Meet our Res Life Family
University of Wisconsin La Crosse Office of Residence Life
 
Hall Directors (Text Version)
 

Ryan Bronkema
Laux Hall Director
(608) 785-8086
bronkema.ryan@uwlax.edu
Western Michigan University - Bachelors of Business Administration -Small Business Management
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh - Masters of Science - Counseling in Higher Education
Favorite Quote - ”Learn as if you are going to live forever, live as if you were to die tomorrow.“
- John Wooden

Alicia Kreul
Reuter Hall Director
(608) 785-8087
kreul.alic@uwlax.edu
University of Wisconsin - Madison - B.S. Human Development and Family Studies
University of Wisconsin - Madison - M.S. Counseling Psychology
Favorite Quote - ”It could happen.”
- Angels in the Outfield

Andrea “Drea” Higgins

Coate Hall Director
(608) 785-8083
higgins.andr@uwlax.edu
University of Wisconsin - Parkside - Communication and Minors in Ethnic Studies and Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Western Illinois University - College Student Personnel
Favorite Quote - ”Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”

Nicholas (Nick) Zika
White Hall Director
(608) 785-8557
zika.nich@uwlax.edu
Bemidji State University - Psychology and Applied Psychology: Human Services
Iowa State University - Higher Education: Student Affairs
Favorite Quote - ”A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
- Christopher Reeves

Jason Bertrand

Sanford Hall Director
bertrand.jaso@uwlax.edu
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Health Promotion and Wellness
Mississippi State University
Counselor Education: Student Affairs
Favorite Quote - "The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts."
-Blaise Pascal

Andrew (Andy) Mammel
Hutchison Hall Director
(608) 785-8085
mammel.andr@uwlax.edu
Western Michigan University - Computer Science
Michigan State University - Student Affairs Administration
Favorite Quote - ”Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
- Theodore Roosevelt

Katherine (Kate) Demerse

Drake Hall Director
(608) 785-8084
demerse.kath@uwlax.edu
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire - Political Science and Legal Studies
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse - Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education
Favorite Quote - ”Maybe Mistakes are what we make our fate... whitout them what would shape our lives? Maybe if we had never veered off course we wouldn't fall in love, have babies, or be who we are. After all, things change, so do cities, people come into your life and they go, but it's comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart... and if you're very lucky, a plane ride away.”

Amanda Filtz
Wentz Hall Director
(608) 785-8556
filtz.aman@uwlax.edu
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Communication
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Counseling, Higher Education Emphasis
Favorite Quote - "Great moments... are born from great opportunity."
-Herb Brooks, "Miracle" 2004

Jeffrey (Jeff) Wettstein

Angell Hall Director
(608) 785-8081
wettstei.jeff@uwlax.edu
So. Illinois University - Carbondale - Radio/Television - Audio Production & Minor in Economics
University of Central Missouri - College Student Personnel Administration
Favorite Quote - ”I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can’t remember them. I have to believe when my eyes are closed, the world’s still there. Do I believe the world’s still there? Is it still out there?... Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I’m no different.”
- Leonard Shelby

Last Updated: 8-6-09