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
508-929-8516

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 resident directors in areas of recruitment, training, and evaluation of resident assistants and professional staff. In addition, she serves on various university committees.

Thomas Kelley
Associate Director of Residence Life and Housing
Thomas.Kelley@worcester.edu
508-929-8396

Thomas is responsible for the occupancy management within the residence halls, this includes the online room-selection process, room changes, and room-related billing. He is responsible for access management within the residence halls. In addition, he manages departmental marketing initiatives and internship opportunities.

Katie Cleary
Assistant Director of Residence Life and Housing
Katherine.Cleary@worcester.edu
508-929-8961
 
Katie is responsible for all living-learning programs in our residence halls. She supervises resident directors in first-year residence halls and is responsible for the coordination of our front desk and Late Night Lancer programs.

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.

Rebecca Hamwey
Residence Director - Chandler Village
Rebecca.Hamwey@worcester.edu
508-929-8138

Carrie Stevens
Residence Director - Dowden Hall
Carrie.Stevens@worcester.edu
508-929-8151

Tim Valton II
Residence Director - Sheehan Hall
timothy.valton@worcester.edu
508-929-8397

Winfield Ye
Residence Director – Wasylean Hall
winfield.ye@worcester.edu
508-929-8943

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.