Residence Halls and Dining Centers Welcome New Staff
By Tonie Miyamoto
Several new faces can be found in the residence halls and dining centers this fall. New staff have joined the Housing & Dining Services team from across the country.
Teri Engelke is the new Assistant Director of Residence Life for Staffing, Training, and Development. Teri has a background in residence life from several universities and joins us from Phoenix where she was an Executive Team Leader for Target. Teri makes the best apple crisp in the world, so she is already quite popular at the Palmer Center!
Sean McGowan and Meredith Carpenter, Area Directors, are also new to the Residence Life staff. Area Directors supervise residence hall staff and split duties between the North and South side of campus.
Sean is the North Side Area Director. He grew up in Sonoma, California, and has lived in Ohio and Arizona before coming to Colorado to assume this new position.
Meredith holds down the fort on the South side of campus. She joins Residence Life from the Honors Department and was previously with the University of Oslo in Norway. If you see two very busy people hustling between residence halls, there's a good chance it's Meredith and Sean!
There are also five new and very busy Residence Directors this fall. RDs, as they are called, are full-time, professional, live-in staff members located in each residence hall. The 2006 new hires are Amanda Daul, Jason LaBret, Katherine (Kay) Lewis, Michael Pule, and Lory-Ann Varela.
Amanda hails from Wisconsin and is now at home in Durward Hall. She moved to Colorado from Boston. Amanda also has a master's degree in Counseling and Student Personnel from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Jason can be found at Summit Hall. He came to CSU from Phoenix, where he obtained a Master's degree in Higher and Postsecondary Education. Jason is excited to finally see the seasons change again!
Katherine can be found in Braiden Hall. She grew up in Buffalo, NY and comes to CSU from Western Illinois University where she recently received her M.S. in College Student Personnel.
Michael and Lory-Ann round out the new hires. Michael joins us from Arizona State University. He now calls Allison Hall home. Lory-Ann's home base is Braiden Hall. She comes to CSU from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
In the Dining Centers, two new faces are greeting students this fall, Wyatte Stuard and Rob Borngrebe.
Wyatte is the new Associate Director for Procurement/Warehouse and joins CSU from the University of Maryland. Wyatte has replaced Chuck Parker, who retired at the end of August after more than 20 years of distinguished service.
Rob is the new Assistant Director at Corbett Marketplace and Parmelee Dining Centers. Rob joins CSU from Central Washington University. If you pop into Corbett or Parmelee Dining Centers you are likely to have an opportunity to meet Rob.
