Staff Directory and Organization Chart

Diverse, dedicated, dynamic, and student-centered—these are just a few words to describe the staff of Residence Life and Student Housing (RLSH). 

From our live-in staff to our central office, we all take great pride in our work and our commitment to the safety and success of our students. Three functional areas comprise our organization—Academic Initiatives, Housing Operations, and Residence Life—each with its own unique responsibilities and staff.

Review our organizational chart to learn more or to contact a specific staff member directly.

students at convocation

Academic Initiatives

Academic Initiatives works to provide leadership for innovative programs through detailed research, collaborative partnerships, and exceptional support services.

students at movein

Housing Operations

Housing Operations is responsible for the oversight of all on-campus housing facilities which include the residential commons, university-owned fraternity houses, upper division, and graduate student housing. Housing Operations prepares and tracks the maintenance, room assignments, renovation plans for the buildings, as well as summer conferences and fraternity houses.
students on grass infront of Ware Commons

Residence Life

Residence Life is committed to cultivating inclusive communities that focus on service, leadership, and meaningful relationships. We accomplish this through the development and support of front-line student and professional staff in our residential buildings.
Photo Name Pronouns  Functional Area Title Email Phone
Photo Name   Functional Area Email Title Phone
Alberto Pastor, Ph.D. He/him/his  Academic Initiatives Faculty-in-Residence - Mary Hay/Peyton/Shuttles Commons apastor@smu.edu 214.768.1418
Alexander Jennings-Rentz Headshot Alexander Jennings-Rentz He/him/his  Residence Life Associate Director of Residence Life - Upper Division Housing (3050, Martin, Moore, Perkins, Smith, Thomas, Service House) arentz@smu.edu 214.768.6093
Alice Kendrick, Ph.D. She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives Faculty-in-Residence - Loyd Commons akendrick@smu.edu 214.768.5019
Andy Graybill, Ph.D. He/him/his  Academic Initiatives Faculty-in-Residence - Ware Commons agraybill@smu.edu 214.768.5120
Dr. Aramis Watson Aramis Watson  She/her/hers Dean's Office  Dean of Residence Life & Student Housing  aramisw@smu.edu  214.768.2407 
Ashley Stone, Ph.D. She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives Faculty-in-Residence - McElvaney Commons astone@smu.edu  
Audryanna Reed She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives Associate Director for High-Impact Practices audryannar@smu.edu 214.768.1862

Brittany L. Billar, M.S. She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives Director for Academic Initiatives bbillar@smu.edu 
 214.768.6389
Carol Dickson-Carr  She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives  Faculty-in-Residence - Virginia-Snider Commons dicksonc@smu.edu  214.768.1395 
CJ Schufford
 He/him/his  Residence Life
 Residential Community Director - Loyd Commons cschufford@smu.edu 214.768.5013
Headshot of Damon Wright
 Damon Wright He/him/his Residence Life  Graduate Advisor to the HUB  dawright@smu.edu   214.768.1328

Daniele Forlino   Academic Initiatives  Faculty-in-Residence - Kathy Crow Commons  dforlino@smu.edu  214.768.2589 
Deb Branch, Ph.D.
 She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives  Faculty-in-Residence - Morrison-McGinnis Commons debranch@smu.edu 214.768.1537
Dylynne Dodson She/her/hers Residence Life Residential Community Director - Cockrell-McIntosh Commons ddodson@smu.edu 214.768.2031
Ele Luna She/her/hers  Residence Life Associate Director - North Area (Mary Hay, Peyton, Shuttles, and Virginia-Snider Commons) eeford@smu.edu 214.768.4981
Gregg Suttle He/him/his  Housing Operations Associate Director of Operations gsuttle@smu.edu 214.768.2213
Jack Levision, Ph.D.  He/him/his Academic Initiatives  Faculty-in-Residence - Boaz Commons  jlevison@smu.edu  214.768.8813 
Jennifer Post, Ed.D. She/her/hers  Residence Life Director of Residence Life jpost@smu.edu 214.768.2407
  M. Joel Gatti  He/him/his  Housing Operations  Director of Housing Operations  mgatti@smu.edu  214.768.3885 
Kalkidan W. Desta    Academic Initiatives  Graduate Assistant for Assessment, Research, and Planning kdesta@smu.edu  214.768.0751 

