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The Saint Rose Office of Residence Life Staff consists of both professional staff and student resident assistants (RAs) staff. Our professional staff include: an associate director, area coordinators, an administrative secretary, and graduate assistant. The Associate Vice President for Student Development has overall responsibility for the Office of Residence Life while each member of the professional staff has individual and specific tasks that assist in supporting the Residence Life Program. The AVP for Student Development supervises other members of the professional staff. The associate director is mainly responsible for all facilities and operational pieces within Residence Life.

The area coordinators supervise a staff of RAs and are on-call for crisis intervention on campus year-round (there is an area coordinator on-call at all times). They act as Saint Rose student conduct officers and serve on a variety of campus-wide committees as well as work on special projects for the Office of Residence Life.

Meet our Professional Staff

Jen Richardson, Associate Vice President for Student Development

Tia Thompson, Associate Director, Housing Operations
Tia graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2020 with a BA in Environmental Studies, Philosophy, and Business in the Liberal Arts. She joined the College of Saint Rose in November 2021. Tia grew up in a small town in the southern Adirondacks and enjoys hiking, snowboarding, SUPing, and pretty much anything that has to do with the outdoors! She is also a 200-hour certified yoga teacher. Tia’s favorite part about being at Saint Rose is working closely with the college’s RAs and is thankful to be able to work at a place she can consider a home away from home!

Jadelyn Alers, Area Coordinator
Jadelyn, Bronx born and raised, graduated from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry in May 2023. This is where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Health Promotion. At Mercy College, now named Mercy University, Jadelyn served as a Resident Assistant for 3 years, an Orientation Leader for 2 years, participated in the McNair Research Scholars Program and more! Jadelyn enjoys traveling, self-improving and building connections with those around her. She encourages all students to visit her office in Centennial Hall room 117. Jadelyn never feels like she’s at work because she enjoys what she does. She looks forward to the impact she can have on students throughout the years, as well as the impact they can have on her!

Christopher Jaiyesimi, Area Coordinator
Christopher graduated from SUNY New Paltz in May 2022 with a B.A. in Biology and a minor in Psychology. Christopher is originally from Long Island, and enjoys playing sports such as soccer and basketball. Christopher is very passionate about creating an environment in which students can flourish both academically and socially, and consistently works hard towards that goal. Christopher is very happy to be in the Albany area, as it is another opportunity for him enact positive change. During his time at SUNY New Paltz, Christopher interacted with many students, with positions such as Senior Orientation Leader, Resident Assistant, and Peer Mentor. Christopher is eager to expand that number of students, and is very excited to be working as an Area Coordinator at the College Of St. Rose!

Sandy Garcia, Office Assistant
Sandy joined our team in February 2018.  She is originally from the Caribbean island Barbados, where she completed her Education.  She decided to migrate to the US 20 years ago and upon doing so, grew to love Albany and decided to call it home. Sandy enjoys meeting and interacting with people from different walks of life.