Susan E. Berry

9450 Gilman Drive #10392, La Jolla, California, 92092 619-277-9133, seberry@ucsd.edu

Education

Master of Science, College Student Personnel Administration May, 2007 University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri

Bachelors of Arts, History May, 2005 Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois

Residence Life and Student Affairs Experience Assistant Director of Residence Life June 2009-Present University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California

Assisted with the opening and implementation of a brand new residential transfer student program housing the largest transfer student community in the nation that opened up in Fall 2009

Coordinate and evaluate educational, cultural and community building events for students in collaboration with staff members, students, faculty and other campus-wide officers

Supervise up to 28 undergraduate and graduate student staff members whom implement weekly educational and social programs in their respective community and large scale and social justice programs, each directly serving 60-120 residents

Implemented, planned, organized the Acuho-I internship process for our department which we hired our first Acuho-I intern for the summer of 2015 which I was directly responsible for hiring and supervising the graduate student.

Provide perspective regarding university and college interests and politics to assist with decision-making

Developed a residential programming curriculum supporting Transfer students and their transition to the University

Implemented, planned, and organized the Village After Dark programs with a budget of $30,000 which are late night programs targeting our upper-class and transfer students to provide them healthier and safer alternatives

Manage up to 13 residential apartment buildings that house up to 2,100 students

Prioritize and address student, community, and facility needs/ concerns to maintain safety and create a positive student living experience

Direct student staff to assist with annual/ end of term opening and closing of buildings

Supervised LGBT thematic Housing, including partnering with the LGBT Resource Center to provide safe space and supportive connections for LGBT students and allies

Designed and implemented Academic Scholars community geared at first year Transfer students which included Computer Science- Engineering, Biological Sciences, and Transfer student success

Student Staff Training Coordinator; Plan and coordinate campus-wide RA training which includes over 180 student staff and various campus departments to implement a comprehensive and intensive training and social justice education program

Conduct assessment methods such as focus groups and campus lab surveys to help inform and retain students in their decision to live on campus

Involved students with, and worked on, University-wide events including Triton Jam, Transfer Admit Day and Sun God Music Festival.

Collaborate directly with the Office of Admissions on Triton Transfer Day which welcomes newly admitted students to UCSD which included residential tours and housing information sessions

Coordinator of the Residential Orientation program which includes welcome week programming, housing information session, and team building activities.

Worked on all-campus Residential Life committees including Alcohol and Other Drugs, Assessment, Resident Advisor Selection, and Diversity education

Conduct informal resolution meetings to address judicial issues and improve community living standards

Serve as a university conduct officer in campus-wide judicial hearing

Monitor and advise use of building funds of up to $25,000 by student staff and RAs

Coordinate, implement, manage and evaluate Welcome Week programming. Welcome Week is a series of academic, educational, social and community-building events that take place in the evening to provide students an healthy alternative

Advise the Residential Student Council programming board in the planning and implementation of social, educational, cultural and community service oriented events. Meet with chairs on a weekly basis to provide guidance in budget development and management, establishment of policies and procedures, leadership skills, organizational development and program planning and evaluation

Develop and maintain a system for routine scheduling and publicizing of activities planned by some or all segments of student leaders and committees, which includes updating weekly residential events calendar, online calendars, professional advertising and marketing and other program promotion opportunities

Chaired the Council of Assistant Directors of Residence Life which includes being the liaison between other campus departments and the Council as well as taking the leadership of council meetings and troubleshooting problems that arise

Serve on a committee that designed and implemented a campus wide diversity curriculum to educate our student leaders to serve as an ally to their peers

Participate in the professional staff duty on call rotation for the residential population of up to 2,100 students; acted as the first response to crisis situations

Address parent concerns, in person, and over the phone

Responsible for the implementation, planning, organization, advertisement, and debriefing, of the campus-wide Tunnel of Oppression program which includes collaboration with various campus departments

Advisor to the Tritons in Recovery Group

Serve on a Transfer Student Task force focusing on the Transfer Student Experience

Residence Director July 2007-May 2009 Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California

Facilitate and promote community development for a first year residence hall consisting of 200 mixed gender students

