REA S.

KYANI
5 Speare Place, Unit # 3792 | Boston, MA 02115 | reakyani@gmail.com | (407) 421 0891 | TPE ID: 664

EDUCATION
Northeastern University, Master of Science
College Student Development and Counseling
Chi Sigma Alpha Honors Fraternity Member

Boston, MA
August 2013 May 2015 (expected)

Florida State University, Bachelor of Science

Majors: Business Management, Finance, and Marketing
Minors: Economics, Psychology, and Sociology

Tallahassee, FL
August 2009 May 2013

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Northeastern University Department of Residential Life & Housing
Boston, MA
Interim Residence Hall Director
768 and 780 Columbus, 10 Coventry, & Davenport A Residence Halls
February 2015 Present
Manage the daily operations of a housing complex comprised of 645 upperclassmen, graduate, and law students
Supervise and evaluate student staff: 15 Resident Assistants, 1 Senior Resident Assistant, and 4 Office Assistants
Burstein, Rubenstein, & 407 Huntington Avenue Residential Complex
October 2014 November 2014
Managed the daily operations of a second year/upper-class housing complex comprised of 3 buildings
Provided community/program development, administrative management, and counseling to a population of 298 students
Supervised and evaluated 8 Resident Assistants who managed the daily operations of the complex
West Village F Residence Hall
January 2014 May 2014
Managed the daily operations of a Living-Learning Community (LLC) of Honors Housing, comprised of 300 students in apartmentand townhouse-style housing
Supervised and evaluated student staff: 4 Resident Assistants and 1 Senior Resident Assistant
Managed/reconciled a $5,000 budget, of which $1,500 was designated as LLC Honors and Hall Council funding
Served as a resource for all other community and university programs and agencies; worked in conjunction with other divisions to
connect residents and RAs to appropriate resources
West Village G & H Residential Complex
October 2013 May 2014
Managed the daily operations of a second year/upper-class housing community, comprised of 480 residents in apartment-style
housing, including a twenty-one and older residence hall
Supervised and evaluated student staff: 8 Resident Assistants, 1 Senior Resident Assistant, and 2 Office Assistants
Provided residents with programs of a cultural, social, and educational focus as well as counseling of student concerns
Served in professional staff duty rotation for crisis management emergencies and policy violations for an on-campus population
of over 5,000 students
Adjudicated conduct as primary Hearing Officer for incidents in violation of the Student Code of Conduct and Guide to Residen ce
Hall Living
Northeastern University External Events & Conference Housing
Boston, MA
Conference Coordinator, ACUHO-I Intern
May 2014 August 2014
Trained and supervised 10 student staff, Conference Assistants (CAs), on assigned conferences
Coordinated daily operations of two residence halls comprised of 523 visiting students and 550 bed spaces
Served in on-call coordinator staff duty rotation for on-campus customer service and crisis situations
Served as the director contact for assigned conferences
Managed/reconciled budget of $1,000 for programming efforts
Responded to unexpected requests, i.e. room changes, roommate disputes, lock/k ey issues, maintenance concerns
Northeastern University Bouv College of Health and Sciences
Boston, MA
College Student Development & Counseling Program Assistant
August 2013 November 2014
Create and develop class presentations and activities for faculty who teach Planning and Administering Student Affairs,
Introduction to Counseling: Theory and Process in an Ecological Context, and Introduction to College Student Development
courses for the College of Student Development & Counseling Programs 2015 and 2016 cohorts
Massachusetts College of Art & Design Division of Student Development
Boston, MA
NASPA/NUFP Fellowship Intern
June 2012 July 2012
Aided in the creation of an online resource page for student veterans by participating in webinars, conducting focus groups w ith
current student veterans, and consulting with sister institutions
Co-designed a year-long civility campaign to encourage involvement and participation within the community standards

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5 Speare Place, Unit # 3792 | Boston, MA 02115 | reakyani@gmail.com | (407) 421 0891 | TPE ID: 664

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student Activities & Leadership
Boston, MA
Graduate Intern
August 2014 Present
On-site Coordinator for MIT LeaderShape 2015: designed and implemented logistics for all sessions and activities for all 61
LeaderShape participants and 5 LeaderShape instructors
Co-created the curriculum for, and co-facilitated, the 2014 Emerging Leaders Conference, an overnight retreat comprised of 21
student leaders interested in further developing their individual leadership skill sets
Audited and maintain a database of 517 active student organizations for current executive board members, advisors, etc.
Northeastern University Department of Residential Life & Housing
Boston, MA
nuEXCHANGE Diversity Committee Member & Task Leader
October 2013 Present
Assisted in creating the vision, mission, and goals for a brand new Residential Life committee dedicated to raising awareness
towards diversity/inclusion issues and initiatives
Designed and implemented assessment for diversity/social justice-based program facilitators of Residential Life ProStaff
Serve as Task Leader in developing and facilitating diversity initiatives and training seminars for professional staff, resident
assistants, and the overall residential student body
Resident Assistant Selection, Training, & Development Committee Graduate Assistant
August 2013 Present
Co-create the selection process for, and facilitate the selection of, 229 Resident Assistants (RA)
Assess current selection process in order to identify areas of improvement for the next selection
Construct, coordinate, and facilitate RA Fall and Winter Training sessions for all RAs
Assess current training sessions in order to identify existing gaps between content offering and training objectives
Restructured and reformatted the 2014 2015 RA Training Manual, distributed to all NU RAs
Professional Staff Training & Development Committee Graduate Assistant
August 2013 May 2014
Designed and implemented training and skill development in the form of informal brown bag sessions to professionally develop
the knowledge, skills, and competencies of Residence Directors (RDs) and Graduate Assistants (GAs)
Produced and facilitated Fall 2014 on-boarding for new RDs and GAs, as well as refresher training for returners

PRESENTATION & FACILITATION EXPEREINCE

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charm School Co-Coordinator & Presenter, Charming Marketing
MIT LeaderShape On-Site Coordinator
Emerging Leaders Conference Co-Coordinator & Co-Facilitator

January 2015
January 2015
September 2014

Northeastern University Department of Residential Life & Housing

Diversity Training Presenter, Bystander Intervention & Social Identities and the Privilege Circle
RA Training Presenter, Next Level RAing: How to Step Up Your Game
RA Training Presenter, Mentoring New Staff & Making the Role Your Own
RA Training Facilitator, Speak Out: How our Personal Identities Impact Residential Community
Professional Staff Training Facilitator, Speak Out: How Personal Identities Impact our Staffs & Students
CAEP 6203 Course Presenter, Understanding Culture & Diversity: Womens Issues in HESA
RA Program Learn to Lead Facilitator, Diversity & Identity

January 2015
January 2015
August 2014
August 2014
July 2014
April 2014
March 2014

Boston Area College Housing Association (BACHA)

Presenter, Transitioning into the Student Affairs Field
Presenter, How to be a Shape Shifter: Adapting Your RA Skills for the Journey Ahead

November 2014
November 2013

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Chi Sigma Alpha, Founding Member & Director of Public Relations
College Student Development Association (CSDA), E-Board Member & 2 nd year Social Chair
National Association of Student Personnel Admins (NASPA), NUFP Fellow & Member

September 2014 Present

May 2014 Present
August 2011 Present

SKILLS
Languages, English as a Primary Language, Fluent in Hindi & Urdu, Conversational in French
Technical Skills, MS Office Suite, Adobe, Maxient Conduct Manager, eRezLife Programming, Blackboard, Resident Management System
(RMS), Odyssey/CBORD, Survey Monkey, MailChimp, Canva