Staff of Fall 2008
Resident Faculty Leaders (RFLs)
Dr. Bob and Dara Whitmore
(bob.whitmore@mail.wvu.edu; dara.whitmore@mail.wvu.edu)At least one Resident Faculty Leader, or RFL (pronounced “riffle”), is assigned to each WVU residence hall. RFLs plan special activities and trips, host social events in their on-campus homes, provide academic support and guidance, and serve as mentors. Get to know your RFL when you get to campus; they’re there to help you in any way to make sure you succeed at WVU.
Resident Hall Coordinator (RHC)
Ernesto Waines
(ernesto.waines@mail.wvu.edu)Hometown: Trinidad & Tobago
Degrees: Masters in Business Administration; B.S. Marketing
Major: M.S. Safety Management
Interests: Soccer, Basketball, Football, Body Building, Reggae & Soca Music
Favorites
Shows: SportsCenter, Entourage, Wild n Out
Movie: Comedies, anything to make me laugh
Sports: Manchester United, LA Lakers & Green Bay Packers
Color: Red
Food: Pelau with cole slaw, potato salad & pepper sauce
Quote: “Lord of Mercy!”
Interesting Tidbit: Grew up on an island and cannot swim ( I was not born with fins)
Wellness Coordinator
Liz Farone
(efarone@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: June 6, 1988
Room: 3511
Group in Charge of: Athletic Club
Hometown: Cortland, OH
Class Rank: Sophomore
Years as an WC (including this year): 2
Major: Wildlife/Fisheries Management
Interests: hunting, fishing, anything outdoors, sports, and reading
Favorites:
Color: red
Movie: Top Gun
Class: Wildlife Management 150
Sports Team: Cleveland Browns
Interesting Tidbit: One year hunting, a black bear walked within 30 yards of my spot and tumbled and looked at me. I would’ve shot him, but I didn’t have a clear shot.
1st Floor
Brian McQueen
(bmcquee1@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: July 7, 1987
Room: 3113
Group in Charge of: Community Service
Hometown: Bridgeport, WV
Class Rank: Junior
Years as an RA (including this year): 2
Major: Computer and Electrical Engineering
Interests: Tearing things apart in an attempt to make something better, but ending up with a pile of junk instead.
Favorites:
TV Show: The IT Crowd
Book: The Great Gatsby
Candy: Hershey Kisses
Color: Red
Movie : The Army of Darkness
Band: The Doors
Drink: Cream Soda
Interesting Tidbit: I was the head engineer for the second Globe Theater. We were planning on building it in a triangular shape to please the ancient Hylians, but trees were only circular at the time. Also, Euclid had died the day before in a high-speed internet crash. The police concluded that there was an error in the drive. We settled on keeping the theater circular.
Tiffany Man
(sman@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: January 10, 1986
Room: 3105
Group in Charge of: Advertising
Hometown: Hong Kong
Class Rank: Graduate Student
Years as an RA (including this year): 1
Major: Social Work
Interests: cooking Chinese food
Favorites:
Book: “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”
Color: red, blue
Interesting Tidbit: I can’t make a turn with the bike.
2nd Floor
William Mensah
(wmensah@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: September 14, 1986
Room: 3201
Group in Charge of: Website
Hometown: Ghana, Africa
Class Rank: Senior
Years as an RA (including this year): 3
Major: Computer Science
Interests: computers, basketball, video games, and flash animation
Favorites:
Book: Hardy Boys
Movie: Transformers and The Simpsons
Classes: Computer Science
Color: blue
Website: http://www.wilmens.net
Interesting Tidbit: I have holes in my palms.
Ryan Coder
(rcoder@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: December 25, 1988
Room: 3213
Group in Charge of: Braxton’s Facebook Group
Hometown: Graysville, PA
Class Rank: Sophomore
Years as an RA (including this year): 1
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Interests: Computers, Hunting/Reloading
Favorites:
TV: The Big Bang Theory
Book: The Elegant Universe
Color: Red
Classes: Physics
Website: http://www.anandtech.com
Interesting Tidbit: n/a
3rd Floor
Adam Weir
(aweir@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: July 29, 1987
Room: 3301
Group in Charge of: Showcase Information
Hometown: West Mifflin, PA
Class Rank: Junior
Years as an RA (including this year): 2
Major: Forensic & Investigative Science, & Chemistry
Interests: bowling, swimming, volleyball, campfires, hanging out with friends, black socks, long walks on the beach, and cake.
