Professional Staff and Support Staff
The Director is responsible for residence hall management (fiscal
and facility): residence hall programming; residence hall staff
selection, supervision, training; and creating an environment
in the halls which support the educational mission of the institution
and its values as a Catholic, Jesuit University.
In addition, the Director has served on the Administrative Senate, the University Budget Committee, and chairs the Parking Committee. He is the advisor to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and serves on the Black Student Union Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Center for Student Leadership Development and presents at the annual conference. He enjoys working with students and is available to talk with students about their concerns. The Director reports to the Vice President for Student Affairs and supervises the Associate/Assistant Directors for Residential Services, Residential Development, Residential Facilities, Operations, Administrative Assistants, Resident Chaplains, and student staff. Robert A. Reed, M.Ed. Mailing Address:
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Craig W. Beebe -- Associate Director for Residential Education |
The Associate Director for Residential Education works with the Assistant Directors and oversees many aspects of the residential experience, including student leaders, programming, Living-Learning Communities, and the development of the residential community as a center of learning and structured growth for residential students. Craig serves on the Early Warning Committee, QEP Faculty & Staff Development Committee, Orientation Committee, and co-chairs the Student Affairs Strategic Planning Committee, and is responsible for building co-curricular opportunities for residential students that support their academic progress and emphasize the learning potential of the residential experience. Craig moved to New Orleans from Fort Collins, Colorado where he completed his Master’s degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education and managed a large residential community of graduate and international students. He came to Loyola University New Orleans to take advantage of the warm weather and the opportunity to advance the Jesuit philosophy of education in a time and place of unprecedented change. Craig W. Beebe, MS Mailing Address:
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Reagan Sidney -- Assistant Director of Residential Life, Carrollton and Cabra Halls |
Reagan Sidney serves as the Assistant Director of Residential Life for Carrollton and Cabra Halls, overseeing all aspects of the hall’s daily operations. Reagan also works on a number of different divisional committees, such as the Professional Development Committee and the Orientation Development Committee, and is currently working with several different offices to create a Living Learning Community program here at Loyola University New Orleans. Reagan is originally from New Orleans yet she grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and earned her B.A. in Interpersonal Communications and Political Science at Western Michigan University. She received her Master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Western Michigan University in 2003. Reagan is ecstatic to be returning "home" and help rebuild New Orleans and help implement the changes in Student Affairs. Reagan Sidney, MS Mailing Address:
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Erik Kjosness -- Assistant Director of Residential Life, Biever Hall |
Erik Kjosness serves as the Assistant Director of Residential Life for Biever Hall, overseeing all aspects of the hall’s daily operations. Erik also works on the Counseling Center Planning and Review Committee, and manages the increasing technological requirements for the Department of Residential Life. Erik was born in Colorado and earned his BA majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science with a Professional Concentration in Graphic Design from Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison. Having lived in Colorado for most of his life, Erik is truly excited about living in a different part of the country and being a part of so many positive changes both to Loyola University and to the City of New Orleans. Erik Kjosness Mailing Address:
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Anna Easterling -- Administrative Assistant |
Anna C. Easterling is the Administrative Assistant to the Director of Residential life. Her job is to assist the Director in keeping the office operating in a professional, yet smooth manner. She processes housing contracts on all newly admitted students, prepares personnel notification forms for the department, supervises the student employees in her office, oversees the banner/flyers approval system and updates room change information on the university's mainframe. She has worked at the university for over 33 years. She is a native of New Orleans, is married and has 4 sons. She is a graduate of Meadows-Draughn Business College. A joy for her is meeting young adults, watching them mature and go on to become professional people. Anna Easterling Mailing Address: |
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