Office of Residence Life Staff
Trina
Ballantyne, Dean
Trina is responsible for the overall management and operations for all areas of Residence
Life and Dining Services. Trina also coordinates summer conference
housing. Trina can be reached via email
or at (201) 216-5128.
Tony Blazini,
Associate
Director - Facilities
Tony is responsible for the management of all residence halls concentrating specifically on
facilities. Tony can be reached via
email or at (201) 216-5128.
Usama M.
Shaikh, Assistant Director -
RA/RC Programs
Usama is responsible for the management of the Resident Assistant and
Resident Coordinator programs in all residence halls with a
concentration on student development. Usama has
direct supervision of the Area Coordinators who in turn supervise the Resident
Assistants, who take care of the on campus buildings, and Resident Coordinators, who handle off campus
apartments.
Usama can be reached via email
or at (201) 216-5128.
Martha Gonzalez,
Business
Manager - ID Cards/Meal Plans
Martha is responsible for various business related aspects of the office. This includes
the encoding of all student ID cards, student meal plans, adjusting charges/credits for the
student meal plans, submitting meal plan invoices, reconciling commuter meal plans,
conference billing and budget analysis. Martha is also the contact for Suite A
reservations. Martha can be reached via email or at (201) 216-5128.
Cathy McGuire,
Office Manager
Cathy is responsible for the general management of the office. Cathy
also coordinates room assignments, room changes and conference housing.
Cathy can be
reached via email or at (201) 216-5128.
Area
Coordinators
The Area Coordinator (AC) is a live-in, full time staff position in the Office
of Residence Life. The AC will plan, organize and direct community
and student development, staffing functions and administrative details.
The AC directly supervises the Resident Assistant (RA) and Resident
Coordinator staff , assisting in the development of a cohesive and
responsive group. The AC receives direct supervision from the
Assistant Directors (AD) of Residence Life and assist the Assistant Director of Residence Life
with all aspects of the RA program. Residence life experience required,
Masters Degree preferred.
Resident Assistants
The Resident Assistant (RA) is a paraprofessional staff member of the
Office of Residence Life (ORL) and reports directly to one of the Area
Coordinators (AC). Primarily, the RA is concerned with the growth and
development of each individual on his/her floor and the building community
as a whole. Additionally, RA’s are continually striving to enhance
the quality of life for our residents.
Resident Coordinators The
Resident Coordinator (RC) is a live-in position responsible for the
supervision of undergraduate and graduate students living in off-campus
Stevens Institute of Technology leased apartments in Hoboken. The RC plans
and carries out the daily administrative, advisory, programmatic,
counseling, facility maintenance, and disciplinary needs of the individual
areas. The position supports the development of the individual
resident within a mature context of responsibility and personal motivation.
RCs will direct their primary attention to leadership of the area and report
to the Area Coordinator.
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