Andrees D.

Rivers


2 College Hill Box#599-70 Westminster, MD 21157 Cell: (267) 972-0830
Email: rcdrees@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
Bachelors of Arts in Communication Studies Widener University Chester, PA Graduated May 2009

RELATED EXPERIENCE:
08/12-Present McDaniel College Office of Residence Life Westminster, MD
Area Coordinator
Supervise a paraprofessional staff of 9 Resident Assistants
Responsible for the overall management of a two Freshman Residence Halls w/a total of 416 residents
Participate in a four person 24-hour weekly and weekend on-call duty rotation
Manage and track RA programming efforts the programming budget of $2,900
Serve as a judicial hearing officer for minor to mid level offenses
Co-Chaired the RA Recruitment and Selection committee
Serve on the First Year Team with the Office of Academic Affairs where I am responsible for creating
and implementing efforts that would enhance retention and support for First Year Students
academically, personally, and socially.

08/11-05/12 Rosemont College Office of Residence Life Bryn Mawr, PA
Resident Coordinator
Supervise a staff of 5 Resident Assistants
Responsible for the overall management of a Freshman Residence Hall w/a population of 120 residents
Participate in a three person 24-hour weekly and weekend on-call duty rotation
Manage and track RA programming efforts in accordance w/PASSAGES 2 Community programming
model and the building programming budget
Serve as a judicial hearing officer as assigned
Chaired the RA Recruitment and Selection committee
Co-Chaired the RA Training committee, including facilitation of workshops and activities
In absence of other Resident Coordinator Responsible for supervising an additional staff of 3 Resident
Assistants and management of an Upperclassmen Hall w/a population of 60 residents

06/11-08/11 J ohns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Summer Program Residence Life Lancaster, PA
Resident Assistant
Responsible for 10-15 male gifted students ages 12-16 at all times when students were out of class
Responsible for creating a community where gifted students succeeded socially and academically
Planned and executed daily social activities for gifted students
Participated in an eight person weekly duty rotation
Fulfilled other duties as assigned including: weekly class visits, student mediations, and meal duties
Served on committees for Camp Talent Show and Yearbook

01/11- 06/11 Rosemont College Office of Residence Life Bryn Mawr, PA
Resident Coordinator Assistant/Programming Coordinator
Supervised a Desk Assistant staff of 20-25 desk assistants
Co-supervised a staff of 15 Resident Assistants
Co-supervised one Upperclassmen Residence Hall with a population of 70 residents
Participated in a three person 24-hour weekly and weekend on-call duty rotation
Managed and tracked programming efforts of 15 Resident Assistants in accordance with the
departmental programming budget
Co-chaired the RA Training committee including facilitation of workshops and activities
Co-chaired the RA Recruitment and Selection committee

10/08-05/09 Widener University Office of Multi-Cultural Student Affairs Chester, PA
Pride Mentor
Mentored 5-10 incoming minority Freshman students
Responsible for having weekly one-on-ones and attending daily activities/events with mentees
Monitored both the academic and social progress of minority mentees
Assisted in the planning of certain education and social events for minority mentees

08/07-05/09 Widener University Office of Residence Life Chester, PA
Resident Assistant for First Year Students
Responsible for a residence floor of 35-40 Freshman residents
Created a sense of community amongst residents through setting community rules, programming,
facilitating mediations, enforcing University policies, helping Freshman acclimate to college life
Created and facilitated 8-10 educational and social programs per semester
Participated in a 9 person paraprofessional weekly and weekend duty rotation
Participated in two Summer RA Trainings, Winter RA Trainings and multiple in-services
Achieved Extra Mile Award 2008

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education (SEPCHE)
Student Affairs Staff Development Day March 2012
Attended sessions on: Using Student Workers Effectively and Dorm Dilemmas
Lower Merion Police Departments Emergency Protocol Tabletop Exercise January 2012
Emergency Services Training Day with Montgomery County Emergency Services October 2011
Domestic Violence on College Campuses Webinar September 2011
B.A.S.I.C.S. Training Day April 2011
Widener Universitys L.E.A.D. Training Program April 2009

COMMITTEE WORK:
Rosemont College Campus-Community Coalition October 2011 to Present
Rosemont College Founders Day Committee March 2012 to April 2012
Widener University Senior Class Committee October 2008 to May 2009

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS:
Widener Universitys Pride Mentor Program Leadership Award May 2009
Widener Universitys Office of Residence Lifes Extra Mile Award May 2008