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10 university housing operations experts
These ten professionals have run university housing operations in their own roles as housing directors and housing operations leaders at colleges and universities. A reader can learn from them how campus housing programs are organized, staffed and managed.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrea Lopez
LinkedInExperience: Director of Housing Operations · Georgetown University
Director of Housing Operations at Georgetown University since January 2024. Former Assistant Director of Academic Year Assignments (2022–2024) and Coordinator of Residential Transitions (2022) at Georgetown University, and Coordinator of Business Operations & Communications at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2016–2022).
Christopher Lengyell
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Housing · Western University
Director Of Housing at Western University since May 2021, where the profile describes providing leadership to the university's comprehensive on-campus student housing program. Former Associate Director, Residence Life at Western University (2018–2021) and Assistant Director, Residence Life at University of Toronto Mississauga (2014–2018).
Corinne Knapp
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, University Housing · California State University, Chico
Executive Director, University Housing at California State University, Chico since January 2023; the profile describes leading a $38M+ housing operation serving thousands of students annually. Former Interim Executive Director Housing and Administration (2022) and Associate Director of Administration, University Housing (2018–2022) at California State University, Chico.
Craig Zemmin, CASP, CEFP, CPM
LinkedInExperience: Director of Housing Business Operations and Auxiliary Facilities · University of North Texas
Director of Housing Business Operations and Auxiliary Facilities at University of North Texas since January 2024, where the profile lists responsibility for residential facilities, projects, capital planning, business operations, risk management and space planning. Former Director of Auxiliary Facilities (2021–2024) and Associate Director for Residential Facilities (2018–2021) at University of North Texas.
George Haris
LinkedInExperience: Director for Housing Administration · San Francisco State University
Director for Housing Administration at San Francisco State University since August 2023, where the profile describes managing and overseeing the administration and operation of student, family and employee housing. Former Associate Director of Employee & Family Housing at San Francisco State University (2019–2023), a role in which the profile mentions directing leasing.
Jo Campbell
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Executive Director of University Housing · Cal Poly
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Executive Director of University Housing at Cal Poly since 2016, where the profile describes serving on the student affairs senior leadership team as the senior housing officer responsible for the leadership and administration of a housing and residential life program that accommodates 8,300 students.
Karen Rockett
LinkedInExperience: Director of Housing · Louisiana State University
Director of Housing at Louisiana State University since April 1999, where the profile lists facilities management work covering construction, maintenance, capital outlay projects, custodial and general maintenance. The profile also lists an Associate Director- Facilities role at Louisiana State University dated April 2013.
Michele Kane
LinkedInExperience: Director of Housing · University of Delaware
Director of Housing at University of Delaware since April 2023. Under the Senior Associate Director for Assignments and Business Services role there (2017–2023), the profile describes providing leadership to a team in growing a housing system for over 7400 undergraduate students. Former Associate Director, Office of Residence Life at University of Delaware (2008–2017).
Philip Cho, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Director of Housing Operations · Pepperdine University
Director of Housing Operations at Pepperdine University since April 2022, where the profile describes developing, implementing and revising operational policies and guidelines while supervising and managing the department. Former Associate Director of Occupancy and Systems (2019–2022), Occupancy and Assignments Manager (2018–2019) and Room Assignments Coordinator (2015–2018) at Pepperdine University.
Vernon Rogers
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, University Housing · Case Western Reserve University
Executive Director, University Housing at Case Western Reserve University since September 2022, where the profile says Vernon leads a 5,000-bed, 40+ facility portfolio that houses about 80% of undergraduates and owns the P&L of about $60M in annual revenue. Former Associate Director of Housing Operations at University of Florida (2017–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's focus to your question, since some roles centered on assignments and occupancy systems while others centered on facilities, capital projects or the overall housing budget. Also weigh the size and type of institution the person worked in against your own campus.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you structure the housing assignment and contract process so it scales with incoming classes?
- 02How do you plan facilities maintenance and capital projects across an aging set of residence halls?
- 03Which numbers do you track to judge whether a housing operation is financially healthy?
Reaching university housing operations experts
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Georgetown University; Western University and California State University, Chico, based on profile data retrieved on October 4, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach university housing operations experts?
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