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Meet Our Staff

On Friday and Saturday nights (including Midterm Breaks and Reading Days) throughout the term, a Resident Assistant from each area is on duty from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.

If you need assistance, please call the phone number listed:

  • Burton/Davis/Sevy: 649-2399
  • Cassat/Memorial: 649-2325
  • Evans/Goodhue: 649-2402
  • Musser/West Side Houses: 649-2400
  • Myers/Nourse: 649-2401
  • Watson/East Side Houses: 649-2403

Residential Life

  • Phone: (507) 222-4072
  • Fax: (507) 222-7473
Steve Wisener, Director of Residential Life
Steve Wisener
Director of Residential Life
Phone: x5465
  • Lead and manage housing operations and programs including Room Draw and first year student housing
  • Select and supervise residential life professional staff
  • Assist with the supervision, selection, and training of the RAs
  • Respond to student behavioral problems
  • Provide counseling, advising, and mediation services to individual students and staff
  • Plan, implement, and evaluate all policies affecting Residential Life
  • Involvement in college-operated residence halls and houses planning and development
  • Develop long-range plans and objectives for Residential Life
  • Participate in campus on-call system
Amy Sillanpa, Assistant Director
Amy Sillanpa
Associate Director of Residential Life
Phone: x4072

Residential Life Responibilities:

  • Staff Supervision
    • Hall Director (HD) supervision, training and evaluation
    • Resident Assistant (RA) selection, training, supervision and evaluation
  • Roommate/Student Conflicts and Other Miscellaneous Concerns
    • Counseling, advising, conflict resolution, and mediation services to individual students
    • Resource to staff and students about general concerns and community issues
    • Meal Plan Exemptions 
      • Review requests, advise students, and coordinate efforts with dining services regarding meal plan reductions and exemptions (for documented health conditions requiring special diets that cannot be accommodated by the college's dining services provider)
      • Please see this website for more information: http://apps.carleton.edu/student/housing/housing/accommodations/
    • Community Development and Education
      • Oversee the community building programs and the budgets associated with the programs
      • Safety Awareness Education
      • Peer Leader Training and Involvement

    Sexual Misconduct Complaint Coordinator responsibilities:

    • Amy serves as the main entry point to the complaint process and coordinates the overall organization of the complaint process. When you contact her, she can:
      • Start the Complaint Process
      • Walk you through the steps of the Complaint Process
      • Explain what you can expect when filing or responding to a complaint
      • Discuss your options in reporting Sexual Misconduct
      • Help you complete a “Community Concern” form, informing the Dean of Students office of sexual misconduct or concerning behavior
      • Connect you with support people and resources
      • Talk with you privately, but will be required to complete basic, non-identifying information on a “Community Concern” form
    Vicky Deering
    Vicky Deering
    Administrative Assistant/Data Specialist
    Phone: x5469
    Kari Scheurer, Administrative Assistant/Project Specialist
    Kari Scheurer
    Administrative Assistant/Project Specialist
    Phone: x5465
    Patrick Gordon
    Patrick Gordon
    Hall Director Burton/Davis/Severance
    Phone: x4500
    Alicia Morrell
    Alicia Morrell
    Hall Director/Watson & East Side Houses
    Phone: x4093
    Chris Remley
    Chris Remley
    Hall Director, Cassat and Memorial
    Phone: x7246
    Rose Rezaei
    Rose Rezaei
    Hall Director/Musser & West Side Houses
    Phone: x4457
    Tegra Straight
    Tegra Straight
    Hall Director Myers/Nourse
    Phone: x4455
    Isaiah Thomas
    Isaiah Thomas
    Hall Director Evans and Goodhue
    Phone: x4442
    Linda Stadler
    Temporary Administrative Assistant
    Phone: x4606