Residence Halls Association

RHA Executive Board is the leadership team that manages all aspects of the association. These individuals are responsible for planning large events, collaborating with Park Council Directors to create strategies to remedy student concerns and manage administrative duties as assigned.

Maritza Duran, RHA President 
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Maritza Duran is a third year student double majoring in both Political Science & Chicanx Studies. She is planning to pursue a career in immigration law. She is proud to be from Ventura, CA, and during her free time enjoys: listening to music, cooking, and going for drives. Building community and being able to advocate for residents is why she has been a part of RHA for three years now. As President, Maritza oversees RHA and works to ensure that the organization is working to fulfill its mission of creating community while advocating for residents and their needs. She looks forward to connecting with more residents, new and returning! 

 Feel free to contact her at presidentrha@gmail.com (Hablo Español)

Tonie Lopez, Finance Manager
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Tonie Lopez is a fourth-year student who transferred recently from the University of Rhode Island after a semester as a national exchange student. Majoring in Journalism, with an emphasis in Public Relations. Tonie has a passion for working with people, making her super approachable and willing to help others. In the role of Finance Manager, she oversees the spending and reimbursements for RHA events. In addition to writing, Tonie enjoys swimming, music, movies, theater, late-night drives, and traveling. She has also lived in six different states. She looks forward to spending much more time working with students and getting to know everyone better!

Feel free to contact him at financerha1@gmail.com

Rhani Kahn, RHA Marketing & Media Manager
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Rhani Kahn is a Sophomore Majoring in Engineering Management. She was born and raised in Inglewood, California better known as the City of Champions. She has a passion for fashion, technology, and making people laugh. Her role in RHA is to oversee all the social media platforms and also depicting the image of RHA. She is beyond ecstatic to welcome all the incoming and returning students, to ensure they have the same exciting and vibrant experience that she had.

 Feel free to contact her at marketingmediarha@gmail.com

Loya Clark, RHA Operations Manager
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Loya Clark is a junior double majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and English - Creative Writing. She is a proud Afro-Latina from Highland Park, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. Her dream career is to become a published author and to have her own non-profit organization for women with children who are domestic abuse, sexual assault and rape survivors. What drew her to the college was the diverse student population that CSUN had to offer. She feels at home at CSUN and has the freedom to be herself. She is a quiet wallflower that slowly blossoms when she’s comfortable with others. In her free time she likes to read books and write her own stories

Feel free to contact her at operationsrha@gmail.com

Tania Calixto, RHA Programs Manager
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Tania Calixto is a third-year student majoring in Criminology and minoring in Child and Adolescent Development. She is from Huntington Park, CA. This is her first semester being an RHA executive member. As RHA programs Manager, she is in charge of the inventory in the RHA closet as well as working with PCDs. She is very thrilled to meet new residents and create new events in housing. Tania is willing to help anyone, feel free to ask.

Feel free to contact her at programsrha@gmail.com (Hablo Español)

Kristian Nunez, Recruitment and Training Manager
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Kristian Nunez is a transfer student and a senior majoring in Sociology. He is from Ventura, California and has been living in student housing for his two years as a transfer student at CSUN. He is currently the Recruitment and Training manager for RHA and is a returning member from last year's team. He enjoys music, video games, soccer, and tasty food. He hopes that when he leaves CSUN that he was able to contribute to positive change within student housing.

Luciano M. Lemus, RHA Graduate Assistant
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Luciano M. Lemus is one of the graduate assistants for residential life at California State University Northridge. Luciano graduated in the spring of 2020 with a Bachelor of Art in Sociology and Central American Studies. In the upcoming fall semester, Luciano will begin his first year as a graduate student for the Higher Education Leadership Master’s program in hopes to pursue his career in Student Affairs. Luciano is excited to help out RHA in its commitment to create a sense of belonging for all residents in Student Housing. Luciano is also committed to support and embrace the growth of RHA members as student leaders in our community.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact him at rha@csun.edu. (Hablo Español)

Gerson Lam, Coordinator for Residential Student Success
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Gerson Lam was raised in the San Fernando Valley. He went to school at UCLA and completed his Master’s Degree from Cal State Northridge. Gerson is the Coordinator for Residential Student Success at CSUN Student Housing. His passions are supporting students and helping them develop as leaders. He is proud and excited to work with RHA Executive Board and NRHH. He strongly believes that engaging students in a college campus can help jumpstart their success. Some of his favorite hobbies are running and video games. He hopes to see you and greet you at our events.

Feel free to contact him at gerson.lam@csun.eduor (818) 677-6113. (Hablo Espanol)

Cedric Revera, RHA Advisor
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Cedric Revera is in his second year of his graduate program for Higher Education Leadership. In his undergraduate studies, he transferred to CSUN and received his B.A. in Deaf Studies. While he strives to support all students here in Student Housing, Cedric works closely with the Park South and Transfer community. As an RHA Advisor, Cedric is excited to support our RHA Executive Board and Park Council Directors in their efforts to provide a memorable experience for all residential students.

