Charlie Moore: Director of Residence Life
Charlie was born and raised in beautiful central New Jersey. After graduating
from Houghton College (lots of cows, snow, and elbow room) he spent several
years in New England working in residence life. In the summer of 1994, he
arrived at APU in pursuit of an M.A. in Leadership Studies. After serving
here for several years as a residence director, Charlie stepped into his
current role as the director of Residence Life. This role allows him to
do daily what he loves most—build supportive relationships with
students. He sees this as being Residence Life’s primary mission:
to actively support students as they explore who God has made them to be
and how He wants them to use their gifts and talents to contribute to the
community in which they live. When he is not bugging students, he can be
found pursuing his other interests: egg salad sandwiches, antiques, and
hanging out with the official Residence Life mascot “Noah the Wonder
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Jen Fleckenstein: Associate Director of Residence Life
Hailing from delightful Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Jen “Fleck”
Fleckenstein is thrilled about relocating to sunny SoCal. Jen graduated from
Villanova University with a B.A. in Communication Studies and an M.A.Ed. in
Educational Leadership. During her time at ‘Nova, Jen discovered her passion
for working with college students, so she is thrilled to have the opportunity
to work in Residence Life at APU. Some of Jen’s favorites include her family,
jogging, pancakes, reality TV, and simply enjoying everyday life!
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Kim Henny: Administrative Assistant of Residence Life
Born and raised in Southern California, Kim has enjoyed living here all her life
and serving APU for 13 years. When she is not working, she is most likely relaxing
at home with her three children. Summer is her favorite season, and anywhere there
is water is her favorite place. Kim has an eclectic taste in music and can be found
listening to jazz, reggae, alternative rock, R&B, and yes, even some country. The
most enjoyable part of her job is working with the wonderful Residence Life staff and
interacting with APU's amazing students. |
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Laura Bruce: Residence Director—Adams Hall
Laura hails to APU from the beautiful Hoosier state of Indiana where she was born
and raised. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Spanish from Huntington University
and is currently pursuing a M.A. in Counseling. In the past, Laura has worked as a
child/adolescent case manager and a residence director at Huntington University. Now
Laura is living in Adams Hall and has the opportunity to interact and build relationships
with some amazing freshmen women. Her enthusiasm for working with college students
shows with a genuine passion. She has been married to her husband Matt for three years,
who is a current graduate student in the MSW Program at APU. Laura’s interests include
running, ultimate frisbee, going to the beach, hanging out with friends, and reading.
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Jon Sampson: Residence Director—Bowles, Program Coordinator of Programming and Assessment
Jon grew up in a small town in East Texas where he learned the value of big trucks
and high school football. He then headed a few hours west to TCU, where he earned his
undergraduate degree in Journalism and Sociology. After working for some newspapers and
in campus ministry for a few years (and getting married to his amazing wife, Grete), he
moved to Pasadena to complete his M.Div. at Fuller Seminary. When he’s not doing
Residence Life stuff, Jon enjoys camping, hiking, attempting to cook, buying more
books than he can actually read, and hanging out with folks at coffee shops, where he
keeps trying to like coffee.
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Alex Oh: Assistant Resident Director—Bowles
Alex was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to Southern California with his
parents and older sister when he was seven. After spending his high school years in
Glendale, California, he attended University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in beautiful
La Jolla, California, where he received his B.S. in Management Science. During his
college years, Alex was heavily involved with his local church and UCSD’s
commuter/transfer student community and orientation program, where he discovered his
love of serving college students. In turn, he is now pursuing his Master of Science in
College Counseling and Student Development here at APU. Alex enjoys bowling, snowboarding,
playing guitar, watching movies, listening to all genres of music, and conversations over
a meal or coffee.
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Chelsea Wood: Residence Director—Engstrom Hall
Chelsea moved to Southern California from Indiana where she and her husband, Josh,
both graduated from Grace College. She is now pursuing a master’s degree in
College Student Affairs here at APU. Chelsea is thrilled to have the opportunity to
live among so many freshmen and walk alongside them as they begin their college journey.
In her free time Chelsea enjoys hiking, traveling, reading, hosting game nights,
baking desserts, and hanging out with friends.
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Ronnie McGee: Residence Director—Shire East
Ronnie was born in Anaheim, California, but grew up in Perris, a.k.a. P-Town,
California. He graduated from California Baptist University in 2004 with a
bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and History. For the past two years, he was
residence director of Smith Hall but moved over to the Shire East in 2009. Another
big event for him in 2009 was getting married to the love of his life, Shannon.
