Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Joshua Jarema

Rochester,New York

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Residence Director

St. John Fisher University
08.2021 - Current
  • Train, supervise, and mentor 8 RAs through weekly 1:1 meetings, weekly staff meetings, and end-of-semester performance evaluations.
  • Assist RAs in develop monthly programming for residents designed to incorporate a learning outcome, including general community building, DEI programming, and personal student development.
  • Supervise 300+ across two resident halls, ensuring visibility and a physical presence in both buildings.
  • Coordinating comprehensive biannual training for 47 Resident Advisors, taking feedback from previous trainings to cover areas of interest, address areas of weakness or concern from previous evaluations, and ensure staff-wide collaboration.
  • Manage student conduct cases through a restorative justice framework utilizing the Maxient system.
  • Serve in a 24/7 on-call crisis rotation for a campus of 3,700 students, responding to incidents involving mental health, facility emergencies, medical transports, Title IX concerns, and aiding RAs in addressing and confronting violations of the Student Code of Conduct and Housing Agreement signed by residents.
  • Lead one of eight RA committees, including various RA appreciation programs, DEI initiatives, RA hiring, and Open Houses.
  • Manage budgets of $12,000 annually, split between RA programming, office supplies, committees, RA training, and professional development.

Implementation Coordinator

Paychex Inc
04.2019 - 08.2021
  • Managed a catalog of 30+ Paychex clients.
  • Created Time & Attendance sites for clientele.
  • Performed client training for company admins and managers on how to use Time & Attendance products.
  • Coordinated with Paychex Payroll reps, Sales reps, and technical advisors to ensure a smooth transition into Paychex services for clients.

Resident Advisor

Rochester Institute of Technology, RIT
08.2016 - 05.2018
  • Worked with RIT Residence Life to build communities on first-year floors with weekly check-ins and monthly programming tailored to both community development and resident interests.
  • Performed outreaches, conflict resolution, and peer-to-peer counseling for 30+ first year students.

Education

Master of Arts - Higher Education Administration

SUNY, Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY
05-2025

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Film & Animation

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
05-2018

Skills

  • Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Presentation, Outlook)
  • Collaborate Media (Maxient, Slack, Asana, Canva, Miro)
  • Conflict Resolution and Mediation
  • Higher Education Student Conduct and Title IX processes
  • Public Speaking in front of large groups of people
  • Crisis Management

Certification

  • Leadership in Higher Education Management and Operations Microcredential


  • Student Advising and Counseling in Higher Education Microcredential

Timeline

Residence Director

St. John Fisher University
08.2021 - Current

Implementation Coordinator

Paychex Inc
04.2019 - 08.2021

Resident Advisor

Rochester Institute of Technology, RIT
08.2016 - 05.2018

Master of Arts - Higher Education Administration

SUNY, Stony Brook

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Film & Animation

Rochester Institute of Technology