Heartland 2009 Conference

Meet your conference staff...

Conference Advisor: Bobbie Delaney

Bobbie is currently the Acting Assistant Director for Residential Life and a Residence Hall Director at MWSU and has worked at MWSU for almost six years. She also serves as Co-Advisor for Residence Council and NRHH and helps with various campus committees and organizations. She has a cat and loves following politics and pop culture. She has enjoyed working with the Conference Committee and is really excited to show off MWSU in October!

Advisor for Entertainment: Sean O'Reilly

Sean is currently the Acting Director of the Office of Residential Life and has been at MWSU since the Fall of 2005. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Secondary Special Education at Keene State College and his Master of Arts in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has worked in Residential Life for 15 years! Sean is looking forward to forming new connections and partnerships with other residential life staff from across the Midwest.

Advisor for Dining and Ceremonies and Registration: Jen Kacere

Jen Kacere is a Residence Hall Director at Missouri Western State University in Scanlon Hall. She is serving as the Registration and Dining and Ceremonies Advisor for the conference. Jen also advises Residence Council, NRHH and Alpha Sigma Alpha on campus as well as serves on many campus committees and regional boards. She is involved in organizations in the St. Joseph Community. Jen is excited for the conference and looks forward to seeing you soon!

Advisor for Public Relations: Ron Cohen

Ronald Cohen has been at MWSU since Fall 2008. He is the Residence Hall Director for Leaverton Hall. Ronald received a bachelors degree in Sociology and his Masters degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resources from Benedictine College. The most rewarding part of his job is being able to build connections with the students and being involved with them on a day to day basis. “Education happens inside and outside the classroom.” Ronald is very passionate about music and sponsors a dance group on campus called D.O.C (Defintion of Creativity) On a personal note, in the past he has ran track and field and ran under the sponsorship of NIKE years ago.

Conference Chair: Megan Caley

My name is Megan Caley and I am the Conference Chair for Heartland 2009. I am so excited that Heartland is finally going to make it to Missouri Western State University! It is a project that has been in the works for over 2 years now. I am a senior accounting major here at western. I am no longer an RA due to scheduling conflicts but I do have two years RA experience in two different student living environments. I enjoy meeting new people and learning things from them. I hope that everyone is excited for this years 80's themed conference and I hope that we can all take something positive from this experience.

Public Relations Co-Chair: Robby Malone

Hi there, everyone. My name is Robby Malone and I am excited to introduce myself as the Public Relations Co-Chair. I graduated from Hickman Mills in Kansas City, Missouri. I am a Resident Assistant in Scanlon Hall. My hobbies are video games, ping-pong, Facebook, and making people laugh. I also like to discuss a wide variety of issues. I look forward to meeting everyone at this year's Heartland conference.

Public Relations Co-Chair and Programming Chair: Lindsey Jackson

I am a junior and Missouri Western State University and this my second year semester as an RA. I am excited to be a part of the Programming section of the Heartland Conference, because I highly enjoy interaction with other students. Programming is a way for students to step outside of their comfort zone and discover things about themselves and others they never knew. I am very excited to plan the programs for the upcoming conference and hopefully make an impact on a number of Residents Assistants across the region.

Dining and Ceremonies Chair: Jamie Exline

Hi everyone! My name is Jamie Exline. I am a Senior Social Work and Sociology major and Spanish minor here at Missouri Western State University. I have been an RA for two whole years now and I love it! I love playing summer softball, flying kites, and cooking. My favorite food is strawberries and I hate fish, I also love going to Sonic and getting slushies with all the flavors in it. In my spare time (whenever I have some!) I love to play board games like Apples to Apples and Candy Land with friends. I cannot wait to meet all you guys and I am very excited to be hosting the best Heartland Conference ever!!

Campus Logistics, Security, and Transportation Chair: Shaheed Hayes

My name is Shaheed Hayes. I attended high school at Paseo Academy of the Fine and Performing Arts, and graduated during the year of 2006 in Kansas City, MO majoring in instrumental music. I am currently a junior at Missouri Western State University, and this will be my 2nd year being an RA in Vaselakos Hall for the Fine Arts Wing (although I am a Criminal Justice Major). I find it an honor to be an RA for the wing because my major takes me away from another thing I love doing, which is playing music. I played flute for 8 years, as well as alto and tenor saxophone for 3 years. It feels great to be able to connect with a whole entire wing that shares the same appreciation for art as I do.

Philanthropy and Volunteer Chair: Brent Lockmiller

Registration Chair: Dani Longworth

Website Chair: Jordan Baumgardner