José

Alberto Gámez

(661) 229-5398 | gamezjosea04@gmail.com | PO Box 11123, Santa Barbara, CA 93117


EDUCATION

MASTER OF EDUCATION ANTICIPATED JUNE 2022
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY | STUDENT DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
◊ Relevant coursework: Social Justice in Professional Practice, Adult Learning, Cultural
Intelligence, Counselling Skills, Transformational Leadership, Leading with Emotional
Intelligence, Higher Education Law, Student Development Theory, Best Practices in Student
Services, Leadership and Governance

BACHELOR OF ARTS JUNE 2016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | MAJOR: SPANISH MINOR: EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

RESIDENT DIRECTOR AUGUST 2021- PRESENT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY LIVING

◊ Supervise, train and support 1 full-time staff member and 12 paraprofessional Resident
Assistants (RAs) responsible for day-to-day support of residents and building operations
◊ Manage, train, and supervise 11 paraprofessional Desk Attendants responsible for
addressing resident issues, lockouts, quarantine, isolation, and providing leadership in the
community
◊ Adjudicate student conduct cases via educational conversations, restorative practices, and
formal sanctioning
◊ Develop and implement a curricular approach utilizing a variety of educational strategies
to achieve specific learning outcomes in the areas of Self-Exploration, Academic Success,
Community Connections, and Global Engagement.
◊ Responsible for all student life aspects of a community of 600 first year, continuing,
transfer, and international residents

ASSISTANT AREA COORDINATOR AND AREA COORDINATOR AUGUST 2019- JULY 2021
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY, HOUSING & RESIDENCE LIFE

◊ Supervise and support 1 part time graduate student staff member, 9 RAs, and 12 Virtual
Community Assistants (pilot program during COVID-19)
◊ Recruit, select, train, and hire Director, Assistant Directors, Assistant Area Coordinators
(AAC) and RAs
◊ Collaborate in creation and implementation of Housing COVID guidelines and response
◊ Manage overall budget of $5000 for community development of 450 residents
◊ Coordinate and execute the Desk Coordinator and Desk Assistant hiring process of over 50
student staff
◊ Schedule on call rotation for 13 Resident Assistants of area and 10 professional staff
◊ Assisted department by stepping into Area Coordinator role when department needed
◊ Supported nearly 7000 residents navigating life in a Jesuit, private, institution
 ◊ Advised, mentored, and referred students for mental health, financial, academic, and
interpersonal support

ASSISTANT RESIDENT DIRECTOR AUGUST 2018- JUNE 2019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY LIVING

◊ Piloted the Residential Curriculum program at UCSB along with 8 other full time staff
members
◊ Coordinated Hall Assignments for 3 buildings to ensure that all students were comfortable
in their living space
◊ Liaised with Faculty in Residence, Maintenance, Dining, Assignments, and Counseling staff
to provide excellent service for residents
◊ Collaborated with Resident Director to oversee a community of 3 buildings, comprising 600
upper division, Transfer, First year, International, and Continuing students
◊ First responder in an on-call rotation to serve over 5000 residents: focusing heavily on
student safety
◊ Planned quarterly training workshops and weekly student staff development activities
focusing on diversity, mental health/crisis response and community development

ASSISTANT COMPLEX COORDINATOR AUGUST 2016- JULY 2018
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY LIVING

◊ Adjudicated residence hall conduct cases by utilizing Advocate software
◊ Served on an on-call rotation and responded to 24 hours’ crisis situations
◊ Advised a Community Council that allocated $68,000 to promote student initiated programs
◊ Collaborated with campus resources and College of Letters of Sciences to bring diverse,
intersectional, and educational programing to the apartments
◊ Trained, supervised, and evaluated 13 RAs, two separate years in undergraduate apartment
complexes of 1200 students

SKILLS AND INVOLVEMENT

◊ Software: Maxient, Advocate, Mercury, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, StarRez,
Weebly, Canva, Publisher, Zoom, Social Media Applications
◊ Fluent in 2 Languages: English (oral/written), Spanish (oral/written)
◊ Other: First Aid Certified
◊ UCSB Student Organizations: Residence Halls Association, Intramural Sports, NASPA
Undergraduate Fellows Program (NUFP) Fellow, NUFP Mentor, High School Tutor

REFERENCES

◊ Sue Ann Huang- sueannh@gmail.com
◊ Tim Albert- albertt@seattleu.edu
◊ Pamela Scott- pamela.scott@ucsb.edu
◊ Latrece Seneca- lseneca@ucsb.edu