2010-2011 RHA Staff

Colleen Kelly

President

rhapres@rit.edu

Colleen Kelly is a 4th year civil engineering student currently living on NRH 6. AFTER serving 2 years as RHA V.P., she is now RHA President. Colleen says, "I am pleased and very excitied to keep the ball rolling onward and upward."

Last year, the Frozen Four hockey tickets for a canned good became a hot commodity. Not to mention the office and video library makeover. She is still hoping to see further improvements in the Residence Halls and with RHA programming events.

Colleen says, "I am here to better represent the interest of students in the Residence Halls to the RIT administration." She would like to see more students partaking in the wonderful opportunities and events that RIT provides.

Jamie Post

Vice President

rhavp@rit.edu

Jamie Post is a second year International Business and Marketing student from Horseheads, New York. She lives on the second floor of Fish C and this is her first year working with RHA. She is serving as the Vice President, so she will try and remedy any troubles the residence halls have to offer you. Jamie is really excited about the new academic year and about all the events RHA will be organizing this year!

Connor Monahan

SIH Senator

cmm8391@rit.edu

Connor Monahan is a second year game design student from Mendham, NJ. This year is Connor's second year on Computer Science House, located on the third floor of Nathaniel Rochester Hall. His interests are board games, video games, bowling, martial arts, frisbee, and politics.

As Special Interest House (SIH) Senator, Connor's job is to advise the seven SIHs and represent their interests to RHA, student government and the rest of RIT. Connor's goals are to bolsterSIH applications to provide an influx of new energy into the SIH community. Additionally he wishes to see that the SIHs are a continued positive force in the RIT community, making the dorms an exciting place to live throughout the school year. If you are a member of a SIH or want to become a member, and you or your house of interest are having issues; Connor is the person to contact. He will help you out to the best of his ability.

Don't know what Special Interest Housing is? The SIHs are floors in the residence halls (NRH and Colby) shared by members with similar special interests. SIHs give students of all grade levels a large community of new friends and a social atmosphere where something's always going on, even if it's just going out to eat with your buddies. Each SIH have their own lounges and other facilities unique to their floor and special interest. SIHs also provide their members with leadership and educational opportunities outside the classroom. The SIHs are accepting new members throughout the year, so, if you're looking for more from your college experience, visit them and ask how you can become a member, too!

Art House (Colby 2)
Computer Science House (NRH 3)
Engineering House (NRH 8)
House of General Science (Colby 2)
International House (Colby 1)
Photo House (NRH 4)
Unity House (Colby 3)

Ryan Brown

Finance Director

rsb6994@rit.edu

Ryan Brown is a second year Applied Networking and Systems Administration major and currently resides in Computer Science House. In his native land of San Diego he played rugby and enjoyed the beach. This is his first year as Director of Finance at the RHA, and looks forward to hosting fun events. He is definitely a guy you should come up and talk to if you see him around.

Ryan's goals are to meet (and even have conversations with) new people during office hours and to have more successful and creatively themed programs like Tropics on Ice!

Jacob (Jake) DeBoer

Director of Services

jsd4568@rit.edu

Jake is a second year Digital Cinema major from Fort Plain, NY. He is very excited to be working with RHA this year, and to be stepping right into the position of Webmaster. Jake hopes to completely remodel the website this year, particularly for the purpose of helping RHA to “go green”. The website is being remodeled, and RHA now has a facebook and twitter presence.

Jake is also a member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and he is the student representative for the Digital Cinema program at the weekly SoFA faculty meetings. He is a workaholic, so it is likely that if you give him a suggestion, he will react quickly!

Gretchen Raffensberger

Communications Coordinator

gar8335@rit.edu

Gretchen (G-money) Raffensberger is a first year Honors Computer Science student living on Gibson 4B. Her hobbies include reading, playing tetris, and avoiding the "creepers" of GCCIS. As the communications coordinator for RHA, she represents the organization at Student Government senate meetings by bringing up issues important to RHA and the students in the residence halls. Some of her goals for this year include: getting to know people at senate and during office hours and working to start an RHA scholarship.

Brett Wilson

Marketing Director

bmw3857@rit.edu

Brett Wilson is a fifth year Film and Animation student and one of the veterans of RHA staff. Initially starting out as the graphic designer for the staff back in 2008, Brett returns as the marketing director this year, and is ready to make an impact with advertising. While his background may be in animation, he still tries to find creative ways to apply his knowledge of cartoons to his designs and methods of getting RHA known to the rest of the residential side community on campus. One of his stronger characteristics is his work ethic. He is always open to suggestions, and he’ll do what he can to ensure there are always satisfied customers with the services he provides to people through RHA, while at the same time keeping on top of the many duty a marketing coordinator deals with, which include advertisements (both digitally and physically), establishing relationships with residents, and finding new ways to raise awareness about our MajorStudent Organization (MSO).

Some of the accomplishments Brett has made during his experience at RHA include:

• Redesigning the logo to create a more modern and fresh look for RHA
• Repainting and redesigning the interior of the RHA office
• Starting a tradition of special BBQs (one per quarter)
• Strengthening relations between RHA and ResLife

Some of the goals Brett has planned this year include:

• Redesigning the RHA mural
• Completely phasing out/retiring the old RHA logo
• Successfully establish new or more diverse ways to advertise RHA events
• Replacing furniture in the RHA office
• Work with the Webmaster on creating a more efficient and appealing website for RHA

If you ever have questions on co-sponsoring events or advertising or anything design-related, feel free to contact me via my RIT email – bmw3857@rit.edu

Janine Carbone

Graphic Designer

jac7025@rit.edu

Janine Carbone is a third year Film/Animation student and is currently the Resident Advisor for Baker D. She loves anything that has to do with art, movies, and social events, so she's going to have a blast at the RHA!

Her job as the Graphic Designer is to assist the Marketing Director in making advertisements and awesome posters as well as decorating anything that needs some flair. She loves being super creative and getting those artistic juices running, so don't be afraid to stop by and start a doodle war!

Jeff Haak

Video Librarian

jeh9734@rit.edu

Jeff Haak is a first year Computer Science student, residing in the legendary Computer Science House. As video librarian, he is in the office for ten hours each week and keeps the video rental system running. Jeff has an extensive collection of trains, planes, and automobiles, and he can proudly say that he has never missed a hockey game. AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU!

Peter Raia

Residence Hall Senator

pjr3392@rit.edu

Peter Raia is a second year Electrical Engineer living in Gibson. This is his first year as Residence Hall Senator. He loves to play sports (especially tennis!) and hang out with his friends. He is excited for his first year here at RHA and hopes to help make the dorms the best place to live at RIT!

Bill St. Jean

Advisor

brsrla@rit.edu

585-475-6741

Bill St. Jean serves as the Administrative Advisor for RHA. In this role, he helps support the RHA executive board in their many activities—representing residence hall students through Student Government, providing services such as the Video Library and RITchies (game room in the residence hall tunnels under Gibson), and planning many programs and events for the residence hall and RIT community.

Bill is the Assistant Director of Residence Life overseeing Nathaniel Rochester, Helen Fish, Sol Heumann, and Carlton Gibson Halls. He has worked at RIT since 2002 and previously served as the Administrative Advisor for the Off Campus & Apartment Student Association (OCASA). Bill is an RIT alum with an M.S. in Human Resource Development, and has also received an M.S. in College Student Personnel Administration from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.