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The Director Residence Life is responsible for all areas of residence life at Smith College. The director supervises the residential life staff, working closely with the area coordinators and head residents. She is available during open hours and by appointment.
The Assistant Director is a member of the student affairs professional staff. She works collaboratively with the Director of Residence Life, primarily in programming, training and recruitment. She also works closely with the Area Coordinators and student staff. She advises the House Presidents' Association and directs the campus-wide social system.
Hannah is going into her third year at Smith. Prior to serving as Assistant Director, Hannah was the Area Coordinator for the West Quad. Before Smith she spent the four years (2000-2004) working at Michigan State University where she earned her M.A. in Student Affairs Administration. Hannah earned her B.A. at Allegheny College in 1998.
Hannah's office is in Clark Hall and is available during her open hours or by appointment. She loves visitors, so please stop by!
The Housing Coordinator
handles all housing-related concerns and issues, including
room assignments, vacation and summer housing, the spring
housing lottery, and the room-change process.
Each Area Coordinator is responsible for the overall functioning of one of six areas of campus: Green Street, Center Campus, Upper Elm, Lower Elm,East Quad, and West Quad. The Area Coordinators directly supervise the Residence Life student staff living within the houses. The Area Coordinator also advises the House Presidents and the house governance system. In addition, the Area Coordinators act as sources of support and referral for staff and resident students, assist with educational and social programming, act as on-call professionals who handle crises or situations of immediate need, and handle disciplinary concerns.
Marge Litchford is the Area Coordinator for the Green Street area, which includes Hubbard, Washburn, Chapin, Tyler, Lawrence, Morris, and Hampshire Houses, as well as 44/54 Green Street and 47 Belmont Ave. Marge encourages all to visit her in her area office in the basement of Hubbard house. She can also be reached by phone at x2236.
Fall 2008 Open Office Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Area Coordinator for Center Campus is responsible for Cutter, Friedman, Haven, Wesley, Hopkins, Park, Sessions, Tenney and Ziskind. Though this position is currently vacant. Becky Shaw and Hannah Durrant have assumed responsibility of Center Campus. The office is located in Ziskind and the phone number is x2234
Kirk Sanger is the Area Coordinator for the Upper Elm Area, which includes Capen, Dawes, Lamont, Northrop, Parsons, and Talbot. Kirk received his B.A. in Counseling Psychology and Women’s Studies from Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire. He has since worked in Residence Life and most recently as a Residence Director at Wellesley College. Kirk also earned his Masters of Music degree in Modern American Music at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Mass. specializing in modern performance aspects of the double bass. Kirk is also a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher.
Kirk is passionate about promoting personal wellness while in school, social justice education, and personal identity development. In his spare time he can be found hanging out with his wife and three sons, playing, writing, or reading about music, and training for adventure sports.
Kirk enjoys spending time with students discussing their lives inside and outside of Smith. Please feel free to stop by his office on the first floor of Chase or call to set up a different location to meet with him at X-6970.
Fall 2008 Open Office Hours:
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Donique McIntosh is the Area Coordinator for the Lower Elm area which includes 150 Elm, 12 and 26 Bedford Terrace, Albright, Baldwin, Chase, Conway, Duckett, and Gillett. Her background is in social work, theology, and education. She is currently working on a doctorate in Social Justice Education at UMass. She is very interested in getting to know Smith students, so feel free to stop by her office in the basement of Chase. She can also be reached by phone at ext. 2237 or via email at dmcintos@smith.edu.
Fall 2008 Open Office Hours:
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Brandon Buehring is the Area Coordinator for the East Quad which includes King, Scales, Jordan, Emerson and Cushing Houses. Brandon grew up in southern Texas. He has a B.A. in Cinema and Studio Art from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and a M.Ed. in Counselor Education from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He comes to Smith College after four years of work as an AC in ResLife at Wesleyan University. He is interested in anti-oppressive/social justice education in Higher Education. Brandon welcomes visitors to his office located in Room 101 of Scales House. He can also be reached via phone at ext. 4934 or via email at bbuehrin@smith.edu.
Fall 2008 Open Office Hours:
Annie Cohen is the Area Coordinator for the West Quad, which includes Gardiner, Wilson, Morrow, Comstock and Wilder. Annie received her B.A. in Psychology and Women’s Studies from Wells College in Aurora, NY and earned her Masters of Science degree in College Student Personnel Administration from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Annie comes to Smith from working previously in Residence Life, most recently as as a Resident Director at Wellesley College.
Annie’s passions lay in working with GLBT issues, women’s development, identity development, social justice education and examining the intersections of culture and gender identity. In her spare time Annie likes to hang out at coffee shops, explore new places, write and play music, and spend time with her dog, Gwen.
Annie loves learning all about what excites and inspires Smith students, so please feel free to stop by her office located in the basement of Comstock. Annie can be reached at ext. 4374 or by email at atcohen@email.smith.edu.
Fall 2008 Open Office Hours:
Wednesday 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
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