Residential Life Communities Staff

Residential Life Communities Staff work with students in the residence halls in a variety of capacities. Use the quick links below to jump to the list of staff that you are looking to contact.

To email the staff member, click on their name or the community that you are looking to contact. If you aren't sure who to contact please email or call our central office to get assistance.

Residential Life Central Office

Location: Berkshire House, 2nd Floor
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Email: resedcentral@sacl.umass.edu
Main Office: 413-545-6923
Fax: 413-545-1517

Residential Life Senior Leadership

Jean A. MacKimmie, Director of Residential Life
413-545-6923
Julia Mohlala, Associate Director of Assessment and Operations
413-545-6960
Karl Bluemel, Associate Director for Student Learning
Supports: Student Success & Student Leadership Center
413-577-2119
Kristen Dedrick, Associate Director of Student Care and Wellbeing
413-545-1582
Lisa Giddens, Associate Director for Staff Experience
413-545-6994
Kristen Eldridge, Associate Director for Assignments
413-545-3054

Area Assistant Directors

Jordan Dedrick, Area Assistant Director
Supports: Brett, Brooks, Crabtree, Coolidge, Dwight, Hamlin, Knowlton, Leach, Mary Lyon
413-545-6262
Justin Kyle Tanner, Area Assistant Director
Supports: Butterfield, Gorman, Johnson, Kennedy, Lewis, Thatcher, Van Meter, Wheeler
413-545-9553
Liz Holt, Area Assistant Director
Supports: Birch,John Adam, Maple, McNamara, Moore, Pierpont
413-545-8064
Sarah Moretti, Assistant Director
Supports: Baker, Chadbourne, Dickinson, Emerson, Greenough, James, Mackimmie, North Apartments, Patterson, & Webster
413-545-3572
Tyler Bradley, Area Assistant Director
Supports: Brown, Crampton, Elm, Field, Grayson, John Quincy Adams, Linden, & Prince
413-545-1617
Victoria Adler, Area Assistant Director
Supports: Cance, Cashin, Melville, Thoreau, Oak, Sycamore, & Washington
413-545-6255

Staff Experience

Location: Berkshire House, 2nd Floor

Lisa Giddens, Associate Director for Staff Experience
413-545-6994
Jaimie Biermann, Assistant Director for Student Staff Experience
413-545-9795
Alysha Desharnais, Business Coordinator
413-545-1090
Jennifer Thornton, Office Manager
413-545-1137
Robert Sterling, Office Manager
413-545-9388
Central Office Student Office Assistants
413-545-6923

Student Learning

Location: Moore Hall 101
Fax Number: 413-545-9566
Main Office: 413-545-3362

Karl Bluemel, Associate Director for Student Learning
Supports: Student Success & Student Leadership Center
413-577-2119
Frankie DiFranco, Assistant Director for Student Leadership
Supports: Residence Hall Association, National Residence Hall Honorary, and Minute Movers
413-545-9743
Michelle Mazanek, Office Manager
413-545-4417
Ryenne Carpenter, Student Engagement & Leadership Graduate Assistant
413-545-6231

Student Success - Learning Communities Staff

University Village

North Apartments

East Campus

West Campus

Residential Life Communities Staff

Residential Life Central Office

Residential Life Senior Leadership

Area Assistant Directors

Staff Experience

Student Learning

Student Success - Learning Communities Staff

University Village

North Apartments

East Campus: Central, Orchard Hill, Northeast, & Sylvan Areas

Central

Orchard Hill

Northeast

Sylvan

West Campus: Commonwealth Honors College Residential Community & Southwest Areas

Southwest