Kiel King He/him/his  Housing Operations Assistant Director for Housing Operations (Summer Conferences Management) kielk@smu.edu 214.768.5531

Molly Brooks She/her/hers  Residence Life Residential Community Director - Armstrong Commons mmbrooks@smu.edu 214.768.5057
Lauren Eisenschenk  She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives; Residence Life  Coordinator of Engage Dallas; Residential Community Director - SMU Service House  leisenschenk@smu.edu  214.768.6498 
Leanne Ketterlin Geller, Ph.D.
 She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives
 Faculty-in-Residence - Crum Commons lkgeller@smu.edu 214.768.4947
 Lilibeth Ramirez She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives Graduate Assistant for Engage Dallas  lilibethr@smu.edu  214.768.0751
Lucas Watson    Residence Life  Residential Community Director - Crum Commons  lnwatson@smu.edu 214.768.5008 
Luis Robles, M.Ed. He/him/his  Residence Life Residential Community Director - Upper-Division Housing larobles@smu.edu  214.768.5005 
Headshot of Macon Betts Macon Stockholm
   Residence Life
 Residential Community Director - Kathy Crow Commons ambetts@smu.edu 214.768.5077
 Mal Williams She/her/hers  Residence Life  Residential Community Director - Ware Commons  malloryw@smu.edu  214.768.5124 
Matt Austin He/him/his  Residence Life  Assistant Residential Community Director -Boaz Commons mattaustin@smu.edu  214.768.3120 
Headshot of Maya Reeves Maya Reeves She/her/hers  Residence Life Residential Community Director - McElvaney Commons mreeves@smu.edu 214.768.2245
Headshot of Megan Piotrowski Megan Piotrowski  She/her/hers  Housing Operations  Apartment Coordinator  mpiotrowski@smu.edu  214.768.6002 
Michelle Madsen She/her/hers  Residence Life Associate Director - Central Area (Boaz, Cockrell-McIntosh, McElvaney, and Morrison-McGinnis Commons) mmadsen@smu.edu 214.768.2353
  Renee Gibson   Residence Life Associate Director - Southeast Area (Armstrong, Crum, Loyd, Kathy Crow, and Ware Commons) rgibson@smu.edu 214.768.5065
Roman Peterson  He/They  Residence Life  Residential Community Director - Mary Hay/Peyton/Shuttles Commons romanp@smu.edu  214.768.5020 
Ryan Nelson  He/him/his  Residence Life  Assistant Residential Community Director - Mary Hay/Peyton/Shuttles Commons  rcnelson@smu.edu 214.768.2538 
Rylie Ackley  She/her/hers  Residence Life  Residential Community Director - Morrison-McGinnis Commons  rackley@smu.edu  214.768.3853 
Samuel Moore, M.Div.   Residence Life  Residential Community Director - Virginia-Snider Commons mooresh@smu.edu  214.768.2225 
Sandra Duhe, Ph.D. She/her/hers  Academic Initiatives Faculty-in-Residence - Cockrell-McIntosh Commons sduhe@smu.edu 214.768.5438
Scott A. Nelson He/him/his  Housing Operations Systems Administrator nelsonsa@smu.edu 214.768.2420
Susan Strobel Hogan She/her/hers  Housing Operations Senior Associate Director for Assignments sgstrobe@smu.edu 214.768.2407

Terrie Fields 

 She/her/hers  Housing Operations 

Service Coordinator 

tjfields@smu.edu

214.768.5530 
Tobi Imam  She/her/hers  Residence Life   Assistant Residential Community Director - Upper-Division Housing  timam@smu.edu  214.768.3120 

Veronica Campbell 

 She/her/hers  Housing Operations  

Administrative Coordinator 

 veronicac@smu.edu 

214.768.7675 
Willie Baronet
 He/him/his  Academic Initiatives
 Faculty-in-Residence - Armstrong Commons wbaronet@smu.edu 214.768.3370