Favorites:
TV Show: Reno 911, American Gladiators
Book: Interview with the Vampire
Candy: Hershey’s with Almonds or PayDay
Classe: chemistry
Color: blue
Sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers!!
Movie: Ocean’s Thirteen and Scary Movie 3
Interesting Tidbit: I once rode an alligator down the Amazon River when I was only 3 years old. I later wrassled and killed it, where the animal’s skin made my first pair of Velcro shoes… oh the memories…
Taylor Ryan Richmond
(atalbot1@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: January 8, 1989
Room: 3313
Group in Charge of: RAC
Hometown: Beckley, WV
Class Rank: Sophomore
Years as an RA (including this year): 1
Major: Political Science
Interests:Sports Politics Poker
Favorites:
TV Show: House, The Office, American Gladiator, Family Guy
Book: John Grisham Novels
Color: Green
Classes: POLY SCI
Website: www.facebook.com and www.collegehumor.com
4th Floor
Alan Talbott
(atalbot1@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: September 28, 1986
Room: 3401
Group in Charge of: Athletic Club
Hometown: Walkersville, MD
Class Rank: Senior
Years as an RA (including this year): 3
Major: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Interests: football, soccer, ping pong, rock climbing, snowboarding, fishies, and cake.
Favorites:
Books: Ender’s Game and Harry Potter
Movie: Braveheart, Shawshank Redemption Boondock Saints
Color: orange and blue
Soccer Teams: FC Barcelona, Arsenal, and Netherlands
Matthew David Black
(mblack1@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: March 11, 1988
Room: 3413
Group in Charge of: Braxton’s Facebook Group
Hometown: Wheeling, WV
Class Rank: Junior
Years as an RA (including this year): 1
Major: Animal and Veterinary Sciences/ Pre-pharmacy
Interests: Football, dodgeball, and bowling
Favorites:
TV Show: Still Standing
Books: Dune
Color: Red
Class: Biology
Website: www.ebay.com
Interesting Tidbit: n/a
5th Floor
Kristen Hunter-Cevera
(khunterc@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: March 21, 1985
Room: 3501
Group in Charge of: Newsletter
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Class Rank: Graduate Student
Years as an RA (including this year): 2
Major: B.S. in Biology, B.S. in Mathematics, Grad School: Masters of Business Administration
Interests: Swimming, drawing and painting and anything to do with arts and crafts, rock climbing, marine science
Favorites:
TV Show: Animal planet in general
Book: Harry Potter, Shadow Mountain and the Theory of Calculus (yeah?no)
Color: Blue
Classes: MBA
Interesting Tidbit: Interned at the National Aquarium in Baltimore one summer and got to hand feed a giant red tailed catfish, Atlantic stingray and a great white shark, which I trained to jump through a hoop.
Matthew “Matt” Ryan Phares
(mphares2@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: March 7, 1989
Room: 3513
Group in Charge of: Newsletter
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
Class Rank: Sophomore
Years as an RA (including this year): 1
Major: Major-mechanical engineering
Interests: sports and working with my hands
Favorites:
TV Show: South Park
Book -tucker max
Color: Red
Class: mechtronics
Website: www.youtube.com
Interesting Tidbit: I’m from southern MD and im 19. I like to play sports and do anything outside.
6th Floor
Rebecca Moreau
(rmoreau@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: March 1, 1987
Room: 3601
Group in Charge of: Hall Council
Hometown: Sykesville, MD
Class Rank: Senior
Years as an RA (including this year): 2
Major: Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
Interests: Pink Flamingos, my dogs, bike riding, games and puzzles, random facts
Favorites:
TV Show: CSI Miami or reality TV
Book: Freakonomics
Form of Torture: Sudoku Puzzles
Color: Lime Green
Entertainment: musicals
Class: Environmental Regulation
NASCAR driver: Jeff Gordon
Website: www.hasbro.com
Interesting Tidbit: Every year I participate in the Tour de France.
