Residential Life Staff
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Director of Residential Life
The Director’s responsibilities include overall supervision of the Residential Life Department including supervision of the Associate Director, office staff, maintenance and custodial coordinators, and coordination and oversight of all departmental programs and activities.
Craig Reinehr is from the small town of Salem located on the eastern side of Ohio. He acquired his Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, OH in 1993. Craig completed his Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from the University of Akron in 1996. Craig has worked at Centenary College of Louisiana as Director of Residence Life from 1996-1997. From there he became an Assistant Hall Manager then Hall Manager at the University of Iowa from 1997-2001. From 2001-2005 he was the Director of Residence Life at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio before coming to ESU as the Director of Residential Life.
Craig enjoys a variety of “outside-of-work” activities which includes being a budding musician and motorcycle enthusiast.
Complex Coordinators
Complex Coordinators, commonly known as “C.C.s,” are full time professional staff members who carry direct responsibility for ensuring a quality living environment in their specific residential facilities. C.C.s live in each facility, directly supervise the delivery of staffing and programmatic efforts in the hall, and are a resident’s liaison to the Residential Life administration. They also act as the first disciplinary officer of the department for most behavior concerns and serve on various division and department committees.
Drew Jahr – Towers Complex Coordinator
Drew is a native of the Peach State (Georgia). He received an undergraduate degree in Sociology (2001) and a Master’s degree in Public Administration (2003), both from Georgia College & State University. He has been working in Housing and Residential Life for seven years. Drew has held the following positions throughout his tenure in the Student Affairs field: Assistant Hall Director, Hall Director, Complex Director, Paint and Maintenance Supervisor, Area Coordinator, and now a Complex Coordinator. Prior to arriving here in Emporia, Kansas he worked at Middle Tennessee State University as an Area Coordinator.
Drew was very involved in the SEAHO (Southeastern Association of Housing Officers) region and looks forward to getting just as involved in the UMR region (Upper Midwest Region). He has received the “Outstanding New Professional Award” from the Tennessee Association of Housing Officers and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.
Personally, Drew enjoys bowling, listening to all kinds of music, and reading. He hopes to begin preparing for a PhD in Educational Leadership. He also loves Hamburger Helper and Chicken Helper.
Andrea Lucas – Towers Assistant Complex Coordinator
Andrea was raised in Sublette, KS. If not many people know where that’s at; it’s in southwest Kansas. She attended Fort Hays State University and graduated May, 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with an emphasis on painting and printmaking. She minored in psychology.
Andrea is currently in her first year of study of Art Therapy. Shge holds the position of secretary of the Student Art Therapy Organization on campus and is a student member of the American Art Therapy Association and the Kansas Art Therapy Association.
When not studying and reading texts books, Andrea enjoys playing volleyball and softball, running, watching scary movies with friends, painting and drawing.
Mike Black – Morse Complex Coordinator
Mike is both a native of Kansas and an Alum of ESU. He graduated in 2002 with a degree in Sociology and again in 2005 with a Masters in Counselor Education. Mike began his professional career in Student Affairs as an Area Coordinator/Counselor (Residence Life) for Millikin University in Decatur, Il and has returned to ESU after a stint as a Hall Director (Residence Life) for the University of Toledo in Toledo, OH.
Mike lived on campus for two years as an undergrad and is committed to providing quality services to both residents and parents. Typically, Mike can be found in his office working well into the evening, or lifting weights in the Student Recreation Center.
Tiffaney Todd – Morse Assistant Complex Coordinator
Tiffaney is currently in her second year as a graduate student in the Art Therapy program here at ESU. She has lived in and around the Kansas City area all of her life, and have called Kansas her home for the past two years. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a minor in Art at Southwest Missouri State University, in Springfield, Missouri.
Tiffaney has worked with a number of different populations including children with behavioral problems, adolescents with learning and developmental disabilities, and college students. She has worked in a number of areas in education including Meyer Libraries at SMSU as a student worker, as s special education teacher’s aid, in residence halls, and as an after-school tutor. She has also done program planning for Relay for Life as a team captain for two years, for residence hall governments, and as a Resident Specialist with Burrell Behavioral Health and Cox Medical Centers.
Her interests include reading (pretty much anything other than text books), ceramics, and talking with good friends and family. She is a member of the Student Art Therapy Organization, a student member of the American Art Therapy Association, and a student member of the Kansas Art Therapy Association.
If you don’t know what art therapy is, just ask her. She’ll be happy to tell you about it!!
Mariah Lovgren – Morse Assistant Complex Coordinator
Mariah is a graduate student in the Mental Health Counseling program here at ESU. She was born and raised in Manhattan, KS and attended Kansas State University as an undergraduate. At KSU, she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology. There she served as a lab assistant in the psychobiology animal lab. While living in Manhattan, Mariah worked many summers as a lifeguard and swim lessons instructor.
Mariah is currently a member and secretary of MENTO, which is the Mental Health Counseling organization here on campus. In her free-time, Mariah enjoys watching movies and listening to music with friends, going for long motorcycle rides with her boyfriend, and waterskiing at the lake.
Resident Assistant
A Resident Assistant or RA is a full-time student who is your personal link to your community and the day-to-day activities available to you. RAs are carefully selected to promote the university’s primary mission: to aid you in your total development. These undergraduate student leaders are also professionally trained.
Your RA has a variety of diverse responsibilities. RAs, as members of the residence hall community, assist residents in developing and maintaining an active, cooperative, and academic atmosphere on the floor and throughout the hall. Resident Assistants also serve as campus resource links between students and other university services.
Most importantly, your RA will be willing and available to help and assist you when a need arises. As residents, you are encouraged to acquaint yourself with your RA and to contact this valuable resource person when he/she can be of help to you.
Last Updated June 2, 2008