Residence Life & Housing Staff

Dick Mandeville, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Students
509.777.4536
rmandeville@whitworth.edu
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado
Additional areas of involvement: leadership development, facilities planning comittee, executive safety committee, dining services, student conduct
Started at Whitworth in 1990
Hometown: Columbus, Mont.

Jane Nielsen
Program Assistant
509.777.4532
jnielsen@whitworth.edu
A.A. and degree in Executive Secretarial Program, SFCC
Additional areas of involvement: President of Support Staff (1990-91), multiple search committees, staff development, staff salary and benefits committee
Started at Whitworth in 1988
Hometown: Spokane, Wash.

Nicole Boymook
Associate Director of Residence Life, Theme Houses
509.777.4655
nboymook@whitworth.edu
B.A. (William Tyndale University), M.A. in marriage and family therapy (Sioux Falls Seminary)
Additional areas of involvement: theme house programming and administration, advisor for Class of 2015
Started at Whitworth in 1997
Hometown: Lansing, Mich., and Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Alan Jacob
Associate Director of Housing
509.777.3250
ajacob@whitworth.edu
B.A. (Messiah College), M.A. in higher education (Geneva College)
Additional areas of involvement: staff salary and benefits committee, Pirate Port taxonomy team, computer users group, advisor for Class of 2012, and multiple search committees
Started at Whitworth in 2004
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Penn.

Matthew Baker
Resident Director, McMillan and Ballard
matthewbaker@whitworth.edu
B.S. (University of Saint Francis), M.A. in higher education (Geneva College)
Additional areas of involvement: various student clubs and organizations
Started at Whitworth in 2010
Hometown: Holgate, Ohio

CyBelle Barthelmess
Resident Director, Warren
cbarthelmess@whitworth.edu
B.A. (Gordon), M.A. in international education (SIT)
Additional areas of involvement: adjunct professor for Christian Perspectives on Western Civilization
Started at Whitworth in 2010
Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.

Landon Crecelius
Resident Director, Stewart, Boppell, Akili, Shalom, and Tiki
lcrecelius@whitworth.edu
B.A. (Whitworth), M.A. in organizational leadership (Gonzaga)
Additional areas of involvement: service-learning and community engagement, advisor for Class of 2013, advisor for Good Deeds for Trees, alternative Spring Break service trips, Big Ideas converstation programs.
Started at Whitworth in 2008
Hometown: Spokane, Wash.

Meredith Devey
Resident Director, Arend
mdevey@whitworth.edu
B.A. (Vanguard University of Southern California), M.Ed. in college student affairs (Azusa Pacific University)
Additional areas of involvement: residence life liaison to ASWU, advisor to the outdoor recreation coordinator
Started at Whitworth in 2009
Hometown: Bothell, Wash.

Abby Langbehn
Assistant Resident Director, Cornerstone
alangbehn@whitworth.edu
B.A. (Whitworth University)
Additional areas of involvement: theme house programming
Started at Whitworth in 2010
Hometown: Forest Grove, Ore.

Kyle Lantz
Resident Director, East
klantz@whitworth.edu
B.S. (Taylor University), M.A. in higher education & student development (Taylor University)
Started at Whitworth in 2011
Hometown: Milford, Ind.

Julia Price
Resident Director, Baldwin-Jenkins
jprice@whitworth.edu
B.A. (Northwestern College), M.A. in higher education (Geneva College)
Additional areas of involvement: coordinating Women of Wisdom Conference, freshman programming
Started at Whitworth in 2008
Hometown: Firth, Neb.

Emily Soucinek
Resident Director, Duvall
esoucinek@whitworth.edu
B.A. (University of Washington), pursuing M.A. in clinical mental health counseling (Whitworth University)
Additional areas of involvement: counseling center programming
Started at Whitworth in 2010
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.