Allison Dawn Krumanacker
(akrumana@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: August 27, 1988
Room: 3613
Group in Charge of: Student Conduct Board
Hometown: Connellsville, PA
Class Rank: Junior
Years as an RA (including this year): 2
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Interests: reading, music, having fun
Favorites:
TV Show: NCIS, House, Bones, Jon & Kate plus 8
Book: Twilight Series
Movie: Harry Potter
Color: pink, yellow, green
Classes: anything math/science
Website: www.facebook.com
Interesting Tidbit: i shoot fireworks for a living…so you better stay on my good side…:-)
7th Floor
Jeremy Luckett
(jluckett@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: March 11, 1987
Room: 3701
Group in Charge of: Pizza Sales / Fund Raising
Hometown: Winfield, WV
Class Rank: Senior
Years as an RA (including this year): 3
Major: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Interests: sports, vehicles, music, and cake
Favorites:
Magazine: Martha Stewart Living
Movie: Spice World: The Spice Girls Movie
Interesting Tidbit: When I was a kid, The Kool-Aid Guy actually jumped through my wall when I was at home with a few friends. I told him to fix the wall before my dad came home because he wasn’t going to believe that a talking bowl of punch came through the wall. And I told him that I didn’t like it when juice wears tights… don’t touch me, you drink! Don’t touch me, you giant beverage… I will kick you and you will go down. You’re very top heavy… I still have nightmares about it.
Trevor Dane Saas
(jluckett@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: January 30, 1989
Room: 3713
Group in Charge of: Movie Night!
Hometown: Philippi, WV
Class Rank: Sophomore
Years as an RA (including this year): 1
Major: Civil and Enviormental Engineering
Interests: Golf
Favorites:
TV Show: The Wire
Book: Slauughter House-Five
Color: Orange
Classes: Physics
Website: www.DC101.com
Interesting Tidbit: Mario Cart…Addicting
8th Floor
Beckie Evans
(revans3@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: November 28, 1986
Room: 3801
Group in Charge of: RAC
Hometown: California, PA
Class Rank: Senior
Years as an RA (including this year): 2 (and 1 year, also, as the Wellness Coordinator)
Major: Biology
Interests: football, ping pong, Disney, golf, and cake.
Favorites:
Book: 1984
Color: blue and pink
Movie: Life is Beautiful, Glory, and anything Disney
Soccer Team: FC Barcelona
Drink: Root beer floats
Candy: Swedish Fish
Heather Anne Louk
(hlouk1@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: November 18, 1986
Room: 3813
Group in Charge of: Community Service
Hometown: Ridgeley, WV
Class Rank: Senior
Years as an RA (including this year): 1
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Interests: people, reading, Sudoku, hot chocolate, being random, milk tea, and Starbucks
Favorites:
TV Show: Law & Order
Books: Bible, Redeeming Love
Color: Blue
Classes: Math
Drink: Chai Tea
Interesting Tidbit: I love Asia…so much so that I’ve been there twice and plan on living there after graduation for at least a year.
9th Floor
James “Jim” Mantheiy, Jr
(jmanthei@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: January 19, 1988
Room: 3901
Group in Charge of: Newsletter
Hometown: Pasadena, MD
Class Rank: Junior
Years as an RA (including this year): 2
Major: Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Interests: computers, football, baseball, driving my car
Favorites:
TV: House
Books: Last Lecture
Color: Blue
Classes: CS110,111 cpe 270
Football team: Washington Redskins
Website: www.Hulu.com
Interesting Tidbit: Youngest employee for Advertising.com (AOL owned company).
Lived in Italy as a kid and sat in a stealth fighter.
Jonathan Withrow
(jwithro3@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: November 5, 1987
Room: 3913
Group in Charge of: Program Advertising
Hometown: Morgantown, WV
Class Rank: Junior
Years as an RA (including this year): 2
Major: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Interests: Chess, comedy, food, sports, airplanes, and NASA
Favorites:
Books: Dune, Neverwhere, and Stardust
Movie: Endless Waltz
Music: Johnny Cash, Creed, Muse, Finger Eleven, and The Bravery
Interesting Tidbit: After further observation and carefully study of you under-evolved creatures, I plan to return to my home-world of Elfbefthebiba where the preparation for the inevitable invasion has already begun. Puny Earthlings, our time is near!! Muahahahahaha!