They were married on June 13. He loves baseball (Go Dodgers!), basketball (Go
Lakers!), going to the beach, fishing, and frisbee golf. His favorite drink is
Mountain Dew and his favorite restaurant is Red Robin (bottomless fries, baby!).
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Jennifer Meyer: Residence Director—Shire West
Jen is a California native born and raised in Sacramento. She attended Anderson University (Go Ravens!) in Indiana where she received her degree in Christian Ministries. After graduation, she took a job at her favorite coffee shop, Starbucks, while spending time with her parents and siblings back home. She then took on her first residence director job at Houghton College in New York. Now Jen is starting her third year at APU and is living in Shire West (Shwest is best!) with the most amazing residents ever! She is currently working on a master’s degree in College Counseling and Student Development at APU. She loves road trips, time with friends, coffee shops, and is passionate about investing in the lives of college students. Jen is thoroughly enjoying being back in sunny California where there's a Starbucks on every corner!
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Justin Blomgren: Residence Director—Smith Hall
Justin was born and raised in Folsom, California. After graduating high school,
Justin went to California Baptist University, where he earned a degree in
History and Visual Arts. While attending CBU, Justin served as a resident assistant
for three years where he discovered his passion for the campus community. Currently,
Justin is pursuing a Master of Science in College Counseling and Student Development
at APU. His desire is to develop student leaders and promote a Christ-centered
community as a residence director. Furthermore, Justin also loves reading,
cycling, kayaking, painting, and deep conversations over coffee. |
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Emily Kirkbride: Residence Director—Trinity Hall
Emily calls Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes, home. There, she went to high school,
earned a B.A. in Psychology from Northwestern College in St. Paul, and fell in love
with her husband. In college, Emily developed her passion for college residence life
and community. Most recently, Emily lived in rural Western New York at Houghton College
as a resident director. During that time she married and, together with her husband,
discovered that living with college students in a college setting fit their lifestyle
well. Emily hopes to pursue graduate school at Azusa Pacific University and is excited
to be moving to a place with many things she loves in close proximity-family, the ocean,
sushi, cupcakes, coffee shops, mountains, and APU college students!
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Jonny Liu: Residence Director—University Park
Jonny Liu was born in Taipei, Taiwan and moved to beautiful Northern California
at the age of five. Jonny received his B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Women’s
Studies as well as his M.A. in Religion: Leadership Studies from Vanguard
University. Some of his passions include local and global missions, soul
care, plants, and things that are mysterious and intriguing. Jonny is the
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Matt Brown: Residence Director—Village East
Born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee, Matt grew up with a love for family, sports,
and the outdoors. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2001
with what sort of amounts to a degree in Marketing and Spanish. He then worked as a
youth pastor in Brentwood, Tennessee for several years before moving to Pasadena to
attend Fuller Theological Seminary, where he completed his Master of Divinity in
June 2009 and met his beautiful fiancée, Brianna. Matt’s current hobbies
include playing/watching sports, watching movies, traveling, and exploring the
outdoors, but his primary passion is journeying with people toward discovering their
identity in Christ. One of his lifelong goals is to visit all seven continents.
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Kelly Schlenz: Residence Director—Village South
Kelly is originally from Idyllwild, California and is married to
his amazing wife Pamela. They are blessed with two sons named Brayden and Kyler,
and have another child on the way! Kelly graduated from APU in ‘03 with a
bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies, and worked in the Office of
Undergraduate Admissions for three years before transitioning to Student Life.
He is currently working on his master’s degree in Organizational Leadership
at APU. In his free time, he enjoys being with family, playing music, playing
ultimate frisbee, and doing anything outdoors. Kelly loves working with students
and is passionate about helping them discover and fulfill what God has called
them to do. He is thankful and blessed to be working at a place like APU. GO COUGS! |
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Michelle Sayovitz: Residence Director—Village West, Program Coordinator of Living-Learning Communities
Michelle spent most of her childhood just outside of Seattle, Washington. Growing
tired of the rain, Michelle decided to attend college in sunny SoCal. She graduated
from APU with a degree in Global Studies and a minor in Sociology. During her time as
a student, Michelle spent several months in South Africa learning about the
country’s struggle with AIDS. After college she worked with an organization that
sends college students to Asia to teach English. While working there, she met the man
of her dreams. Matthew and Michelle have been married since April 2005. She returned
to APU as a residence director in 2006. She recently completed her graduate degree in
Organizational Leadership. In her free time, Michelle loves to spend time with friends,
grab a cup of coffee, travel, and is always up for a good adventure. She feels blessed
to be at APU and enjoys working with college students in University Village and
developing the Living-Learning Community Program here at APU.
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