Governors Honors Residential Life

Residental Assistants

Residential Assistants are the employees of the Res. Life. department at GHP. RAs come from colleges across the nation and help students interact with both their hallmates as well as their classmates.


Chad Alligood
  • Hall: Langdale First
  • Theme: Graffiti
  • College: Harvard; History of Arts and Architecture
  • GHP 2000 Alum; Comm Arts
  • Best Seminar: Cheese Please - Cheese Appreciation
  • I was born on Halloween
Marlo Arnold
  • Hall: Langdale 3C
  • Theme: Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?
  • College: UGA (Teach for America after College)
  • GHP 1999 Alum; SocStud
  • Best Seminar: Charades seminar
Jason Baarman
  • Hall: Georgia
  • Theme: Ninja Turtles
  • College: University of Georgia; Exercise Science
  • GHP 2003 Alum; Jazz Music
  • Best Seminar: How to Make Rock Candy and Pictionary.

Liz Brendel

  • Hall: Reade
  • Theme: Family Guy
  • College: Brenau University; Musical Theatre
  • GHP 2001 Alum; Theatre Major/Piano Minor
  • Best Seminar: Walk the Magic Square (1.3 miles)... Backwards!!
Julia Butler-Mayes
  • Hall: Langdale 5A
  • Theme: Sesame Street
  • College: University of Georgia; Cognitive Science
  • GHP 2004 Alum; Voice
  • Best Seminar: Dinosaur Appreciation
Creighton Combs
  • Hall: Langdale Third Floor
  • Theme: Gotham City
  • College: Georgia Tech; Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Best Seminar: Swing Dancing
Barbie Daymude
  • Hall: Langdale 3A
  • Theme: Reality TV
  • College: GA Tech; Management - Concentrations in Accounting and Finance
  • GHP 2001 Alum; Math, Fitness
  • Best Seminar: Coke Bottle Bowling - So much fun!
  • My students are the best!
Mark Dunn
  • Hall: Langdale 1st Floor
  • Theme: "The Fellowship" (Lord of the Rings)
  • College: Yale ; Philosophy/Psychology
  • GHP 2002 Alum; German
  • Best Seminar: NerDebate: Lord of the Rings vs. Star Wars
  • I'd rather be at GHP than any beach in the world.
Sergio Estrada
  • Hall: Reade
  • Theme: World Cup
  • College: Georgia Tech; Design
  • GHP 2001 Alum; Mathematics
  • Best Seminar: Hemp necklaces as a creative outlet
Shena Franzich
  • Hall: Langdale
  • Theme: Dr. Seuss's Oh the Places You'll Go
  • College: Baylor University/Ohio Northern University; Child Development/Law
  • Best Seminar: American Sign Language Alphabet seminar
Daniel Glenn
  • Hall: G312-328
  • Theme: X-Files
  • College: NYU; Dramatic Literature
  • GHP 2002 Alum; Comm Arts
  • Best Seminar: Poetry Posse
Ray Gracon
  • Hall: Georgia Hall
  • Theme: ACC+SEC sports teams
  • College: University of Maryland; Phsychology and Neurobiology
  • Best Seminar: Petals Around the Rose seminar
Lindretta Grindle
  • Hall: Langdale
  • Theme: Candyland: The Sweetest Hall at GHP
  • College: University of Georgia; Political Science/History, Law
  • GHP 1999 Alum; SocStud
  • Best Seminar: Volleyball- by the rules! seminar
Cassie A. Hall
  • Hall: Langdale
  • Theme: Carebears
  • College: Georgia College and State University; Psychology (BS, grad)
  • GHP 2001 Alum; Science
  • Best Seminar
  • Most popular: 2 Minute Dating
  • My pick: First Impressions (get to know you game)
Danny Hammond
  • Hall: Georgia 2 North
  • Theme: Living in the 90's
  • College: University of Kansas; PhD, Counseling Psychology
  • Best Seminar: "Understanding and Improving Your Memory"
Colt Holmes
  • Hall: Reade
  • Theme: College Football
  • College: UGA; English/Poli Sci
  • GHP 2002 Alum
  • Best Seminar: WWI Game
Joy Hyland
  • Hall: 1st fl Georgia
  • Theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  • College: Georgia State University; Theatre
  • GHP 2002 Alum; Theatre
  • Best Seminar: The Art of Fire Dancing
Clory C. Jackson
  • Hall: Reade 2nd floor
  • Theme: Travel Across the World
  • College: Shenandoah University (Conservatory)
  • Best Seminar: Theatre Improvisation

