Your Residential Education Team
The Residential Education Team is made up of Assistant Directors (ADs) and Residential Life Coordinators (RLCs). 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 two Assistant Directors include the Assistant Director of Resident Success and Wellbeing and the Assistant Director of Recruitment, Training & Leadership who oversee RLCs and two residential clusters of the campus community. They are experienced housing professionals who focus on larger department processes pertaining to RA recruitment, training and performance as well as student care and conduct concerns.
Your Residential Life Coordinator (RLC) is a full-time live-in 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.
Josh Zabel
Assistant Director of Resident Success and Wellbeing
Pronouns: he/him/his
Supervision Area:
Nemec Hall, Gordis Hall, Carson Hall, Hollis Hall
Education:
Masters Degree - Student Affairs Administration, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Bachelors Degree - 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:
Bachelors Degree - Social Work, University of Central Florida
Masters Degree - Mental Health Counseling, Asbury University
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:
Emily Hall, University Hall, Hatter Hall, Catalyst House 245
Education:
Bachelors Degree - Music, Malone University
Masters Degree - Master of Divinity, Wake Forest 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 Hall, Conrad Hall, Smith Hall, Lynn Hall
Education:
Masters Degree - Marriage and Family Counseling, Stetson University
Bachelors Degree - Psychology, Bethune-Cookman University
Became a Hatter: October 2022
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 386-740-2368
Office: University Hall 132A