RHA 101Presented by:

Mathew Estrada

Executive Director Mat Estrada

• Setting organizational direction

• Liaison to university admin• Representing RHA on campus• Overseeing the Executive

Board• Supervising Staff• Overseeing summer

operations• Executing/enforcing policy

Interesting Fact:Has been charged with criminal graffiti

Director of Campus Affairs Devon Mills• Chief legislative officer and

student advocate • Implementing campus forums • Maintaining relations with on-

campus student organizations• Liaison to university boards

and committees• Spearheading participation in

university initiatives Interesting Fact: is a huge Harry Potter,Star Wars & Star TreckFan.

Director of Hall Councils Christian Sandoval

• Chief liaison to hall councils• Liaison to Hall Council Advisors• Overseeing President’s Board• Overseeing the Hall Cup point system; • Organizing staff trainings;• Tracking completion of responsibilities for

RHA staff• Organizing the logistical components of

banquet • Implementing the leadership development

components of Camp • Maintaining office resources and

equipment

Interesting Fact

Director Business Affairs Lauren Zach

• Chief financial officer• Coordinating the

expenditures of RHA • Preparing the budget• Executing and enforcing

financial policies• Reconciling RHA accounts • Recording meeting minutes• Overseeing conference

fundraising effortsInteresting Fact: can write in Cyrillic

Director of ProgrammingGrecia Rojo• Chief programming officer• Providing six programs each year • Overseeing Programmers’ Board• Developing and implementing the

programmatic components of Camp

• Acting as a liaison to other programming organizations in collaborative ventures

• Overseeing RHA Homecoming efforts

Interesting Fact: Can fluently speakFOUR languages

Director of Advertisement & PR

Tylor Hawkins• Chief promotional officer• Increasing awareness of RHA• Promoting the principles of the

organization • Surveying resident opinions and

feedback• Coordinating promotion and

advertising• Overseeing a board comprised of

the Public Relations Liaisons• Coordinating all relations with the

press and other media.

Interesting Fact:lived in both Germany and South Korea for a year

Director of National Communications Kyleen Miller

• Chief liaison to the regional and national affiliates

• Overseeing participation in conferences

• Communicating on a regional and national level

• Coordinating all regional and national bid writing with the assistance of the Executive Board

Interesting Fact:Can play the steel drums

NRHH Chancellor Katie Barr• Chief liaison to the RHA from NRHH• Actively promoting the principles of NRHH

within RHA• Spearheading collaborative efforts

between the organizations• Promoting OTMs in RHA• Coordinating campus efforts for National

Residence Hall Month• Coordinating organizational involvement

in campus awards and recognition programs

• Organizing the award selection and distribution components of the RHA awards banquet.

Interesting Fact: Knows where every bathroom is located in Disneyland and which ones actually have hot water

RHA Co-AdvisrersRob Budach & Jen O’Brien

• Attendign one-on-ones with the Executive Board• Organizing advisor luncheons • Attending all general council meetings• Keeping communication with hall council advisors

Attending regional and national conferences• Acting as a mediator between RHA and

Residential Life.

Interesting Fact:Lived in Japan

Interesting Fact:studied abroad in New Zealand for a Semester

What are we?• We are a student government

group for the approx. 7,000 residents living on the Tempe Campus

• Our four pillars are:– Leadership Development– Advocacy – Programming– Regional Involvement

Article III Purpose

a. The purpose of the organization is to enhance the quality of residence hall life and provide a cohesive voice for the residents by:i. Addressing the concerns of the on-campus

population to university administrators and other campus organizations.

ii. Providing cultural/diversity, community service, educational, and social programming.

iii. Establishing and working with individual hall councils.

Four Pillars• Advocacy

– Open Forums– Housing & Dining Rates– HSAC

• Leadership Development– Hall Council Positions– Leadership Camp– Hall Council Training

• Programming – Tiki Luau– Campus-wide Events– Hall Council Events

• Regional Involvement– NRHH– OTMs– Attending & Hosting Conferences

New Opportunities• Pan-Campus Development–More interaction/collaboration– Pan-campus alignment

• Residential College Model – Revamping of structure– New partners– Sun Spots

Our Goals• Strengthen Hall Councils • Increase GC attendance • Engage more residents in advocacy • Increase the RHA presence on

campus• Create a stable plan for RHA’s future• Have FUN!

Some Facts • The University trust us to take $25

from each student living on campus, per semester.

$50(per yr) x 7,000 (students) = $350,000

• This year our compensation will total a value of approx. $150,000