University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Assistant Director

Garvey, James

Biography James (He/Him/His) is our Assistant Director for Conduct and Assistance. As part of his role, he leads our nonacademic misconduct processes, mangages student assistance cases, and represents Residence Life on the campus Behavior Intervention Team. He is also collaborates with the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards and Office of Student Assistance and …

Miller, Beth

Biography P Beth (she/her) is one of our Assistant Directors, currently supervising the Sellery, Merit, Chadbourne, Barnard, and Witte Residence Life Coordinators (although she’s occasionally taken on additional units during her tenure). She also co-chairs our Student Staff Employment committee. Before moving back to the Madison area (she grew up in Mount Horeb) in 2017, …

Morant, Lavern

Biography Lavern (she/her) serves as one of our Assistant Directors and oversees the Residence Life Coordinators for Lowell, Ogg, and Smith Halls. She also is a co-chair of our Recognition Committee, works with our Residence Hall Advisory Board, and oversees Residence Life SOAR (Student Orientation and Registration) operations.  She completed both her BBA (Management and Human …

Perkins, Olivia

Biography As an Assistant Director, Olivia (she/her) oversees the Residence Life Coordinators of Bradley, Sullivan, Dejope, Philips, Tripp, Adams, and Slichter Halls. She is also the co-chair of the Student Staff Training Committee. Hailing from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Olivia moved to Madison after serving as an Area Coordinator and Residence Life Coordinator at Western Kentucky University, and …

Seyforth, PhD, Scott

Biography With a career in Residence Life spanning several decades, Scott (he/him) currently serves as the Assistant Director for Residence Education. At Madison, he has specialized in creating and sustaining residential learning communities. He currently works with our 11 learning communities, supervises our Math and Chemistry tutoring program, and coordinates in-hall course sections. Scott has …

Unmacht, Ashley

Biography Ashley (she/her) has served as a Residence Life Assistant Director since 2023. She oversees the Waters, Kronshage, and Cole/Leopold/Humphrey/Jorns communities. As a part of her role, Ashley supports our Divisional breaks and transitions planning and oversees summer housing. Prior to working at UW Madison, she was a Community Director at the University of Arizona. …