Previous Staff Members
Patty Sefton
(psefton@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: September 24, 1987
Hometown: Parkersburg, WV
Years as an RA: 1
Major: Chemical Engineering
Interests: experimenting with cooking; DIY projects, such as nuclear physics and dragon breeding; and outdoor fishing, and cake
Interesting Tidbit: A few summers ago, I traveled to the North Bend rail trail for 75 miles to Clarksburg, where I met my now-fiance, Fraggles the Troll.
Sean Cross
(scross4@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: May 29, 1985
Group in Charge of: Pizza Sales / Fund Raising
Hometown: Weirton, WV
Years as an RA: 4
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Interests: Traveling
Interesting Tidbit: I once hit a bird in mid air while driving a ball off the 7th tee at Oakmont Country Club
Ben Smith
(bsmith16@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: September 1, 1986
Group in Charge of: RAC
Hometown: Fairmont, WV
Years as an RA: 2
Major: Business and Economics
Interests: church with the family; WVU football, and perfecting my handless-cartwheel technique
Interesting Tidbit: I was originally betrothed to Prince Harry of England before my parents realized I was a boy. Even afterwards, Charlie and Diana wanted to go through with it since I was so handsome, but Mom and Dad declined, God rest Auntie Diana’s soul…
Tom Davidson
(tdavidso@mix.wvu.edu)
Birthday: August 29, 1985
Group in Charge of: Newsletter
Hometown: Follansbee, WV
Years as an RA: 3
Major: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Interests: soccer, Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, and cake
Interesting Tidbit: I once performed “Get Busy,” by Sean Paul on stage at the RHA Talent Show, if you want to know more (and get a goooood laugh), just ask your RHC, Ernesto, about it!
Phyllis Calhoun
(pcalhoun@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: August 3, 1986
Group in Charge of: Showcase Information
Hometown: Brookville, PA
Years as an RA: 3
Major: Biology and Spanish
Interests: Pepsi, Pittsburgh, Bon Jovi, and cake
Interesting Tidbit: I once ate the heart of a chicken… true story.
Jessica Clayton
(jclayton@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: April 16, 382 BC
Room: 3801
Group in Charge of: Hall Council
Hometown: Wheeling, WV
Class Rank: 2nd Year Graduate Student
Years as an RA (including this year): 4.5
Major: Elementary Education
Interests: shopping, meeting new people, and ice c ream
Favorites:
Books: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Da Vinci Code, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Movie: Toy Story
Color: royal blue and pink
Class: Women in American Literature
Interesting Tidbit: I spent the summer swimming with polar bears in the Arctic Ocean.
Stephanie Hubbell
(shubbell@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: April 24, 1987
Room: 3813
Group in Charge of: Student Conduct Board
Hometown: Haymarket, VA
Class Rank: Sophomore
Years as an RA (including this year): 1
Major: Civil and Mining Engineering
Interests: dance, band, and reenactments
Favorites:
Books: anything fantasy and western
Movie: Hocus Pocus
Color: light blue
Interesting Tidbit: I was born with four holes in my heart.
RJ Carroll
(rcarroll@mix.wvu.edu)Birthday: October 9, 382 BC
Room: 3913
Group in Charge of: Socrates Cafe
Hometown: Fairmont, WV
Class Rank: 2nd Year Grad Student
Years as an RA (including this year): 4
Major: Higher Education Administration
Interests: philosophy
Favorites:
Books: The Great Gatsby, The Hotel New Hampshire, Fight Club
Movie: American Beauty
Color: orange
Interesting Tidbit: Once, in an uffish thought, I stood. The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, came whiffling through the tugley wood and burbled as it came! One, two! One, two! And through and through, my vorpal blade went snicker-snack and I left a Jabberwocky dead, and with its head, I went galumping back… true story.