director,听and听Program Manager听with responsibilities including hall management, occupancy, and serving as a student conduct officer. She听graduated from听Ball State University with a Master鈥檚 in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education,听and听before that earned a Bachelor鈥檚 in History from Framingham State College.

Originally from听western听Massachusetts, outside of work,听Callie听enjoys听superhero听movies (both marvel and dc),听watching football (and playing fantasy),听traveling, reading,听carving pumpkins, and spending time with her听husband!

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Shon Harris

Community Director
Blackstone Hall, Maywood Hall, & Maywood Houses

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Shon joined 顶级国产视频 July 2022 as one of the Community Directors for Blackstone, Maywood and Maywood Houses. She hopes to learn more about the team and establish connections to make sure that they are successful at being RAs/Student Leaders. And to also give the RAs many resources outside of Residential Life and Housing to help them connect with their residents and to use when planning for community building activities as well.

Originally from Georgia, Shon recently graduated from New England College with a B.A in Elementary Education but previously worked in Residential Life and Housing for the last 3 years as an RA. She served many leadership roles within attending New England College from President of her Senior Class, a Peer Success Coach, and worked with Athletics as well giving her a variety of experiences during her undergraduate years. In her last semester at New England College, she did Student Teaching for 3rd graders and has worked closely with the Boys and Girls Clubs.听

In Shon鈥檚 free time you can find her exploring new food places, watching tv shows and movies, and is a huge sports person, so keeping up to date with the sports world and watching different games whether that鈥檚 professional or at the college level. She also enjoys esports and she played for the esports team at New England College playing NBA 2k, she loves playing board games, playing pool, and just fun competitive games and also enjoys exploring the New England Area and learning more about it.听

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Jadhan Pierre

Community Director
Dana Hall, Hughes Hall, and Affinity House

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Jadhan joined 顶级国产视频 in June of 2023 as one of the new Community Directors for Hughes, Dana and Affinity Houses. He is eager to build relationships with residents and serve as a resource for students to come to whenever they need it. He wants to use his past undergraduate experiences as a student to help students navigate the waters of college. Not only be a resource for residents but also be a resource for RA鈥檚 and offer guidance with his past experiences within the role. He is excited to bring his love for wellness, experiences with navigating diversity, and warm presence to the RLH department and the University.

Prior to working at 顶级国产视频, Jadhan served as a Community Assistant at Siena College with each year of the role being in a different level of specialization. He started off as a new CA to then transitioning as Wellness CA with a primary focus on aiding residents in mental health need whether it is anxiety, homesickness, or stress to then becoming a Mentor CA which has allowed him to oversee multiple populations on campus and serve as a guide to his staff. He also held multiple leadership roles on campus such as being a Damietta Advocate, a senior women center leader, Mr. Siena Coordinator which is responsible for putting on Siena鈥檚 biggest fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity and an intern for health promotions. Jadhan earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Social work minor in May of 2023 and has set plans to continue to get his master’s at 顶级国产视频.听

In his free time, you can find Jadhan trying new food places around Worcester, visiting family in NYC, binge watching tv shows or rewatching tv shows several times, doing photography and fashion and just exploring his new home in Worcester. When Jadhan is not in the office, he is catching up on the latest video games as well as testing out new recipes in the kitchen. He is happy to be here at 顶级国产视频 and cannot wait to explore what 顶级国产视频 has to offer.听

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Madden Schmauch

Community Director
Bullock and Wright Hall

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Madden joined the RLH team in June 2022 as the Community Director for Wright and Bullock halls. He hopes to create a safe and productive environment for first-year students to set themselves up for success throughout their time here at 顶级国产视频.

Originally from Poughkeepsie, NY, Madden went north to Potsdam State to earn a B.A. in mathematics. During his time at Potsdam, he worked as a resident assistant as well as a teaching assistant for a first-year success seminar. Afterwards, he pursued his M.S. in student affairs administration at Binghamton University while working as a Graduate Resident Director at Broome Community College.听

Madden likes to hike, listen to music and travel to places that he has never been to before.

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