Residential Life Team

Purdue's Residential Life Team supports the nearly 18,000 residential students living on the Purdue University West Lafayette and Purdue University in Indianapolis locations. Our team is comprised of over 40 professional staff members working on several teams. This includes our Coordinators and Assistant Directors of Residential Life and Residential Services, who provide direct support to our communities. Additionally, our Residential Academic Initiatives team supports the larger projects and programs of the department, while our Student Leadership and Community Engagement team supports the many student organizations within our communities.

Learn more about the Coordinator position here

Senior Leadership

Christa Pazera

Senior Director of Residential Life

cbhpazera@purdue.edu

Jared Ward

Associate Director of Residential Life, Housing Operations, and Residential Services

ward278@purdue.edu

Jen Bannon

Associate Director of Residential Life, Student Leadership

bannon0@purdue.edu

Dr. Bryan Austin

Director of Residential Academic Initiatives & Executive in Residence

austinbt@purdue.edu

Brian Kocher

Director of Campus Living and Compliance

kocher0@purdue.edu

Residential Life

Tyler Ellenwood

Assistant Director of Residential Life

tellenwo@purdue.edu

Adam Iserman

Assistant Director of Residential Life

aiserman@purdue.edu

Natalie Rice

Assistant Director of Residential Life

nrrice@purdue.edu

Steven Sajkich

Assistant Director of Residential Life

ssajkich@purdue.edu

Dan Witlock

Assistant Director of Residential Life

dwitlock@purdue.edu

Coree Burton

Assistant Director of Community Education and Engagement

burtonck@purdue.edu

Rick Towers

Assistant Director of Student Leadership

rmtowers@purdue.edu

Elli Aleski

Residence Education Coordinator Associate, Hawkins Hall

ealeski@purdue.edu

George Bakko

Residence Education Coordinator, Earhart Hall

gbakko@purdue.edu

Maddy Botts-Varney

Residence Education Coordinator, Honors College and Residences

mrbotts@purdue.edu

Sam Cartwright

Residence Education Coordinator Associate, McCutcheon Hall

cartwrs@purdue.edu

Grace Cline

Residence Education Coordinator, UR Boiler Apartments

davis956@purdue.edu

Connor Creighton

Residence Education Coordinator Associate, Tarkington Hall

creight0@purdue.edu

Alexis Davis

Residence Education Coordinator, Hilltop Apartments

davis956@purdue.edu

Tommy Fisher

Residence Education Coordinator, Wiley Hall

fishe616@purdue.edu

Sam Heasty

Residence Education Coordinator, Shreve Hall

sbheasty@purdue.edu

Joanna Vickers Kortik

Area Coordinator, Purdue in Indianapolis

joannav@purdue.edu

Parker Lamb

Residence Education Coordinator Associate, Harrison Hall

tplamb@purdue.edu

Tisha Lynas

Residence Education Coordinator, Meredith Hall

tlynas@purdue.edu

Tatyana Mays

Residence Education Coordinator Associate, Windsor Halls

tamays@purdue.edu

Emily Olague

Residence Education Coordinator, Aspire Apartments

eolague@purdue.edu

Ben Parker

Residence Education Coordinator, Cary Quadrangle

parke363@purdue.edu

Chip Stembler

Residence Education Coordinator Associate, Hillenbrand Hall

cstemble@purdue.edu

Aiden Sutton

Residence Education Coordinator, Third & West

sutton79@purdue.edu

Sammi Tayek

Residence Education Coordinator, Owen Hall

stayek@purdue.edu

Maggie Voisin

Residence Education Coordinator Associate, Meredith South Residence Hall

mvoisin@purdue.edu

Kevin Prothero

Residential Program Support Specialist, Purdue in Indianapolis

kprother@purdue.edu

Vacant

Residence Education Coordinator, First Street Towers

Residential Academic Initiatives

Cheryl Brantley

Assistant Director of Residential Academic Initiatives, Learning Communities

cbrantle@purdue.edu

Jordan Richards

Assistant Director of Residential Academic Initiatives, Indianapolis

richa507@purdue.edu

Connor Wilson

Assistant Director of Residential Academic Initiatives, Special Projects & Housing Liaison

wils1068@purdue.edu

Kris Yambao

Assistant Director of Residential Academic Initiatives, Faculty Engagement

kyambao@purdue.edu

Annastasia Bonczyk

Program Coordinator

abonczyk@purdue.edu