Marcus Johnson
  • Hall: GA 3rd Floor (WingA)
  • Theme: Myspace
  • College: FSU/AsoloActing Conservatory; Acting MFA
  • Best Seminar: Get Crunked Up
Emily Lemmon
  • Hall: Langdale 5B
  • Theme: Under the Sea
  • College: Vanderbilt University; Classical Languages
  • GHP 2003 Alum; Latin
  • Best Seminar: Tie Dye
Brian Levy
  • Hall:Langdale 2C
  • Theme: A Tribute to Valdosta
  • College: University of Georgia; Sociology and Religion
  • GHP 2002 Alum
  • Best Seminar: Salsa (1-6)
Daniel Malcolm
  • Hall:Langdale 2B
  • Theme: Georgia/NAP
  • College: University of Georgia; Pharmacy
  • GHP 2001 Alum; Social Studies
  • Best Seminar: 4-Square (which evolved into 9-Square)
  • NAP Hall 2006 for life!
Jenni Mayberry
  • Hall:Langdale 5b
  • Theme: Beach
  • College: University of Georgia; Graphic Design
  • GHP 2002 Alum;Visual Arts
  • Best Seminar: The name of the game is SNAPS Series- A communications game

Jung Mae Park
  • Hall: GA 100-108
  • Theme: New York/Broadway Hall
  • College: UPenn (BA) and Columbia (MA); headed to Cornell for a PhD in Sociology.
  • GHP 2000 Alum; Social Studies
  • Best Seminar: Afternoon Tea- I taught students how to prepare a traditional English tea party and brought food.
  • I graduated from Dunwoody high School. My favorite class was Orchestra with Anne Page.
Laura Patterson
  • Hall:Langdale 3B
  • Theme: Langdale's Leading Ladies
  • College: UGA; Music Ed
  • GHP 2002 Alum; Violin
  • Best Seminar: Finger Painting to the Classics
Peter Reitz
  • Hall: Georgia Hall
  • Theme: Dungeons and Dragons
  • College: UGA; English Ed
  • Best Seminar: Yarn Dying - How To
  • I will be graduating in 2008 and look forward to the opportunity to teach in Georgia high schools.
Matthew Richardson
  • Hall:Georgia
  • Theme: Zombie Survival Guide
  • College: University of Georgia; English
  • GHP 2001 Alum; Comm Arts
  • Best Seminar: What I know about Screenwriting and Directing
  • Matthew enjoys bush patrol and engaging students in discussion. He is a film buff whose favorite film is Casablanca. His favorite person is the third.
Andrew Saulters
  • Hall:Georgia
  • Theme:World Records
  • College: GA Tech, UNCG; Aerospace Engineering, Creative Writing
  • Best Seminar: Make Your Own Notebook, a boistrous and rollicking activity in which students constructed their own notebooks of white paper, paper bags, hemp twine and lots and lots of tape.
Chrissy Smith
  • Hall:Langdale 4C
  • Theme: Pirates
  • College: Clemson University; Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, BS
  • GHP 2002 Alum; German
  • Best Seminar: German icebreaker called Affe (monkey) - done last week of GHP - all students who attended have been friends since then.
  • Planning to get a MS in Infectious Diseases at UGA before attending medical school.
Vikki Staiger
  • Hall: Langdale 5C
  • Theme: Hawaiian Luau
  • College: UGA undergrad, Piedmont College grad
  • Psychology and Sociology double major, Early Childhood Education
  • GHP 1999 Alum; German
  • Best Seminar: Salsa
  • Third grade teacher in Athens, Ga.
Carter Still
  • Hall: Reade
  • Theme: Super Mario World
  • College: Furman University; Music Ed
  • GHP 2003 Alum; Vocal
  • Best Seminar: Kickball - judged purely by attendance
  • Sometimes it feels as if my life is a musical...
Becca Teich-McGoldrick
  • Hall:Langdale 4B
  • Theme: Garden
  • College: University of Georgia; Visual Art- Photography
  • GHP 2003 Alum; Visual Arts
  • Best Seminar: Sweet Tea
Katie Webster
  • Hall:Langdale 3C (1/2)
  • Theme: Carmen Sandiego
  • College: Centre College; Art/Spanish
  • GHP 2003 Alum; Visual Arts
  • Best Seminar: "Create your own Utopia" with information about the Shakers at Pleasant Hill KY
Laurel Yu
  • Hall:Langdale 2B
  • Theme: Comic Book Superheroes
  • College: Boston University; Music Performance
  • GHP 2002 Alum; Music (Viola)
  • Best Seminar: Taekwondo/self-defence seminar
  • I had the pleasure of coming to GHP in 2002, and coming back was something I always wanted to do.