About Us

Photo of the 2024-2025 RA staff standing on the steps of Memorial Hall

About Residence Life & Housing

Our staff is committed to partnering with residents to create fun and engaging environments in the residence halls, a student’s home away from home. Our professional and student staff members have been carefully selected and trained to create and support welcoming and inclusive living environments that are conducive to students' academic, personal and social endeavors.

Our mission is to actively partner with students and campus colleagues to create a once in a lifetime community experience where students learn, contribute, thrive and achieve their aspirations.

Lead a dynamic student experience and vibrant campus culture so all Blue Hens thrive throughout their lives.

As the Division of Student Life pursues excellence, these values guide our interactions, our decision-making, and ultimately the collective culture we build that enables us to achieve our vision and mission

 

Amplify Student Voice

Students and their success are central to the University’s mission. We commit to ongoing engagement with students so that we can include and promote their voice in our endeavors.

Pursue Equity

We actively seek to remove barriers to fair participation in Student Life programs and initiatives and commit to influence institutional change toward a more equitable and just student experience.

Transformational Collaboration

Recognizing that we accomplish more by working together, we will deepen partnerships across the Division and throughout campus to elevate our collective work.

Learning & Innovation

We strive to be a learning organization characterized by critical thinking, reflection, curiosity, generating knowledge, and taking risks. We expect our individual and shared learning will fuel change toward innovation.

Integrity & Respect

We demonstrate integrity through our interactions with one another and strive to respect and uplift all colleagues and students. When we fall short of this ideal, we courageously hold one another accountable.

Main Office Team

Our main office team is ready to answer any of your questions! Want to know more about life in the halls? Ask a Residential Community's team member. Need help with a room assignment? Housing Assignments & Business Operations is here for you! We look forward to hearing from you. 

Philip Badaszewski, Ph.D.


Executive Director
 

Scott North


Administrative Specialist for Human Resources & Payroll
 

Michele Kane


Director of Housing Operations
 

Kristin Rolnick


Associate Director, Housing Operations & Occupancy Management
 

Andy Russell


Associate Director for Housing Systems and Data Management
 

Park Chin


Assistant Director of Residential Facilities & Housing Operations
 

Lauren Healy


Assistant Director for Conference, Graduate, and Specialty Housing
 

Dana Wilson


Housing Applications Coordinator
 

Breanna Phulesar


Housing Assignments Coordinator
 

Jennie Jones


Administrative Specialist, Customer Service
 

Karen Cline


Administrative Specialist for Housing Operations
 

Yadeira Burnett


Director of Residential Communities
 

Nicole Fiore


Assistant Director of Student Staff Selection
 

Marelle Adams


Assistant Director of Equity and Inclusion
 

Vacant


Assistant Director for Residential Experience
 

Abigail McCabe


Assistant Director for Student Staff Training & Development
 

Megan Bittinger


Administrative Specialist for Residential Community Support
 

In-Hall Staff

Our amazing in-hall team! If you live in a freshman hall, check out the First-Year Hall coordinators to find your RHC's contact information. If you live in Upper-Division Halls, check out the upper-division coordinators.

Vacant


Residence Hall Coordinator, East: Gilbert
 

Liliana Ferrara


Residence Hall Coordinator, East: Redding Hall
 

Griffin Palefsky


Residence Hall Coordinator, Laird: George Read South
 

Vacant


Residence Hall Coordinator, Laird: Ray Street
 

Naomie Pierre-Louis


Residence Hall Coordinator, South Central: Caesar Rodney
 

Jen Brewster


Apartment Coordinator, University Courtyard Apartments
 

Charles Simonson


Residence Hall Coordinator, East: Harrington
 

Kaylee Hogness


Residence Hall Coordinator, East: Russell
 

Abby LaManna


Residence Hall Coordinator, Laird: Independence
 

Steven Carmona


Residence Hall Coordinator, Laird: Thomas McKean
 

Sammy Capaldi


Residence Hall Coordinator, East/South Central: Lane, Thompson, Smyth
 

Nana Bawuah


Residence Hall Coordinator, Laird: George Read North
 

Katie Zeits


Residence Hall Coordinator, Laird: James Smith
 

Samantha Seelig


Residence Hall Coordinator, North Central: Brown, Harter, Sharp, Sypherd
 

Abdiel Cruz


Residence Hall Coordinator, South Central: South Academy
 

Some of our closest partners

We provide a lot of resources in our department, but we can't do everything, and certainly not alone. Here are just a few of our closest partners. Can't find what you were looking for? Send us an email. We're always here for you. 

About Us | Residence Life & Housing | University of Delaware
About Us | Residence Life & Housing | University of Delaware
About Us | Residence Life & Housing | University of Delaware