ResLife Staff
As a resident student at Worcester State University, you can take advantage of services and programming the Residence Life and Housing staff provides to create an inclusive, supportive community. We’re here to respond to your physical, emotional, and developmental needs. Come to us with your questions, concerns, and suggestions—or just to say hello.
Adrian Gage
Director of Residence Life and Housing
Adrian.Gage@worcester.edu
508-929-8074
Adrian is the senior residence life officer. He has overall responsibility for the residence hall students, activities, and facilities. He is available to advise, counsel, and assist students in all areas of residential living.
Kristen Nelson
Associate Director of Residence Life and Housing
Kristen.Nelson@worcester.edu
508-929-8124
Kristen is responsible for overseeing the administration and planning of all professional and para-professional staff as well as departmental programming initiatives. She supervises the assistant directors as well as Residence Directors in areas of recruitment, training, and evaluation of residence assistants and professional staff. In addition, she serves on various university committees.
Rebecca Giard
Assistant Director Operations
rhamwey@worcester.edu
508-929-8396
Rebecca is responsible for for the management of the residence halls as well as all facilities operations aspects of the residence halls. She works directly with residents regarding all resident housing and meal records and billing; all aspects of the room selection and assignment processes; supports inventory and key processes and audits; and maintains all available components and functions of the housing management software to improve efficiency and service to students.
Residence Directors
Residence directors are full-time, live-in professionals responsible for the health and safety of the students in their residence halls. RDs supervise paraprofessional resident assistants, who are responsible for fostering a sense of community within the residence halls in which they live. Through a student-centered approach, the live-in professional staff aims to create an inclusive, supportive environment where resident students can successfully reach their educational and interpersonal goals.
Alize Cordell
Residence Director - Sheehan Hall
alize.cordell@worcester.edu
508-929-8397
Emily Hamparian
Undergraduate Residence Director - Dowden Hall
ehamparian@worcester.edu
508-929-8151
Riley Harrington
Undergraduate Residence Director - Chandler Village
rharrington2@worcester.edu
508-929-8943
Residence Director - Wasylean Hall
reslife@worcester.edu
508-929-8074
Staff
Darlene Danielson
Clerk IV
ddanielson@worcester.edu
508-929-8516
Darlene is responsible for supervising our student office staff, answering telephone calls, responding to Residence Life emails, and speaking with students/families who visit our office. She maintains the mailbox distribution and any problems related to resident student mail. She also tracks and distributes work orders that are requested from our online work-order log.