The best way to reach him is via email at ra@csun.edu.

Luciano M. Lemus, RHA Advisor
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Luciano M. Lemus is one of the graduate assistants for residential life at California State University Northridge. Luciano graduated in the spring of 2020 with a Bachelor of Art in Sociology and Central American Studies. In the upcoming fall semester, Luciano will begin his first year as a graduate student for the Higher Education Leadership Master’s program in hopes to pursue his career in Student Affairs. Luciano is excited to help out RHA in its commitment to create a sense of belonging for all residents in Student Housing. Luciano is also committed to support and embrace the growth of RHA members as student leaders in our community.

The best way to reach him is via email at am@csun.edu. (Hablo Español)

Eduardo Arevalo, RHA Advisor
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Eduardo Arevalo is the Assistant Community Director (ACD) of the Park East community and is one of the coordinators for the affinity group, Hombres Redefined. He also serves as an advisor for the Residence Hall Association (RHA). In this role, he collaborates with the Coordinator of Residential Student Success and advises and mentors the Park Council Directors of Park East. Eddie always looks forward to helping out RHA with their events because RHA is composed of strong leaders that cultivate change at CSUN Student Housing. His office is located on the second floor of the Student Housing Office.

The best way to reach him is via email at eduardo.arevalo@csun.edu. (Hablo Español)

Vanessa Galván, RHA Advisor 
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Vanessa Galván is the RHA Advisor for Park North which are buildings 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and their gender pronouns are she, her, hers or they, them, theirs. Vanessa is a proud CSUN Alum that graduated in Deaf & Chicanx Studies with a focus on education. Her favorite thing about being an advisor to RHA is getting to be a part of the magic as RHA transform plain spaces into fun large-scale engagements for all of housing to enjoy. Every time RHA finishes setting up an event, Vanessa is amazed at all the things there are to do. Everything was designed by students for students.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or just want to chat, feel free to send her an email at vanessa.galvan@csun.edu!

RHA works to respond to concerns that students may have while living in CSUN Student housing. Our Park Council Directors engage with the communities they represent to voice concerns coming from other housing residents. RHA also has a platform for submitting anonymous or non-anonymous suggestions for housing leadership. To submit feedback, please visit the RHA Resident Feedback form at http://tinyurl.com/csunrhafeedback. Once this feedback is received, your Park Council Directors and Executive Board members will develop plans to respond to student concerns.

This one-time annual fee is charged to all CSUN Student Housing residents and it is established to partially fund the Residence Halls Association (RHA). RHA is essentially your student governing board in housing that promotes student advocacy and plans engaging events for residents to enjoy.

Your $15.00 goes a long way! Not only do we plan the largest-scale events in Student Housing, but we also work to respond to resident concerns within the residential experience.

If you have further questions about this fee, please contact Residence Halls Association (RHA) at rha@csun.edu or (818) 677 -6532

If you are looking to opt out of the RHA Fee, please fill out the inquiry form at http://tinyurl.com/csunrhafee. Once you have completed the form, please allow 2 business days to process your request.

Apply for RHA E-Board 2020-2021:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5hJtQsZaG3ofQRwXSfUn_lhhK0XwQt6c15T2Fa4BCYGKcMg/viewform

Selection Timeline:

• Thursday, 12/05/19: RHA Exec Board Application Open
• Thursday, 12/05/19: RHA Exec Board Info Session (4-4:30 PM & 4:30-5 PM)
• Tuesday, 01/21/20: RHA Exec Board App Closes (11:59 pm)
• Tuesday, 02/04/20: Exec Board Group Process (6-10pm, MPR)
• Week of, 02/17/20- 02/19/2020: RHA Exec Board Individual Interviews
• Friday, 02/21/2020: RHA Exec Board Notification

Please see the position description for the RHA Executive Board Positions

• RHA President (PDF)
• RHA Finance Manager (PDF)
• RHA MM Manager (PDF)
• RHA Ops Manager (PDF)
• RHS Prog Manager (PDF)
• RHA RT Manager (PDF)

For any questions or concerns, contact us at rha@csun.edu

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What is a PCD?

Park Council Directors (PCDs) are RHA members and selected leaders for each of the residential communities (Park North, Park South, Park East, Park West, Suites North, Suites South, and the University Village Apartments). Park Council Directors act as liaisons between the residential community, and the Student Housing staff. They meet weekly with the Residence Halls Association (RHA) executive board to discuss program and student concerns. If you are interested in getting involved as a Park Council Director, please email recruitment.trainingrha@gmail.com or rha@csun.edu

Application : https://tinyurl.com/rhapcdcsun

Questions? Contact rha@csun.edu for more information