Matt Hansen
Director of Residence Life & Housing
HansenMattB@sau.edu
Matt is excited to be starting his 11th year as part of the Ambrose family. He felt welcomed here as soon as he started and works with his staff to insure you become a member of the community here as well. Matt grew up in Rhinelander, Wis., and earned his bachelor's degree in speech communication at Macalaster College in St. Paul, Minn. After graduation, he worked as a Hall Manager at the University of Wisconsin-Superior for three years and married his wife Jayme, who he met while at Macalaster.

Looking to continue in the Student Affairs field, Matt and Jayme moved to the University of Maine where he worked on his master's in student development in higher education. After completing his master's, the Hansens moved back to the Midwest and he accepted the Director of Residence Life & Housing position at St. Ambrose. In his time here, he worked on the renovation of Rohlman Hall and has seen the construction of Hagen, Bechtel, Franklin, New Hall, and the Rogalski Center. His duties and staff size have continued to grow, and it has been a wonderful experience. He enjoys the challenges of his job and the opportunity to work with great students and staff.

Matt and Jayme have two children, Hannah, age 11, and Jacob, age 8.

Patrick Lynch
Assistant Director of Residence Life
LynchPatrick@sau.edu
Born in Missouri, this is Patrick’s first year here at St. Ambrose. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University, in Maryville, MO, majoring in Communication, Patrick then earned his Master’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in Kearney, NE and began his professional Residence Life career at Pittsburg State University. Patrick has also worked at Iowa Western Community College, Creighton University and Peru State College. The last few years have been spent coaching and teaching high school in southwest Iowa.

This year at St. Ambrose, Patrick is looking to establish himself within the campus community and looks forward to bringing in new ideas and ventures. This is a great new experience for Patrick and he is looking forward to becoming part of the St. Ambrose community.

Mike Lindsay
Rohlman & Hayes Hall Director
LindsayMichael@sau.edu
Mike is pleased to begin his third year as a member of the Residence Life team and is thrilled to continue serving the St. Ambrose community as a full-time staff member. A Davenport native, he is excited to be back in the Quad Cities. Mike is a graduate of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and holds a degree in Communication Studies and Religion. During his time at Luther, Mike worked three years as a music director at KWLC and developed a passion for college radio and independent music. He also enjoyed summers in Minneapolis interning with a Miss USA Pageants production company as well as his time studying abroad in Germany, Austria, Poland and the Czech Republic. In his free time, Mike can be found refereeing soccer games, cruising on his motorcycle, or on disc golf course.

Heather Venema
Bechtel & Townhouses Hall Director
VenemaHeatherM@sau.edu
Heather is very excited to be entering her four year as a professional staff member of the Residence Life team. She grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa and graduated from St. Ambrose in 2006 with a degree in public relations and marketing communications. She completed her Masters in Organizational Leadership in December of 2008. In addition to being a Hall Director, Heather is the President of the Davenport Jaycees. In her free time she likes working out, playing volleyball,  listening to music, and cheering on the Bettendorf Bulldogs!


Erin Craghead
Franklin Hall Director
CragheadErin@sau.edu 
Erin is returning to Franklin Hall for her fourth year as the professional full-time Hall Director. Stop by “The Frank” to meet Erin and her dog Daisy. Erin recently earned her Masters of Organizational Leadership and has a Bachelors of Public Relations degree from Drake University, so she knows what it is like to be a busy student. As a native of Fulton, Missouri , Erin loves the Midwest and is excited to begin a new year at SAU. Go bees!   

Ria Subrahmanyam
Davis & Houses Hall Director 
SubrahmanyamRiyankaL@sau.edu
Ria is returning to the St. Ambrose Residence Life staff for a third year, and is very excited to start this new year. Ria grew up in Manama, Bahrain (a small island in the Arabian sea) and came into Indiana to further her education. She attended Manchester College and completed her psychology degree in May 2007. Ria plans to continue study as she pursues a Master's of Organizational Leadership at Ambrose. Aside from being excited about her position, Ria looks forward to spending this year doing some song writing, painting, volunteering, getting to know her RA’s and residents and smiling.

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