Meet Our Staff

The Department of Residence Life and Housing is comprised of professional and paraprofessional staff who are dedicated the education, growth, and development of our residential students. Get to know our team of talented individuals below from our Central Staff and Community Staff.

Central Office Professional Staff

The Central Office professional staff consists of our senior leadership team as well as the administrative staff who are essential to the function of the Department of Residence Life & Housing.

Amanda Downey HeadshotAmanda Downey
Director of Residence Life & Housing
adowney@rwu.edu
Tim Valton Headshot

Timothy Valton II
Associate Director of Residence Life & Housing
tvalton@rwu.edu

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Jeremy Hynson Headshot

Jeremy Hynson
Assistant Director for Housing Operations
mailto:jhynson@rwu.edu

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Erin Durigan Headshot

Erin Durigan
Assistant Director for Residence Education
edurigan@rwu.edu

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Picture of Debra ForrestDebra Forrest
Administrative Assistant & Housing Billing Coordinator
dforrest@rwu.edu
Tracey Mallory headshotTracey Mallory
Administrative Assistant
tmallory@rwu.edu

 

Residential Community Professional Staff

Our residential community professional staff live in their respective residential community and oversee the day-to-day operations of the community, including supervision of the Graduate Community Director (GCD), Resident Assistants (RAs), advisement of the community's hall council, and serving as student conduct officers. These professionals and their community staffs are essential to the development of our residential students.

Liz Furtado
Area Coordinator
Almeida and Maple Residential Communities
effurtado@rwu.edu

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Emma Spezeski
Area Coordinator
Baypoint and Willow Residential Communities
espezeski@rwu.edu 

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Mikaela Calcagni
Area Coordinator
Cedar and North Campus Residence Hall 

mcalcagni@rwu.edu

Alexander Dukette
Area Coordinator
Stonewall and Bayside Residential Communities

adukette@rwu.edu

 

Residential Community Graduate Student Staff

The Graduate Community Director (GCD) is an additional support and resource for residents of their particular assignment. They assist with the day-to-day operations of the residential communities, serve as conduct hearing officers for lower-level infractions, and assist with ensuring the goals and learning outcomes of our robust residential curriculum model are obtained and assessed.

Alex Beebe
Graduate Community Director
Almeida Residential Community

mailto:abeebe@rwu.edu

Aicha Chibani
Graduate Community Director
Baypoint Residential Community

mailto:achibani@rwu.edu

Jesahias Quiroa
Graduate Community Director
Cedar Hall

jquiroa@rwu.edu

Angie Rosa
Graduate Community Director
Stonewall Terraces

mailto:arosa@rwu.edu