University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Associate Director

Ballard, Bretagné

Biography Bretagné (she/her) is our Associate Director for Student Engagement and Advocacy. Among her responsibilities, she oversees our Wisconsin Late Night and Wisconsin Weekdays programming series, advises our Residence Hall Advisory Board, and co-chairs Wisconsin Welcome.  She is also a member of the campus Recognition Committee. Prior to joining us in 2019, Bretagné served as …

Becton, Daniel

Biography Daniel (he/him) has served as our Associate Director of Assessment and Planning since August 2022. He works with a team of Student Assessment Analysts to develop assessment projects, leads our Research workgroup, and facilitates Departmental and Divisional strategic planning. Daniel holds multiple degrees, including a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy (UT-Austin), an  M.Div. …

Giese, Kelly

Biography Kelly (she/her) joined the UW-Madison Residence Life team in January 2015 as the Residence Life Coordinator in Dejopeand Phillips Halls. She has subsequently held the roles of Area Coordinator (2017-2020) and Assistant Director of Residence Education (2020-2023). In her current role, she is responsible for professional staff recruitment, hiring, training, and development, and co-chairs …

Holzmann, Cindy

Biography Cindy (she/her) serves as our Associate Director for Residence Education. She is responsible for overseeing our 11 residential learning communities, our residential curriculum- the Wisconsin Residential Experience (WRE), the Housing math and chemistry tutoring programs, our partnership with Cross-College Advising, and Office of Admissions and recruitment events for prospective students. Besides a brief stint …

Scola-Bernstein, Jackie

Biography Jackie (she/her), also known as JSB, is our Associate Director for Student Staff Employment and Training. She oversees all aspects of our nearly 400 student staff, including hiring, payroll, and training. As a part of her role, she also co-chairs the Student Staff Training and Student Staff Employment committees.  With degrees in Gender & …

Wang, Cleda

Biography Cleda (she/her/hers) is our Associate Director for Inclusion. Among her responsibilities, she oversees our bias education and support process, the Center for Cultural Enrichment, co-chairs the Inclusion, Diversity, Education, and Access (IDEA) committee and chairs the Division of University Housing’s DEI committee. Prior to joining Residence Life in 2015, Cleda served as a Resident …