Supervise, develop, evaluate, and coach six Resident Advisors

Coordinate and implement programs for the outdoor adventure theme community

Advise building hall board

Serve as a university judicial officer

Assist students, as appropriate, with the mediation and resolution of interpersonal conflicts, personal, social, and academic issues

Manage the daily supervision of the front desk, which includes hiring, training, supervision and evaluation of student-workers and 1 student manager

Serve in on an on-call duty rotation for the LMU campus which consists of responding to crisis and supporting public safety when residential students are involved with an emergency situation or policy violation

Manage a hall budget which consists of three separate budgets

Graduate Assistant Residence Hall Director July 2005-May 2007 Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri Manage a traditional coeducational residence hall consisting of 250 first year and upper class students

Select, train, supervise, and evaluate seven Community Advisors

Mange a 24 hour front desk

Manage hall programming efforts that facilitate the personal growth of the individual and hall community Adviser to hall council consisting of 30 residents Serves as the judicial hearing officer for South Yeater Hall and provided educational sanctions to

encourage growth Serves in an on-call capacity on a rotating basis for the campus community consisting of 2,800 residents Supervise and maintain the Housing Resource Center Planned fall training for 12 graduate residence hall directors

Planned and organized aspects of Fall, Winter, Spring, and Mid- Year Hire Training for 90 undergraduate students

ACUHO-I Intern University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California May 2006-July 2006 Created a student leadership manual

Facilitated Diversity sessions for incoming students

Served as a housing liaison during new student orientation

Developed and administered team building activities during Ra spring training ACUHO- I Intern- Residential Freshman Interest Group

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois May 2005-July 2005 Assisted with the resident assignment and selection process for the Academic Residential Programs

Furthered developed initiatives for first- year living/learning communities

Assisted with the development of training modules for full time and Para-professional staff working with the Academic Residential programs

Collaborated with the student affairs professionals and faculty partners to achieve goals during summer recruitment and orientation

Designed a programming model to compliment academic initiatives implemented in the first year experience program

Presentations

Cults on Campus and Student Spirituality: Upper Midwest Region- Association College University Housing Officers

Stereotypes and prejudices, Community Advisor training

FERPA regulations and guidelines, Residence Hall Director training

How to Motivate your student staff: Warrensburg, Missouri

Cracking the Code about Stereotypes: Illinois State Resident Assistant Conference

Cracking the Mystery to Community Building: Illinois State Resident Assistant Conference

Tolerance Vs. Acceptance: Elmhurst College

Effective programming for your community: University of California, San Diego

Equity Minded Training, Focusing on being an ally: University of California, San Diego

Other Relevant Experience and Committee work

Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Sun God Education University Task Force committee member (2013-2015)

Donald D. Gehring academy for Student Conduct Administration participant (2013)

University of California, San Diego Alcohol and other trends committee (2011-Present)

The Village Welcome Week Chair (2009-Present)

Triton Transfer Day committee member (2009- Present)

University of California, San Diego Diversity Work Group (2011)

Resident Advisor Selection Committee (2009-Present)

Student Housing department Diversity Committee (2007- 2008)

Professional Staff Training Committee (2007-2008)

First Year Experience: Hall Brawls Committee Member (2008- Present)

Black History Month Student Affairs Departmental Committee (2007-2008)

First Year Experience Committee (2007-Present)

Program Committee member for WACUHO (2007- Present)

Spirituality Committee member for WACUHO (2007-2008)

Program Committee member for the annual Missouri College Personnel Association Conference (Fall 2006)

Student Leadership committee member (2006-2007)

Undergraduate careers in student affairs conference chair (Spring 2006)

Missouri College Personnel Association member (2005-2007)

Honors WACUHO Outstanding New Professional Award (2008)

Loyola Marymount University New Judicial Officer of the Year Award (2008)

ACUHO-I Stars College participant, Montreal, Canada (June 2004)

Residence Life Commitment to Interculturalism Award, Elmhurst College (2004)

Residence Life Community Development Award, Elmhurst College (2004)

Illinois State Resident Assistant Association “Top Ten Program Award” (2004)

Presidential Award for Leadership, Elmhurst College (2002-2003)