Your Residential Education Team
The Residential Education Team is made up of Assistant Directors (ADs), Residential Life Coordinators (RLCs), and a Graduate Hall Coordinator. Together, this team directly supervises 56 RAs, coordinate and participate in departmental initiatives including staff recruitment and training, educational and social events, housing operations, residential learning programs and learning initiatives; participates in the campus' after-hours on-call duty rotation; serves as a university hearing officer; maintains liaisons with staff members from a variety of offices and academic departments; and assists with other departmental committees and initiatives as assigned.
Your Assistant Director of Resident Success & Wellbeing is a full-time master-level professional staff member and provides leadership for the residential experience by promoting student wellbeing, personal growth, and academic success. They oversee the Residential Life Coordinator and Graduate Hall Coordinator within their residential cluster and support initiatives that foster a caring, inclusive, and engaging community. Their responsibilities include overseeing the residential curriculum, coordinating student care and concern efforts, and ensuring residents have access to the resources and support they need to thrive both personally and academically.
Your Assistant Director of Recruitment, Training & Leadership is a full-time master-level professional staff member who provides leadership for the Residential Living & Learning student staff experience. They oversee the Residential Life Coordinator within their residential cluster and lead the recruitment, selection, training, and ongoing development of Resident Assistants and other student staff. Their responsibilities include preparing student leaders for success, fostering leadership development, managing performance, and ensuring student staff are equipped to build safe, welcoming, and engaging residential communities.
Your Residential Life Coordinator (RLC) is a full-time live-in master-level professional staff member who possesses a Master's degree and is responsible for administering a residential program for an area of residence halls or apartment communities of approximately 300-600 residents. Their responsibilities include supervision, student development, and housing functions in an effort to provide a residential environment reflective of the University's values.
Your Graduate Hall Coordinator (GHC) is a live-in graduate-level professional staff member who is pursuing a master's degree and is responsible for administering a residential program for a residence hall of approximately 150-250 residents. Their responsibilities include supervision, student development, and housing functions in an effort to provide a residential environment reflective of the University's values.
Josh Zabel
Assistant Director of Resident Success and Wellbeing
Pronouns: he/him/his
Supervision Area:
Nemec Hall, Emily, and Hatter Halls
Additionally, supporting Chaudoin, Conrad, University Halls through September 2026
Education:
Master of Science in Education, Student Affairs Administration, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Bachelor of Arts in English, Literature, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Became a Hatter: May 2024
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 386-740-2365
Office: University Hall 132B
Sommer McMinn
Assistant Director of Recruitment, Training & Leadership
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Supervision Area:
Stetson Cove, Stetson Oaks, Stetson Palms, University Village Apartments
Education:
Master of Arts, Mental Health Counseling, Asbury University
Bachelor of Social Work, University of Central Florida
Became a Hatter: February 2017
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 386-740-2364
Office: University Hall 132D
Max Digman
Residential Life Coordinator
Pronouns: he/him/his
Supervision Area:
Carson, Hollis, and Lynn Halls
Education:
Master of Divinity, Wake Forest University
Bachelors of Arts, Music, Malone University
Became a Hatter: June 2025
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 386-740-2363
Office: University Hall 132C
Jill Arlaud Holmes
Residential Life Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Supervision Area:
Chaudoin, Conrad, University Halls
Education:
Master of Science, Counselor Education, Marriage, Couple and Family, Stetson University
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Bethune-Cookman University
Became a Hatter: October 2022
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 386-740-2368
Office: University Hall 132A
Beatriz da Silva Rodrigues
Graduate Hall Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Supervision Area:
Nemec Hall
Education:
Master of Accountancy, Stetson University (Expected 2028)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Management, Stetson University
Became a Hatter: August 2022
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 386-822-7786
Office: University Hall 132B
